Tennessee 1821 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Tennessee 1821 Governor
Date:
1821
State:
Tennessee
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
William Carroll, Edward Ward
Candidates: William Carroll[1]Edward Ward
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3]4146811145
Anderson County62835
Bedford County[4]2423157
Bledsoe County61486
Blount County751580
Town of Morganton201117
Campbell County[5]366152
Carter County[6][7]49577
Claiborne County679129
Cocke County110313
Davidson County[8]1427728
Dickson County[9]629108
Franklin County1467171
Giles County811612
Grainger County[10]884244
Greene County[11]1232422
Hamilton County3959
Hardin County22926
Hawkins County1186220
Hickman County77714
Humphreys County58225
Jackson County79291
Jefferson County915345
Knox County1068357
Lawrence County44853
Lincoln County1465525
Marion County36741
Maury County1519752
McMinn County32654
Monroe County25598
Montgomery County[12]743308
Town of Palmyra--
Town of Port Royal--
Morgan County20748
Overton County912196
Perry County1294
Rhea County396203
Roane County909327
Robertson County1135212
Rutherford County1674639
Sevier County49238
Shelby County[13]--
Smith County1827240
Stewart County83342
Sullivan County1062129
Sumner County1612554
Warren County160016
Washington County980383
Wayne County4518
White County124934
Williamson County1224657
Wilson County1549633

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Clarion, August 22, 1821, reports 42,246 total votes for William Carroll and 11,200 votes for Edward Ward.
[3]Robert White's "Messages of the Governor's of Tennessee" states that there were 31,290 total votes for William Carroll and 7,294 votes for Edward Ward.
[4]The Clarion, August 8, 1821, reports 2457 for William Carroll and 157 for Edward Ward.
[5]The Clarion (Nashville, TN), August 22, 1821, reports 362 votes for William Carroll and 152 votes for Edward Ward.
[6]The Knoxville Register (Knoxville, TN), 7 August 1821, reported 327 votes for Carroll and 44 votes for Ward.
[7]The Clarion (Nashville, TN), 22 August 1821, reported 327 votes for Carroll and 44 votes for Ward.
[8]The Nashville Whig (Nashville, TN), August 8, 1821, reports 1427 William Carroll votes for and 715 votes for Edward Ward
[9]The Knoxville Register (Knoxville, TN), August 14, 1821, reports 600 votes for William Carroll and 100 votes for Edward Ward, and the The Nashville Whig (Nashville, TN), August 8, 1821, reports 700 votes for William Carroll and 100 votes for Edward Ward.
[10]The Clarion (Nashville, TN), August 22, 1821, reports 830 votes for William Carroll and 332 votes for Edward Ward.
[11]The Knoxville Register (Knoxville, TN), August 7, 1821, reports 1222 votes for William Carroll and 422 votes for Edward Ward.
[12]The Knoxville Register (Knoxville, TN), August 14, 1821, reports 401 votes for William Carroll and 246 votes for Edward Ward.
[13]"We understand that there was no election held in Shelby County." The Nashville Whig (Nashville, TN). August 22, 1821.

References:

Original Election Returns. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
Tennessee State Library. Journal of the House of Represenatives for 1821. 94.
Tennessee Watchman (Clarksville, TN). August 3, 1821.
The Knoxville Register (Knoxville, TN). August 7, 1821.
Clarion (Nashville, TN). August 8, 1821.
Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY). August 8, 1821.
The Nashville Whig (Nashville, TN). August 8, 1821.
Tennessee Watchman (Clarksville, TN). August 10, 1821.
The Knoxville Register (Knoxville, TN). August 14, 1821.
The Nashville Whig (Nashville, TN). August 15, 1821.
Clarion (Nashville, TN). August 15, 1821.
Tennessee Watchman (Clarksville, TN). August 17, 1821.
Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY). August 20, 1821.
The Knoxville Register (Knoxville, TN). August 21, 1821.
Clarion (Nashville, TN). August 22, 1821.
The Nashville Whig (Nashville, TN). August 22, 1821.
Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY). August 27, 1821.
Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR). September 22, 1821.
Glashan, Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1975. Stellwater, MN: Croixside Press, 1975.
Heiskell, S. G. Andrew Jackson and Early Tennessee History. Nashville: Ambrose Printing, 1918. 167.
White, Robert Hiram. Messages of the Governors of Tennessee, 1821-1835. Vol. 2. Nashville: The Tennessee Historical Commission, 1952. 15.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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