Tennessee 1805 Governor
- Office:
- Governor (State)
- Title:
- Governor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Tennessee 1805 Governor
- Date:
- 1805
- State:
- Tennessee
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Governor/Governor
- Candidates:
- John Sevier, Archibald Roane
Candidates: | John Sevier[1] | Archibald Roane |
---|---|---|
Affiliation: | ||
Final Result: [2][3] | 10293 | 5855 |
Anderson County | - | - |
Blount County | 545 | 228 |
Carter County | 245 | 228 |
Cocke County | 440 | 54 |
Grainger County[4] | 1018 | 134 |
Greene County | 563 | 403 |
Hawkins County | 531 | 405 |
Jefferson County | 171 | 228 |
Knox County[5] | 1517 | 507 |
Montgomery County[6] | 426 | 145 |
Roane County | - | - |
Robertson County[7] | 316 | 438 |
Sevier County | 586 | 28 |
Sullivan County | 333 | 479 |
Sumner County[8] | 1942 | 912 |
Washington County | 589 | 438 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]The vote in the Tennessee Senate Journal 1805 lists John Sevier with 10,3933 votes and Archibald Roane with 5,909 votes.
[3]Several counties are grouped together: Davidson, Rutherford and Williamson; Grainger and Claiborn; Knox, Anderson and Roane; Montgomery and Stewart; Robertson and Dickson; Sumner, Jackson, Smith and Wilson.
[4]Vote totals are for Grainger and Claiborne counties.
[5]Vote totals are for Knox, Anderson and Roane counties.
[6]Vote totals are for Montgomery and Stewart counties.
[7]Vote totals are for Robertson and Dickson counties.
[8]Vote totals are for Sumner, Jackson, Smith and Wilson counties.
References:
Original Election Returns. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
Journal of the Tennesse State Senate, 1805.
Glashan, Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1975. Stellwater, MN: Croixside Press, 1975.
White, Robert Hiram. Messages of the Governors of Tennessee, 1796-1821. Vol. 1. Nashville: The Tennessee Historical Commission, 1952.
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