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]102935855
Anderson County--
Blount County545228
Carter County245228
Cocke County44054
Grainger County[4]1018134
Greene County563403
Hawkins County531405
Jefferson County171228
Knox County[5]1517507
Montgomery County[6]426145
Roane County--
Robertson County[7]316438
Sevier County58628
Sullivan County333479
Sumner County[8]1942912
Washington County589438

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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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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