Tennessee 1815 Governor
- Office:
- Governor (State)
- Title:
- Governor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Tennessee 1815 Governor
- Date:
- 1815
- State:
- Tennessee
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Governor/Governor
- Candidates:
- Joseph MacMinn, Robert Weakley, Jesse Wharton, Robert Foster, Thomas Johnson
Candidates: | Joseph MacMinn[1] | Robert Weakley | Jesse Wharton | Robert Foster | Thomas Johnson |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican |
Final Result: [2] | 16227 | 7509 | 7068 | 4184 | 3047 |
Anderson County | 418 | 2 | 38 | 41 | - |
Bedford County | 253 | 220 | 779 | 313 | 53 |
Bledsoe County | 429 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 3 |
Blount County | 883 | 3 | 11 | - | - |
Campbell County | 450 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
Carter County | 499 | 9 | 1 | 26 | - |
Claiborne County | 687 | 28 | - | 12 | 1 |
Cocke County | 784 | 1 | 12 | 164 | 12 |
Davidson County | 12 | 1006 | 306 | 313 | 41 |
Dickson County | 47 | 442 | 40 | 175 | 59 |
Franklin County | 414 | 94 | 216 | 321 | 25 |
Giles County | 206 | 367 | 349 | - | 40 |
Grainger County | 562 | 27 | - | 2 | 3 |
Greene County | 1184 | 4 | 4 | 7 | - |
Hawkins County | 898 | 14 | 3 | - | 3 |
Hickman County | 52 | 440 | 78 | 16 | 2 |
Humphreys County | 42 | 287 | 5 | 14 | 24 |
James Craigs | 30 | 102 | 4 | - | 5 |
Town of Reynoldsburgh | 12 | 185 | 1 | 14 | 19 |
Jackson County | 168 | 156 | 254 | 40 | 161 |
Jefferson County | 333 | 280 | 4 | - | - |
Knox County | 992 | 5 | 102 | 53 | 3 |
Lincoln County | 285 | 628 | 299 | 139 | 174 |
Maury County | 146 | 1004 | 376 | 69 | 54 |
Town of Columbia | 123 | 777 | 331 | 44 | 53 |
Court House | 123 | 777 | 331 | 44 | 53 |
Cathy's Creek | 23 | 227 | 45 | 25 | 1 |
Montgomery County | 73 | 203 | 140 | 180 | 422 |
Town of Clarksville | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Palmyra | - | - | - | - | - |
Court House | - | - | - | - | - |
Port Royal | - | - | - | - | - |
Overton County | 491 | 232 | 51 | 15 | 278 |
John Thurmans Mill | 137 | 85 | - | - | 5 |
Lower Precinct | 121 | 15 | 44 | 14 | 66 |
Town of Monroe | 227 | 120 | 6 | 8 | 60 |
William Donaldsons | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 147 |
Rhea County | 356 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
Roane County[3] | 627 | 120 | 6 | - | 60 |
Robertson County | 15 | 73 | 26 | 20 | 865 |
Rutherford County | 730 | 280 | 426 | 134 | 50 |
Sevier County | 253 | 1 | 265 | - | 3 |
Smith County | 173 | 150 | 593 | 632 | 158 |
Stewart County | 16 | 384 | 18 | 82 | 164 |
Sullivan County | 770 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 |
Sumner County | 40 | 299 | 1018 | 211 | 209 |
Warren County | 998 | 83 | 39 | 240 | 35 |
Washington County | 824 | 10 | 215 | 35 | - |
White County | 977 | 48 | 17 | 14 | 2 |
Armstrong's | 179 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Smith's | 166 | 6 | - | - | - |
Town of Sparta | 632 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 1 |
Court House | 632 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 1 |
Williamson County | 70 | 492 | 601 | 135 | 28 |
Wilson County | 120 | 107 | 745 | 740 | 106 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]The returns from Roane, Dickson, Sumner, Overton, and Humphreys counties were not properly received and, therefore, were not counted by the legislature.
[3]"Listed in official returns as Monroe County, which was not yet organized."
References:
Original Election Returns. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
The Nashville Whig (Nashville, TN). August 8, 1815.
The Nashville Whig (Nashville, TN). August 15, 1815.
Western Pilot (Rogersville, TN). August 19, 1815.
The Nashville Whig (Nashville, TN). August 22, 1815.
The Nashville Whig (Nashville, TN). August 29, 1815.
The Nashville Whig (Nashville, TN). September 23, 1815.
The Nashville Whig (Nashville, TN). September 26, 1815.
National Advocate (New York, NY). October 12, 1815.
The American Beacon and Commercial Diary (Norfolk, VA). October 14, 1815.
City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). October 16, 1815.
The Reporter (Washington, PA). October 23, 1815.
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. 166.
White, Robert H.. Messages of the Governors of Tennessee 1796-1821. Volume One. Nashville: Tennessee Historical Commission.
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