1815 Tennessee gubernatorial election

The 1815 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 3 and 4 August 1815 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican candidate and former Speaker of the Tennessee Senate Joseph McMinn defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd district Robert Weakley, incumbent Democratic-Republican United States Senator from Tennessee Jesse Wharton, incumbent Speaker of the Tennessee Senate Robert Coleman Foster and Thomas Johnson.

1815 Tennessee gubernatorial election
August 3–4, 1815
 
Nominee Joseph McMinn Robert Weakley Jesse Wharton
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 16,354 7,642 7,060
Percentage 42.60% 19.91% 18.39%

 
Nominee Robert Coleman Foster Thomas Johnson
Popular vote 4,225 3,106
Percentage 11.01% 8.09%

Governor before election

Willie Blount
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Joseph McMinn
Democratic-Republican

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