1809 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1809 Tennessee gubernatorial election
← 1807 August 3–4, 1809 1811 →
 
Nominee Willie Blount William Cocke
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 13,686 8,435
Percentage 61.87% 38.13%

County results
Blount:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%      >90%
Cocke:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
     No data/No votes

Governor before election

John Sevier
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Willie Blount
Democratic-Republican

The 1809 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 3 and 4 August 1809 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent member of the Tennessee House of Representatives Willie Blount defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate, former United States Senator from Tennessee and candidate for Governor in the previous election William Cocke.[1]

  1. ^ "Gov. Willie Blount". nga.org. Retrieved 29 January 2024.