1817 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1817 Tennessee gubernatorial election
← 1815 August 7–8, 1817 1819 →
 
Nominee Joseph McMinn Robert Coleman Foster
Party Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 27,901 15,461
Percentage 64.34% 35.66%

County results
McMinn:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Coleman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
No Data/Vote:      

Governor before election

Joseph McMinn
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Joseph McMinn
Democratic-Republican

The 1817 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 7 and 8 August 1817 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican nominee and incumbent Governor Joseph McMinn won re-election against former Speaker of the Tennessee Senate and 1815 Gubernatorial candidate Robert Coleman Foster.[1]

  1. ^ "Gov. Joseph McMinn". nga.org. Retrieved 10 February 2024.