Election Name: | 1803 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Type: | presidential |
Election Date: | August 4–5, 1803 |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1801 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1801 |
Next Election: | 1805 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1805 |
Image1: | John Sevier.jpg |
Nominee1: | John Sevier |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 6,780 |
Percentage1: | 57.93% |
Nominee2: | Archibald Roane |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote2: | 4,923 |
Percentage2: | 42.07% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Archibald Roane |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | John Sevier |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Colour2: | 8F257D |
The 1803 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place from August 4–5, 1803. In 1801 former governor, John Sevier was forced to leave office as he had reached his three consecutive term limits. In 1803, however, he was qualified to run for re-election and ran against the incumbent governor, Archibald Roane, and defeated him in with 57.93% of the vote.