Election Name: | 1811 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1809 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1809 |
Next Election: | 1813 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1813 |
Election Date: | August 1–2, 1811 |
Nominee1: | Willie Blount |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 19,980 |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Willie Blount |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | Willie Blount |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1811 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 1 and 2 August 1811 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican nominee and incumbent Governor Willie Blount was re-elected unanimously as he ran unopposed.[1]
On election day, 1 August 1811, Democratic-Republican candidate Willie Blount won re-election unanimously as he ran unopposed, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Blount was sworn in for his second term on 20 September 1811.[2]