Election Name: | 1813 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1811 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1811 |
Next Election: | 1815 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1815 |
Election Date: | August 5–6, 1813 |
Nominee1: | Willie Blount |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 21,510 |
Percentage1: | 99.79% |
Map Size: | 350px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Willie Blount |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | Willie Blount |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1813 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 5 and 6 August 1813 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican nominee and incumbent Governor Willie Blount was re-elected nearly unanimously as he ran unopposed.[1]
On election day, 5 August 1813, Democratic-Republican candidate Willie Blount won re-election nearly unanimously as he ran unopposed, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Blount was sworn in for his third term on 20 September 1813.[2]