| Election Name: | 1815 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1813 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1813 |
| Next Election: | 1817 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1817 |
| Election Date: | August 3–4, 1815 |
| Nominee1: | Joseph McMinn |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 16,354 |
| Percentage1: | 42.60% |
| Nominee2: | Robert Weakley |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,642 |
| Percentage2: | 19.91% |
| Nominee3: | Jesse Wharton |
| Party3: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote3: | 7,060 |
| Percentage3: | 18.39% |
| Nominee4: | Robert Coleman Foster |
| Popular Vote4: | 4,225 |
| Percentage4: | 11.01% |
| Nominee5: | Thomas Johnson |
| Popular Vote5: | 3,106 |
| Percentage5: | 8.09% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Willie Blount |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | Joseph McMinn |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Colour5: | c0c0c0 |
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The 1815 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 3 and 4 August 1815 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican candidate and former Speaker of the Tennessee Senate Joseph McMinn defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd district Robert Weakley, incumbent Democratic-Republican United States Senator from Tennessee Jesse Wharton, incumbent Speaker of the Tennessee Senate Robert Coleman Foster and Thomas Johnson.[1]
On election day, 3 August 1815, Democratic-Republican candidate Joseph McMinn won the election by a margin of 8,712 votes against his foremost opponent and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Robert Weakley, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. McMinn was sworn in as the 4th Governor of Tennessee on 27 September 1815.[2]