| Election Name: | 1817 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1815 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1815 |
| Next Election: | 1819 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1819 |
| Election Date: | August 7–8, 1817 |
| Nominee1: | Joseph McMinn |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 27,901 |
| Percentage1: | 64.34% |
| Nominee2: | Robert Coleman Foster |
| Popular Vote2: | 15,461 |
| Percentage2: | 35.66% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Joseph McMinn |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | Joseph McMinn |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Colour2: | c0c0c0 |
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]
On election day, 7 August 1817, Democratic-Republican candidate Joseph McMinn won re-election by a margin of 12,440 votes against his opponent Robert Coleman Foster, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. McMinn was sworn in for his second term on 27 September 1817.[2]