| Election Name: | 1831 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1829 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1829 |
| Next Election: | 1833 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1833 |
| Election Date: | August 4–5, 1831 |
| Nominee1: | William Carroll |
| Party1: | Jacksonian Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 63,694 |
| Percentage1: | 97.03% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | William Carroll |
| Before Party: | Jacksonian |
| After Election: | William Carroll |
| After Party: | Jacksonian |
The 1831 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 4 and 5 August 1831 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Jacksonian[1] [2] nominee and incumbent Governor William Carroll won re-election against National Republican nominee John Ellis.[3]
On election day, 4 August 1831, Democratic candidate William Carroll won re-election by a margin of 61,930 votes against National Republican nominee John Ellis, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Carroll was sworn in for his fifth overall term on 1 October 1831.[4]