Election Name: | 1833 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1831 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1831 |
Next Election: | 1835 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1835 |
Election Date: | August 1–2, 1833 |
Nominee1: | William Carroll |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 53,224 |
Percentage1: | 97.79% |
Nominee2: | Scattering |
Party2: | N/A |
Popular Vote2: | 1,201 |
Percentage2: | 2.21% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | William Carroll |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | William Carroll |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Colour2: | 2CA02C |
The 1833 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 1 and 2 August 1833 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor William Carroll easily won re-election as he ran unopposed.[1]
On election day, 1 August 1833, Democratic candidate William Carroll won re-election by a margin of 52,023 votes against a number of scattering votes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Carroll was sworn in for his sixth overall term on 1 October 1833.[2]