1823 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1823 Tennessee gubernatorial election

August 7–8, 1823

Nominee William Carroll Party Democratic-Republican Popular vote 40,174 Percentage 99.04%

County results Carroll:      80–90%      90–100% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election William Carroll Democratic-Republican Elected Governor William Carroll Democratic-Republican

The 1823 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 7 and 8 August 1823 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican nominee and incumbent Governor William Carroll easily won re-election as he ran nearly unopposed.^[1]

General election

On election day, 7 August 1823, Democratic-Republican candidate William Carroll won re-election by a margin of 39,828 votes against a number of scattering votes, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Carroll was sworn in for his second term on 1 October 1823.^[2]

Results

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1823

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	William Carroll (incumbent)	40,174	99.04
		Scattering	389	0.96
Total votes			40,563	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Gov. William Carroll". nga.org. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
2. "TN Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 7 June 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2024.