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1803 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1803 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

John Sevier won the 1803 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. John Sevier received 6,780 popular votes (57.93%). The main challenger was Archibald Roane (42.07%).

See the full head-to-head between Sevier and Roane

Sevier +15.9 pts · won by 1,857 votes
John SevierDemocraticWINNER57.93%
6,780 votes
Archibald RoaneDemocratic42.07%
4,923 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.