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1807 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1807 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

John Sevier won the 1807 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. John Sevier received 18,310 popular votes (63.74%). The main challenger was William Cocke (36.26%).

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

Sevier +27.5 pts · won by 15,280 votes
John SevierDemocraticWINNER63.74%
18,310 votes
William CockeDemocratic36.26%
3,030 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.