1796 United States House of Representatives election in Tennessee

The 1796 United States House of Representatives election in Tennessee was held on October 15, 1796, to determine the first Congressman of Tennessee. Tennessee was admitted to the United States on June 1, 1796. Democratic-Republican candidate, Andrew Jackson defeated his Nonpartisan opponent, James Roby, with 98.9% of the vote.^[1][2]

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1796 United States House of Representatives election in Tennessee

October 15, 1796 (1796-10-15) 1797 â†’

Nominee Andrew Jackson James Rody Party Democratic-Republican Nonpartisan Popular vote 1,113 12 Percentage 98.9% 1.1%

Results by electoral district Jackson:      96.3%      100% Indian Territory:

U.S. Representative before election District established Elected U.S. Representative Andrew Jackson Democratic-Republican

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Andrew Jackson was seated in Congress on December 5, 1796.^[3]