1815 Tennessee gubernatorial election

The 1815 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 3 and 4 August 1815 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican candidate and former Speaker of the Tennessee Senate Joseph McMinn defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd district Robert Weakley, incumbent Democratic-Republican United States Senator from Tennessee Jesse Wharton, incumbent Speaker of the Tennessee Senate Robert Coleman Foster and Thomas Johnson.

General election
On election day, 3 August 1815, Democratic-Republican candidate Joseph McMinn won the election by a margin of 8,712 votes against his foremost opponent and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Robert Weakley, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. McMinn was sworn in as the 4th Governor of Tennessee on 27 September 1815.