1796 United States House of Representatives election in Tennessee explained

Election Name:	1796 United States House of Representatives election in Tennessee
Nominee2:	James Rody
After Election:	Andrew Jackson
Before Election:	District established
U.S. Representative
Map Size:	250px
Percentage2:	1.1%
Popular Vote2:	12
Party2:	Non-partisan
Country:	Tennessee
Percentage1:	98.9%
Popular Vote1:	1,113
Party1:	Democratic-Republican Party
Nominee1:	Andrew Jackson
Next Year:	1797
Next Election:	1797 United States House of Representatives election in Tennessee
Ongoing:	no
Type:	presidential
After Party:	Democratic-Republican Party

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 defend his Nonpartisan opponent, James Roby, with 98.9% of the vote.^[1] ^[2]

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

Notes and References

Web site: Tennessee 1796 U.S. House of Representatives . January 20, 2021 . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University.
Date cited is the election date, but the winner in some cases "took" the seat on a later date. See Book: Dubin, Michael J. . United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses . McFarland and Company . 1998 . 0786402830.
Date cited is the election date, but the winner in some cases "took" the seat on a later date. See Book: Dubin, Michael J. . United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses . McFarland and Company . 1998 . 0786402830 .