| Election Name: | 1821 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1819 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1819 |
| Next Election: | 1823 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1823 |
| Election Date: | August 2–3, 1821 |
| Nominee1: | William Carroll |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 43,313 |
| Percentage1: | 79.61% |
| Nominee2: | Edward Ward |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,079 |
| Percentage2: | 20.36% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Joseph McMinn |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | William Carroll |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Colour2: | c0c0c0 |
The 1821 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 2 and 3 of August in 1821 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican nominee and Major General William Carroll defeated Edward Ward.[1]
On election day, 2 August 1821, Democratic-Republican candidate William Carroll won the election by a margin of 32,234 votes against his opponent Edward Ward, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Carroll was sworn in as the 5th Governor of Tennessee on 1 October 1821.[2]