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1821 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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Tennessee elected its members August 9–10, 1821, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 John Rhea Democratic-Republican 1803
1815 (Lost)
1817
Incumbent re-elected.
  • John Rhea (Democratic-Republican) 40.4%
  • John Tipton 35.6%
  • John A. Rogers 24.1%
Tennessee 2 John Cocke Democratic-Republican 1819 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3 Francis Jones Democratic-Republican 1817 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Francis Jones (Democratic-Republican) 99.6%
  • Reuben Lidwell 0.4%
Tennessee 4 Robert Allen Democratic-Republican 1819 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 5 Newton Cannon Democratic-Republican 1814 (Special)
1817 (Lost)
1819
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Newton Cannon (Democratic-Republican) 99.0%
  • Fitzgerald Beasley 1.0%
Tennessee 6 Henry H. Bryan Democratic-Republican 1819 Incumbent re-elected.
Winner never appeared to take his seat.
  • Henry H. Bryan (Democratic-Republican) 62.5%
  • Eldridge B. Robertson 34.5%
  • Colmore Duvall 3.0%

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