On election day, 30 November 1817, Democratic-Republican nominee James Patton Preston easily won re-election as he ran unopposed. Preston was sworn in for his second term on 1 December 1817.[3]
^Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN9780786414390.