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1809 Georgia gubernatorial election

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1809 Georgia gubernatorial election

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Nominee David Brydie Mitchell Jared Irwin
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 61 41
Percentage 59.80% 40.20%

Governor before election

Jared Irwin
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

David Brydie Mitchell
Democratic-Republican

The 1809 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 14 November 1809 in order to elect the governor of Georgia. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Jared Irwin lost his re-election bid to fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former attorney general of Georgia David Brydie Mitchell in a Georgia General Assembly vote.[1]

General election

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On election day, 14 November 1809, incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Jared Irwin lost re-election against his opponent Democratic-Republican candidate David Brydie Mitchell. Mitchell was sworn in as the 27th governor of Georgia on 14 November 1809.[2]

Results

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Georgia gubernatorial election, 1809[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican David Brydie Mitchell 61 59.80
Democratic-Republican Jared Irwin (incumbent) 41 40.20
Total votes 102 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "Georgia 1809 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  2. ^ "GA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  3. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786414390.