1807 Georgia gubernatorial election

The 1807 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 10 November 1807 in order to elect the governor of Georgia. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Jared Irwin defeated Federalist candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large congressional district Benjamin Taliaferro in a Georgia General Assembly vote.^[1]

1807 Georgia gubernatorial election

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Nominee Jared Irwin Benjamin Taliaferro Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 51 33 Percentage 60.71% 39.29%

Governor before election Jared Irwin Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Jared Irwin Democratic-Republican

General election

On election day, 10 November 1807, incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Jared Irwin won the election against his opponent Federalist candidate Benjamin Taliaferro. Irwin was sworn in for his second term on 10 November 1807.^[2]

Results

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1807^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Jared Irwin (incumbent)	51	60.71
	Federalist	Benjamin Taliaferro	33	39.29
Total votes			84	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Georgia 1807 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.