1809 Georgia gubernatorial election

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]

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

General election

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

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

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.