1793 Georgia gubernatorial election

1793 Georgia gubernatorial election

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Nominee George Mathews Edward Telfair Jared Irwin Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 15 21 17 Percentage 28.30% 39.62% 32.08%

Governor before election Edward Telfair Democratic-Republican Elected Governor George Mathews Democratic-Republican

The 1793 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1793 in order to elect the governor of Georgia. Democratic-Republican candidate and former governor George Mathews defeated incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Edward Telfair and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Jared Irwin in a Georgia General Assembly vote. ^{[1] [2]}

General election

On election day, 6 November 1793, Democratic-Republican candidate George Mathews won the election against his foremost opponent Governor Edward Telfair following the Georgia Senate vote, after Governor Edward Telfair had won the Georgia House vote. Mathews was sworn in for his second term on 7 November 1793. ^[3]

Results

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1793 (Georgia House Results) ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	George Mathews	15	28.30
	Democratic-Republican	Edward Telfair (incumbent)	21	39.62
	Democratic-Republican	Jared Irwin	17	32.08
Total votes			53	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Georgia 1793 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved December 4, 2023.
2. "Edward Telfair". National Governors Association . Retrieved December 4, 2023.
3. "GA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. September 12, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
4. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN   9780786414390.