1801 Georgia gubernatorial election

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1801 Georgia gubernatorial election
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg
  1799 6 November 1801 1802 (Special)  
  No image.svg No image.svg Jared Irwin.jpg
Nominee Josiah Tattnall Thomas P. Carnes Jared Irwin
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote41217
Percentage59.42%30.44%10.14%

Governor before election

David Emanuel
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Josiah Tattnall
Democratic-Republican

The 1801 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1801 in order to elect the governor of Georgia. Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States senator from Georgia Josiah Tattnall defeated Federalist candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large congressional district Thomas P. Carnes and former Democratic-Republican governor Jared Irwin in a Georgia General Assembly vote. [1]

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General election

On election day, 6 November 1801, Democratic-Republican candidate Josiah Tattnall won the election against his foremost opponent Federalist candidate Thomas P. Carnes. Tattnall was sworn in as the 25th governor of Georgia on 7 November 1801. [2]

Results

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1801 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican Josiah Tattnall 41 59.42
Federalist Thomas P. Carnes 2130.44
Democratic-Republican Jared Irwin 710.14
Total votes69 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

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References

  1. "Georgia 1801 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. "GA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 4 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.