1801 Georgia gubernatorial election

1801 Georgia gubernatorial election

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Nominee Josiah Tattnall Thomas P. Carnes Jared Irwin Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 41 21 7 Percentage 59.42% 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 November 6, 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]

General election

On election day, November 6, 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 November 7, 1801. ^[2]

Results

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1801 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Josiah Tattnall	41	59.42
	Federalist	Thomas P. Carnes	21	30.44
	Democratic-Republican	Jared Irwin	7	10.14
Total votes			69	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Georgia 1801 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved 2023-12-04.
2. "GA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. September 13, 2017. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
3. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN   9780786414390.