1811 Georgia gubernatorial election

1811 Georgia gubernatorial election

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Nominee David Brydie Mitchell Jared Irwin Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 81 30 Percentage 72.97% 27.03%

Governor before election David Brydie Mitchell Democratic-Republican Elected Governor David Brydie Mitchell Democratic-Republican

The 1811 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 10, 1811, in order to elect the governor of Georgia. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor David Brydie Mitchell won re-election against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former governor of Georgia Jared Irwin in a Georgia General Assembly vote. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 10, 1811, incumbent Democratic-Republican governor David Brydie Mitchell won re-election against his opponent Democratic-Republican candidate Jared Irwin. Mitchell was sworn in for his second term on November 10, 1811. ^[2]

Results

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1811 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	David Brydie Mitchell (incumbent)	81	72.97
	Democratic-Republican	Jared Irwin	30	27.03
Total votes			111	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Georgia 1811 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved 2023-12-05.
2. "GA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. July 18, 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
3. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN   9780786414390.