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The 1815 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 20 November 1815 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic-Republican candidate and former Governor David Brydie Mitchell defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent Governor Peter Early, Democratic-Republican candidate and former Governor Jared Irwin and Democratic-Republican candidate John Clark in a Georgia General Assembly vote. [1]
On election day, 20 November 1815, Democratic-Republican candidate David Brydie Mitchell won the election against his foremost opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Peter Early after initially ending up with 4 votes short of beating Early during the first ballot. Mitchell was sworn in for his third term on 20 November 1815. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | David Brydie Mitchell | 67 | 55.83 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Peter Early (incumbent) | 49 | 40.83 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Jared Irwin | 2 | 1.67 | |
| Democratic-Republican | John Clark | 2 | 1.67 | |
| Total votes | 120 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic-Republican hold | ||||
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The 2010 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Republican governor Sonny Perdue was term-limited and unable to seek re-election. Primary elections for the Republican and Democratic parties took place on July 20. Democrats nominated former governor Roy Barnes, and Republicans nominated Representative Nathan Deal following a runoff on August 10. The Libertarian Party also had ballot access and nominated John Monds. Deal won the general election, and took office on January 10, 2011.
The 2010 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Democratic governor John Baldacci was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term. Primary elections took place on June 8, 2010. The candidates who appeared on the November ballot were : Eliot Cutler (Independent), Paul LePage (Republican), Libby Mitchell (Democratic), Shawn Moody (Independent), and Kevin Scott (Independent).
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The 1823 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 11, 1823.
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The 1802 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1802 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Former Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 12th district and candidate for Governor in the 1797 Virginia gubernatorial election John Page defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Prince Edward County Abraham B. Venable in a Virginia General Assembly vote.
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.
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.
The 1802 Georgia gubernatorial special election was held on 3 November 1802 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia following the resignation of Governor Josiah Tattnall due to declining health. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large congressional district John Milledge defeated Federalist candidate and candidate for Governor in 1801 Thomas P. Carnes in a Georgia General Assembly vote.
The 1807 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 10 November 1807 in order to elect the governor of Georgia. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Jared Irwin defeated Federalist candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large congressional district Benjamin Taliaferro in a Georgia General Assembly vote.
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.
The 1811 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 10 November 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.
The 1813 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1813 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large congressional district Peter Early defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate John Clark in a Georgia General Assembly vote.
The 1817 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 10 November 1817 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent acting Governor William Rabun defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate John Clark in a Georgia General Assembly vote.
The 1819 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1819 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic-Republican candidate John Clark defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator for Georgia George Troup in a Georgia General Assembly vote.
The 1821 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 10 November 1821 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent Governor John Clark narrowly defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator for Georgia George Troup in a Georgia General Assembly vote, in a re-match of the previous election.
The 1823 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1823 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator for Georgia George Troup narrowly defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former acting Governor Matthew Talbot in a Georgia General Assembly vote.
