1823 Georgia gubernatorial election

1823 Georgia gubernatorial election

←  1821 November 7, 1823 1825  →

Nominee George Troup Matthew Talbot Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 85 81 Percentage 51.20% 48.80%

Governor before election John Clark Democratic-Republican Elected Governor George Troup Democratic-Republican

The 1823 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 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. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 7, 1823, Democratic-Republican candidate George Troup won the election against his opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Matthew Talbot by a small margin. Troup was sworn as the 32nd Governor of Georgia on November 7, 1823. ^[2]

Results

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1823 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	George Troup	85	51.20
	Democratic-Republican	Matthew Talbot	81	48.80
Total votes			166	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Georgia 1823 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved 2023-12-08.
2. "GA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. July 18, 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
3. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN   9780786414390.