1823 Georgia gubernatorial election

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1823 Georgia gubernatorial election
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg
  1821 7 November 1823 1825  
  George M. Troup.jpg Matthew Talbot.jpg
Nominee George Troup Matthew Talbot
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote8581
Percentage51.20%48.80%

Governor before election

John Clark
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

George Troup
Democratic-Republican

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. [1]

Contents

General election

On election day, 7 November 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 7 November 1823. [2]

Results

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1823 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican George Troup 85 51.20
Democratic-Republican Matthew Talbot 8148.80
Total votes166 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

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References

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