1807 Georgia gubernatorial election

1807 Georgia gubernatorial election

10 November 1807

Nominee Jared Irwin Benjamin Taliaferro Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 51 33 Percentage 60.71% 39.29%

Governor before election Jared Irwin Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Jared Irwin Democratic-Republican

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.[1]

General election

On election day, 10 November 1807, incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Jared Irwin won the election against his opponent Federalist candidate Benjamin Taliaferro. Irwin was sworn in for his second term on 10 November 1807.[2]

Results

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1807[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Jared Irwin (incumbent)	51	60.71
	Federalist	Benjamin Taliaferro	33	39.29
Total votes			84	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Georgia 1807 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
2. "GA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. July 18, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
3. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786414390.