1815 Georgia gubernatorial election

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]

General election

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]

Results

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1815^[3]
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

References

^ "Georgia 1815 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ "GA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786414390.

[1] "Georgia 1815 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

[GBN-2] "GA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

[3] Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786414390.

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