Election Name: | 1791 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | November 1789 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1789 (Nov.) |
Next Election: | 1793 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1793 |
Election Date: | 8 November 1791 |
Nominee1: | Edward Telfair |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Edward Telfair |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | Edward Telfair |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1791 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1791 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic-Republican nominee and incumbent Governor Edward Telfair won re-election in a Georgia General Assembly vote as he ran unopposed.[1]
On election day, 8 November 1791, incumbent Governor Edward Telfair won re-election as he ran unopposed. Telfair was sworn in for his third term on 9 November 1791.[2]