Election Name: | 1807 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1805 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1805 |
Next Election: | 1809 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1809 |
Election Date: | 10 November 1807 |
Nominee1: | Jared Irwin |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 51 |
Percentage1: | 60.71% |
Nominee2: | Benjamin Taliaferro |
Party2: | Federalist Party |
Popular Vote2: | 33 |
Percentage2: | 39.29% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Jared Irwin |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | Jared Irwin |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
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]
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]