Election Name: | 1809 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1807 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1807 |
Next Election: | 1811 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1811 |
Election Date: | 14 November 1809 |
Nominee1: | David Brydie Mitchell |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 61 |
Percentage1: | 59.80% |
Nominee2: | Jared Irwin |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote2: | 41 |
Percentage2: | 40.20% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Jared Irwin |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | David Brydie Mitchell |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1809 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 14 November 1809 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Jared Irwin lost his re-election bid to fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former Attorney General of Georgia David Brydie Mitchell in a Georgia General Assembly vote.[1]
On election day, 14 November 1809, incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Jared Irwin lost re-election against his opponent Democratic-Republican candidate David Brydie Mitchell. Mitchell was sworn in as the 27th Governor of Georgia on 14 November 1809.[2]