Election Name: | 1811 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1809 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1809 |
Next Election: | 1813 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1813 |
Election Date: | 10 November 1811 |
Nominee1: | David Brydie Mitchell |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 81 |
Percentage1: | 72.97% |
Nominee2: | Jared Irwin |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote2: | 30 |
Percentage2: | 27.03% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | David Brydie Mitchell |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | David Brydie Mitchell |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1811 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 10 November 1811 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor David Brydie Mitchell won re-election against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former Governor of Georgia Jared Irwin in a Georgia General Assembly vote.[1]
On election day, 10 November 1811, incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor David Brydie Mitchell won re-election against his opponent Democratic-Republican candidate Jared Irwin. Mitchell was sworn in for his second term on 10 November 1811.[2]