Election Name: | 1815 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1813 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1813 |
Next Election: | 1817 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1817 |
Election Date: | 20 November 1815 |
Nominee1: | David Brydie Mitchell |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 67 |
Percentage1: | 55.83% |
Nominee2: | Peter Early |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote2: | 49 |
Percentage2: | 40.83% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Peter Early |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | David Brydie Mitchell |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
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]
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]