Election Name: | 1819 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1817 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1817 |
Next Election: | 1821 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1821 |
Election Date: | 5 November 1819 |
Nominee1: | John Clark |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 73 |
Percentage1: | 54.89% |
Nominee2: | George Troup |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote2: | 60 |
Percentage2: | 45.11% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Matthew Talbot |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | John Clark |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1819 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1819 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic-Republican candidate John Clark defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator for Georgia George Troup in a Georgia General Assembly vote.[1]
On election day, 5 November 1819, Democratic-Republican candidate John Clark won the election against his opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate George Troup. Clark was sworn in as the 31st Governor of Georgia on 5 November 1819.[2]