Election Name: | 1823 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1821 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1821 |
Next Election: | 1825 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1825 |
Election Date: | 7 November 1823 |
Nominee1: | George Troup |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 85 |
Percentage1: | 51.20% |
Nominee2: | Matthew Talbot |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote2: | 81 |
Percentage2: | 48.80% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | John Clark |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | George Troup |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1823 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1823 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator for Georgia George Troup narrowly defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former acting Governor Matthew Talbot in a Georgia General Assembly vote.[1]
On election day, 7 November 1823, Democratic-Republican candidate George Troup won the election against his opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Matthew Talbot by a small margin. Troup was sworn as the 32nd Governor of Georgia on 7 November 1823.[2]