1823 Georgia gubernatorial election

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]

General election[edit]

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]

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1823^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	George Troup	85	51.20
	Democratic-Republican	Matthew Talbot	81	48.80
Total votes			166	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

^ "Georgia 1823 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ "GA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786414390.