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1801 Georgia gubernatorial election
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November 6, 1801
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Nominee Josiah Tattnall Thomas P. Carnes Jared Irwin
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 41 21 7
Percentage 59.42% 30.44% 10.14%
Governor before election

David Emanuel
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Josiah Tattnall
Democratic-Republican

The 1801 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1801, in order to elect the governor of Georgia. Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States senator from Georgia Josiah Tattnall defeated Federalist candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large congressional district Thomas P. Carnes and former Democratic-Republican governor Jared Irwin in a Georgia General Assembly vote.[1]

General election

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On election day, November 6, 1801, Democratic-Republican candidate Josiah Tattnall won the election against his foremost opponent Federalist candidate Thomas P. Carnes. Tattnall was sworn in as the 25th governor of Georgia on November 7, 1801.[2]

Results

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Georgia gubernatorial election, 1801[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican Josiah Tattnall 41 59.42
Federalist Thomas P. Carnes 21 30.44
Democratic-Republican Jared Irwin 7 10.14
Total votes 69 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "Georgia 1801 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  2. ^ "GA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. September 13, 2017. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  3. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786414390.
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