1821 Georgia gubernatorial election

1821 Georgia gubernatorial election
← 1819 November 10, 1821 1823 →
Governor before election; John Clark; Democratic-Republican	Elected Governor ; John Clark; Democratic-Republican

The 1821 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 10, 1821, in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent Governor John Clark narrowly defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator for Georgia George Troup in a Georgia General Assembly vote, in a re-match of the previous election.^[1]

General election

On election day, November 10, 1821, Democratic-Republican candidate John Clark won re-election against his opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate George Troup by a small margin. Clark was sworn in for his second term on November 10, 1821.^[2]

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1821^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	John Clark (incumbent)	74	50.69
	Democratic-Republican	George Troup	72	49.31
Total votes			146	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

^ "Georgia 1821 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
^ "GA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. July 18, 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786414390.