1823 Georgia gubernatorial election

1823 Georgia gubernatorial election

← 1821 7 November 1823 1825 →
 
Nominee George Troup Matthew Talbot
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 85 81
Percentage 51.20% 48.80%

Governor before election

John Clark
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

George Troup
Democratic-Republican

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]

  1. ^ "Georgia 1823 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

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