1811 Georgia gubernatorial election

The 1811 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 10 November 1811 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor David Brydie Mitchell won re-election against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former Governor of Georgia Jared Irwin in a Georgia General Assembly vote.^[1]

General election[edit]

On election day, 10 November 1811, incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor David Brydie Mitchell won re-election against his opponent Democratic-Republican candidate Jared Irwin. Mitchell was sworn in for his second term on 10 November 1811.^[2]

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1811^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	David Brydie Mitchell (incumbent)	81	72.97
	Democratic-Republican	Jared Irwin	30	27.03
Total votes			111	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

^ "Georgia 1811 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ "GA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786414390.