1799 Georgia gubernatorial election

1799 Georgia gubernatorial election
November 8, 1799
Governor before election; James Jackson; Democratic-Republican	Elected Governor ; James Jackson; Democratic-Republican

The 1799 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1799, in order to elect the governor of Georgia. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor James Jackson won re-election in a Georgia General Assembly vote as he ran unopposed.^[1]

General election

On election day, November 8, 1799, incumbent Democratic-Republican governor James Jackson won re-election as he ran unopposed. Jackson was sworn in for his second term on November 9, 1799.^[2]

Results

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1799^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	James Jackson (incumbent)	53	79.10
		Scattering	14	20.90
Total votes			67	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

^ "Georgia 1799 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
^ "GA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. September 12, 2017. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786414390.

[1] "Georgia 1799 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 2023-12-04.

[GBN-2] "GA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. September 12, 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.