John Forsyth

★ Governor

Born: October 22, 1780
Died: October 21, 1841
Age at death: 60
Home state: Georgia
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1812–1827

Career timeline

1812Rep 1814Rep 1816Rep 1818Rep 1822Rep 1824Rep

1827Gov

7-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Forsyth85,833

Opponents398,996

Elections run

Between 1812 and 1827, John Forsyth ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning all 7. Forsyth's biggest single-election total was 22,774 votes, in the 1827 governor election in Georgia. Forsyth's closest win came in the 1814 U.S. House election in Georgia's at-large district, decided by 1,616 votes.

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How many votes has John Forsyth received?

John Forsyth has received 85,833 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

John Forsyth’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1827	GovernorGeorgia	Won	22,77470.08%	—
1824	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	10,21914.85%	Wiley Thompson (head-to-head) Edward Tattnall (head-to-head) Alfred Cuthbert (head-to-head) George Cary (head-to-head) James Meriwether Charles Haynes
1822	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	19,37114.16%	Edward Tattnall (head-to-head) Joel Abbott (head-to-head) Thomas W Cobb Wiley Thompson (head-to-head) George Cary (head-to-head) Alfred Cuthbert (head-to-head) Thomas Glasscock Charles E Haynes John R Golding
1818	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	—	Joel Abbott (head-to-head) Thomas Cobb (head-to-head) Joel Crawford (head-to-head) William Terrell (head-to-head) John Cuthbert
1816	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	7,8957.9%	William Terrell (head-to-head) Joel Crawford (head-to-head) Joel Abbott (head-to-head) Zadock Cook Thomas Cobb (head-to-head) John M Dooly Richard Wilde (head-to-head) Milton Wilson Lumpkin (head-to-head) Alfred Cuthbert (head-to-head) Daniel Thomas Telfair (head-to-head) Wood Key
1814	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	16,38916.14%	Alfred Cuthbert (head-to-head) Wilson Lumpkin (head-to-head) Richard Wilde (head-to-head) Bolling Hall (head-to-head) Thomas Telfair (head-to-head) William Barnett (head-to-head) Abbott Storrs
1812	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	9,18516.72%	George Troup William Barnett (head-to-head) Thomas Telfair (head-to-head) Bolling Hall (head-to-head) Dent William Bibb

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000284) and Wikidata (Q730958). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.