1796 United States presidential election in Georgia

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1796 United States presidential election in Georgia

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Nominee Thomas Jefferson John Adams Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Home state Virginia Massachusetts Running mate Aaron Burr Thomas Pinckney Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 6,200 2,644 Percentage 70.10% 29.9%

County results [1] Jefferson   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Adams   50–60%   60–90%   90–100% No data    Yazoo lands

The 1796 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 4, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. The voters chose four representatives, or electors, through plurality block voting to the Electoral College. These electors then voted for president and vice president. ^[1]

Out of 51 elector candidates, four Democratic-Republican electors were elected who then voted for Thomas Jefferson over the Federalist candidate and incumbent vice President John Adams. The electoral votes for vice president were, however, not cast for Jefferson's running mate Aaron Burr, but for George Clinton from New York. ^{[2] [1]}

Results

1796 United States presidential election in Georgia [1] [3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic-Republican	Thomas Jefferson	6,200	70.10%	4
	Federalist	John Adams	2,644	29.9%	0
Totals			8,844	100.00%	4

Elector vote

Elector vote ^{[1] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	James Jackson	6,200	22.18%
	Democratic-Republican	Edward Telfair	4,610	16.49%
	Democratic-Republican	Charles Abercrombie	4,357	15.59%
	Democratic-Republican	William Barnett	3,965	14.18%
	Federalist	Thomas Glascock	2,644	9.46%
	Federalist	George Walton	2,357	8.43%
	Federalist	John Milton	1,042	3.73%
	Federalist	Burwell Pope	910	3.26%
	Federalist	George Mathews	710	2.54%
	Federalist	Ben Taliaferro	249	0.89%
	Federalist	Marshall	163	0.58%
	Federalist	Medlock	127	0.45%
	Federalist	John Berrien	126	0.45%
	Federalist	Joseph Clay	104	0.37%
	N/A	Unidentified Scattering	391	1.40%
Total votes			27,955	100%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Georgia

References

1. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
2. "1796 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
3. "Our Campaigns - GA US President Race - Nov 00, 1796". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
4. Dubin, Michael J. (2009). United States Presidential Elections, 1788-1860: The Official Results by County and State. McFarland. pp. 6, 8. ISBN   9780786454518.