1835 Georgia gubernatorial election

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1835 Georgia gubernatorial election
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg
  1833 October 5, 1835 1837  
  William Schley 2.jpg
Nominee William Schley Charles Dougherty
Party Democratic Whig
Alliance Union Party State Rights
Popular vote31,19728,547
Percentage52.22%47.78%

1835 Georgia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Results by County [1]
Schley:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Dougherty:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Governor before election

Wilson Lumpkin
Democratic

Elected Governor

William Schley
Democratic

The 1835 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on October 5, 1835, to elect the governor of Georgia. Democratic Union Governor Wilson Lumpkin, first elected in the 1831 election, did not seek re-election to a second term, instead he became U.S. commissioner to the Cherokee Native Americans. Democratic Union candidate William Schley, U.S House rep for Georgia's 1st congressional district, narrowly defeated Whig State Rights candidate Charles Dougherty. [1] [2]

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Background

During this time, Georgian politics were dominated by two local parties, the Union party and the State Rights party. The Union party was the product of the forces of liberal democracy that brought white manhood suffrage and popular elections in the 1800s. The State Rights party, on the other hand, was a political anomaly whose conservative politics and organization were more closely related to those of the late 1800s. [2]

The State Rights caucus held a state convention in June at Milledgeville and nominated Charles Dougherty for governor. The Union party was much slower at adopting a state convention and had a central committee nominate U.S House Representative William Schley. [2]

Election

1835 Georgia gubernatorial election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William Schley 31,197 52.22 +0.46
Whig Charles Dougherty 28,54747.78−0.46
Total votes59,744 100

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County. McFarland. pp. 33–34. ISBN   9780786414390.
  2. 1 2 3 Murray, Paul. "Party Organization in Georgia Politics 1825-1853". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 29 (4): 200–201 via JSTOR.