1796 United States presidential election in Georgia
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A presidential election was held in Georgia 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]
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November 4, 1796
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 County results[1]
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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 | ||
Results by county
| County | John Adams
Federalist |
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican |
Margin | Total
votes[a] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bulloch | 12 | 48.00% | 13 | 52.00% | -1 | -4.00% | 25 |
| Burke | 65 | 9.69% | 606 | 90.31% | -541 | -80.62% | 671 |
| Chatham | 132 | 27.39% | 350 | 72.61% | -218 | -45.22% | 482 |
| Columbia | 305 | 42.19% | 418 | 57.81% | -113 | -15.62% | 723 |
| Elbert | 119 | 19.93% | 478 | 80.07% | -359 | -60.14% | 597 |
| Effingham | 24 | 15.69% | 129 | 84.31% | -105 | -68.62% | 153 |
| Franklin | 234 | 37.38% | 392 | 62.62% | -158 | -25.24% | 626 |
| Greene | 242 | 47.27% | 270 | 52.73% | -28 | -5.46% | 512 |
| Hancock | 66 | 8.20% | 739 | 91.80% | -673 | 0.00% | 805 |
| Jackson | 100 | 38.31% | 161 | 61.69% | -61 | -23.38% | 261 |
| Jefferson | 371 | 42.16% | 509 | 57.84% | -138 | -15.68% | 880 |
| Liberty | 3 | 3.41% | 85 | 96.59% | -82 | -93.18% | 88 |
| Lincoln | 114 | 40.71% | 166 | 59.29% | -52 | -18.58% | 280 |
| Montgomery | 18 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 18 | 100.00% | 18 |
| Oglethorpe | 210 | 31.63% | 454 | 68.37% | -244 | -36.74% | 664 |
| Richmond | 343 | 59.45% | 234 | 40.55% | 109 | 0.00% | 577 |
| Screven | 30 | 21.74% | 108 | 78.26% | -78 | -56.52% | 138 |
| Warren | 127 | 27.37% | 337 | 72.63% | -210 | -45.26% | 464 |
| Washington | 44 | 17.05% | 214 | 82.95% | -170 | -65.90% | 258 |
| Wilkes | 670 | 53.47% | 583 | 46.53% | 87 | 0.00% | 1,253 |
| Total | 3,229 | 34.08% | 6,246 | 65.92% | -3,017 | -31.84% | 9,475 |
Elector vote
| 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% | ||