1861 Georgia gubernatorial election

none January 2025 January 2025 1861 Georgia gubernatorial election Georgia (U.S. state) Presidential 1859 Georgia gubernatorial election 1859 1863 Georgia gubernatorial election 1863 2 October 1861 125px Joseph E. Brown Democratic Party (United States) 46,493 58.63% 125px E. A. Nisbet Democratic Party (United States) Anti-Brown 32,802 41.37% 1861 Georgia Confederate gubernatorial election results map by county.svg Results by CountyNovember 5, 1861 Southern recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1820–1872 https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn82016415/1861-11-05/ed-1/seq-3/ Southern Recorder 3 March 28, 2024 March 27, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240327041310/https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn82016415/1861-11-05/ed-1/seq-3/ live Brown: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #3358a2 80–90% #244079 >90%Nisbet: #c0a32f 50–60% #a88600 60–70% #907300 70–80% #564500 >90% Governor Joseph E. Brown Democratic Party (United States) Joseph E. Brown Democratic Party (United States) The 1861 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on October 2, 1861, in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. It was the first gubernatorial election in Georgia under the Confederate States of America and saw Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor Joseph E. Brown win a third term against Anti-Brown Democratic nominee Judge E. A. Nisbet.Bass James 1933 THE GEORGIA GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS OF 1861 AND 1863 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40576265 The Georgia Historical Quarterly 17 3 173–177 40576265 2024-03-28 2024-03-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20240328011237/https://www.jstor.org/stable/40576265 live Brown's opposition did not want him to go unchallenged and so held an Anti-Brown convention at Milledgeville where they nominated Judge E. A. Nisbet for the governorship. Concerned about the prospect of Brown serving a third term, they argued that too frequent reelections would convert the governorship into a dictatorship and that Brown should willingly relinquish the office to Nisbet. Furthermore, a writer accused Brown of demagoguery and condemned him for nursing his "pet brigadiers," specifically mentioning Brown's conduct in keeping Brigadier General C. J. Phillips in camp at a cost of $100,000 to the state. In a letter to the people of Georgia, Brown attacked the Milledgeville caucus as being unnecessary, accusing Nisbet of being the candidate of the "politicians". He also accused his opposition of wishing to bring back political strife and oppose the will of the people. Supporters of Brown asserted that Nisbet had spent most of his life in the city and that his health was too delicate to undertake the heavy tasks of the governor's office. Additionally, they accused the Anti-Brown Democrats of being "neutral Yankees." Despite winning the governorship with 58.63% of the vote, Brown was met with a Nisbet legislature in November 1861, and it was prophesied that this body would "give him the devil." Throughout the duration of the war, this legislature proved to be a persistent source of difficulty for Brown, complicating his governance during the war years. General election On election day, October 2, 1861, Democratic nominee Joseph E. Brown won re-election by a margin of 13,691 votes against Anti-Brown Democratic nominee E. A. Nisbet, thereby becoming the first person to hold the office of Governor of Georgia for three terms.Our Campaigns – GA CSA Governor Race – Oct 07, 1861 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262265 2024-03-28 www.ourcampaigns.com 2024-03-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20240328011237/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262265 live Georgia gubernatorial election, 1861 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph E. Brown (incumbent) 46,493 58.63 Democratic Party (United States) E. A. Nisbet 32,802 41.37 79,295 100 References Category:Georgia (U.S. state) gubernatorial elections Georgia Category:October 1861 in the United States Category:1861 in Georgia (U.S. state)