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1796 United States presidential election
1796 United States presidential election in Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Flag of the State of Georgia (non-official).svg presidential 1792 United States presidential election in Georgia 1792 1800 United States presidential election in Georgia 1800 November 4, 1796 x200px ThomasJeffersonStateRoomPortrait (cropped2).jpg Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican Party (United States) Virginia Aaron Burr 4 6,246 100.00% 1796 United States presidential election in Georgia results map by county.svg County results
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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.Georgia 1796 Electoral College https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/j9602101m A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-10-14
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.1796 Presidential General Election Results https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ U.S. Election Atlas 2023-07-10
Results by presidential candidates
1796 United States presidential election in Georgia
Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican 6,246 100.00%
6,246 100.00%
Results by county
+1796 United States presidential election in GeorgiaCountyThomas JeffersonDemocratic-RepublicanMarginTotalResults for Thomas Jefferson are taken from the highest voted elector with either a formal ticket pledge, or a submitted electoral vote, for each county.#%#% Bulloch13100.00%13100.00%13 Burke606100.00%606100.00%606 Chatham350100.00%350100.00%350 Columbia418100.00%418100.00%418 Elbert478100.00%478100.00%478 Effingham129100.00%129100.00%129 Franklin392100.00%392100.00%392 Greene270100.00%270100.00%270 Hancock739100.00%739100.00%739 Jackson161100.00%161100.00%161 Jefferson509100.00%509100.00%509 Liberty85100.00%85100.00%85 Lincoln166100.00%166100.00%166 Montgomery No votes No votes Oglethorpe454100.00%454100.00%454 Richmond234100.00%234100.00%234 Screven108100.00%108100.00%108 Warren337100.00%337100.00%337 Washington214100.00%214100.00%214 Wilkes583100.00%583100.00%583Total6,246100.00%6,246100.00%6,246
Results by district
+1796 United States presidential election in GeorgiaDistrictE.V. Electoral VotesThomas JeffersonDemocratic-RepublicanMarginTotalResults for Thomas Jefferson are taken from the highest voted elector with either a formal ticket pledge, or a submitted electoral vote, for each district.#%E.V. Electoral Votes#% At-large 46,246100.00% 46,246100.00%6,246Total46,246100.00%46,426100.00%6,246
Results by presidential electors
1796 United States presidential election in Georgia
Democratic-Republican electors Democratic-Republican 6,246 65.92%
Federalist electors Federalist 3,229 34.08%
9,475 100.00%
Results by county
+1796 United States presidential election in GeorgiaCountyDemocratic-Republican electorsFederalist electorsMarginTotalResults are taken from the highest voted Federalist, and Democratic-Republican elector for each county.#%#%#% Bulloch1352.00%1248.00%14.00%25 Burke60690.31%659.69%54180.62%671 Chatham35072.61%13227.39%21845.22%482 Columbia41857.81%30542.19%11315.62%723 Elbert47880.07%11919.93%35960.14%597 Effingham12984.31%2415.69%10568.62%153 Franklin39262.62%23437.38%15825.24%626 Greene27052.73%24247.27%285.46%512 Hancock73991.80%668.20%67383.60%805 Jackson16161.69%10038.31%6123.38%261 Jefferson50957.84%37142.16%13815.68%880 Liberty8596.59%33.41%8293.18%88 Lincoln16659.29%11440.71%5218.58%280 Montgomery00.00%18100.00%-18-100.00%18 Oglethorpe45468.37%21031.63%24436.74%664 Richmond23440.55%34359.45%-109-18.90%577 Screven10878.26%3021.74%7856.52%138 Warren33772.63%12727.37%21045.26%464 Washington21482.95%4417.05%17065.90%258 Wilkes58346.53%67053.47%-87-6.94%1,253Total6,24665.92%3,22934.08%3,01731.84%9,475
Results by district
+1796 United States presidential election in GeorgiaDistrictE.V. Electoral VotesDemocratic-Republican electorsFederalist electorsMarginTotalResults are taken from the highest voted Federalist, and Democratic-Republican elector for each district.#%E.V. Electoral Votes#%E.V. Electoral Votes#% At-large 46,24665.92% 43,22934.08% 03,01731.84%9,475Total46,24665.92%43,22934.08%03,01731.84%9,475
Results by elector
1796 United States presidential election in GeorgiaDubin Michael J. United States Presidential Elections, 1788-1860: The Official Results by County and State McFarland 2009 9780786454518 6, 8
James Jacksonnote Democratic-Republican elector for this election. Democratic-Republican 6,200 22.18%
Edward Telfairnote Democratic-Republican 4,610 16.49%
Charles Abercrombienote Democratic-Republican 4,357 15.59%
William Barnettnote Democratic-Republican 3,965 14.18%
Thomas Glascocknote1 Federalist elector for this election. Federalist 2,644 9.46%
George Waltonnote1 Federalist 2,357 8.43%
John Miltonnote1 Federalist 1,042 3.73%
Burwell Popenote1 Federalist 910 3.26%
George Mathewsnote1 Federalist 710 2.54%
Benjamin Taliaferronote2 Federalist elector for this election. Federalist 249 0.89%
Marshallnote1 Federalist 163 0.58%
Medlocknote1 Federalist 127 0.45%
John Berrienvote3 Federalist elector for this election Federalist 126 0.45%
Joseph Clayvote3 Federalist 104 0.37%
Robert Watkins Unknown 79 0.28%
James Jones Unknown 75 0.27%
John Talbot Unknown 37 0.13%
Thomas Napier Unknown 30 0.11%
J. B. Sharp Unknown 26 0.09%
John Mathews Unknown 21 0.08%
William Few Unknown 20 0.07%
Thomas Gibbons Unknown 14 0.05%
Elijah Clarke Unknown 13 0.05%
James Henricks Unknown 7 0.03%
Johnston Unknown 7 0.03%
Nicholas Long Unknown 7 0.03%
Thomas P. Carnes Unknown 7 0.03%
Edward Watts Unknown 5 0.02%
Francis Willis Unknown 4 0.01%
Irwin Unknown 4 0.01%
Samuel Hammond Unknown 4 0.01%
Irwin N. Fly Unknown 3 0.01%
John Milledge Unknown 3 0.01%
Abraham Baldwin Unknown 2 0.01%
Hampton Unknown 2 0.01%
Philip Clayton Unknown 2 0.01%
Thomas Watkins Unknown 2 0.01%
Butler Unknown 1 0.00%
Ebenezer Jackson Unknown 1 0.00%
Edward Jackson Unknown 1 0.00%
George Jones Unknown 1 0.00%
George Nailor Unknown 1 0.00%
George Walker Unknown 1 0.00%
Gibbons Unknown 1 0.00%
James B. Maxwell Unknown 1 0.00%
John Gibbons Unknown 1 0.00%
John Mead Unknown 1 0.00%
John Y. Noelvote3 Federalist 1 0.00%
John Twiggs Unknown 1 0.00%
Nathaniel Cooke Unknown 1 0.00%
Noble W. Jones Unknown 1 0.00%
Tatnall Unknown 1 0.00%
Thomas Burke Unknown 1 0.00%
Thomas McCall Unknown 1 0.00%
27,955 100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in Georgia
Notes
References
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