1833 Georgia gubernatorial election

none January 2025 January 2025 1833 Georgia gubernatorial election Georgia (U.S. state) presidential 1831 Georgia gubernatorial election 1831 1835 Georgia gubernatorial election 1835 October 7, 1833 x150px Wilson Lumpkin Union Party Democratic 31,296 51.76% Joel Crawford National Republican Troup party 29,171 48.24% 1833 Georgia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsDubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County McFarland 2003 9780786414390 33–34Lumpkin: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #3358a2 80–90% #244079 >90%Crawford: #d79346 50–60% #c56900 60–70% #b25f00 70–80% #904d00 80–90% #6e3b00 >90% Governor Wilson Lumpkin Democratic Wilson Lumpkin Democratic The 1833 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on October 7, 1833, to elect the governor of Georgia. Incumbent Democratic Union Governor Wilson Lumpkin narrowly defeated National Republican Troup nominee Joel CrawfordMurray Paul Party Organization in Georgia Politics 1825–1853 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40576991 The Georgia Historical Quarterly 29 4 198–200 40576991 Background During this time, Georgian politics were dominated by two local parties, the Union party and the Troup 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 Troup party, on the other hand, was a political anomaly whose conservative politics and organization were more closely related to those of the late 1800s. Nullification Crisis Nullification crisis By this point, the Troup party was only able to hold on to life by reorganizing itself into being more in line with the rising opposition to President Andrew Jackson and becoming increasingly anti-tariff. Some minor leaders in the party even began to support the principle of Nullification. The Union party instantly used this to their advantage by calling the Troup Nullifiers and associating them with the extremists in South Carolina. John M. Berrien, a leader in the Troup party, was doubtful of the power of Nullification and instead suggested that the state hold a convention like in other southern states concerning the ultimate mode of redress against the unconstitutional tariff law. One had already been called by members of the party. On November 12, 1832, this anti-tariff convention met at Milledgeville with 125 delegates from 64 counties. After two days of obstructive tactics by the Union minority of 53 delegates, the Union party preserved its integrity by withdrawing from the convention. The convention then proceeded under the leadership of Berrien and passed a resolution denouncing the tariff without making any reference to "King Andrew" or nullification. Nonetheless, the Union party continued to proclaim the Troup party as nullifiers and in cahoots with the South Carolina extremists. They also denounced the whole convention as a political stunt for the benefit of the Troup party and Berrien, challenging the right of that party to speak for the entire state. Troup Nomination The Troup party attempted to renominate George Troup, the man the party was named after, for governor. Troup had already been governor of Georgia from 1823 to 1827 and had previously refused Troup nomination in the 1827 gubernatorial election. Troup had been vigorous in his opposition to the central government and was even a supporter of Nullification but refused nomination once again.Mooney Chase William H. Crawford: 1772–1834 University Press of Kentucky 2021 9780813188041 Instead, former gubernatorial candidate Joel Crawford was unanimously nominated once again. Unlike Troup, Crawford was not a Nullifier. According to Troup papers, he was a defender of State Rights or he only favoured Nullification as a last resort.Lamplugh George R. Rancorous Enmities and Blind Partialities: Factions and Parties in Georgia, 1807–1845 UPA 2015 9780761865872 218 Union Nomination The Union party renominated Governor Wilson Lunpkin who was not safe from controversy either. Many of his opponents accused him of being inconsistent on the issue of Nullification. Lumpkin was not a Nullifier by the time of his nomination but according to Nullifier A. H. Pemberton of the Augusta Chronicle, Lumpkin shared the same Nullification views as him in a correspondence in 1832 Election The belief that the Troup party was dominated by Nullifiers cause many Troup supporters, even if they were supporters of state rights, to defect from the party. These people were called the "Troup Union" men and hurt the chances of Joel Crawford. Results 1833 Georgia gubernatorial election (Official count)5 Counties The vote of 5 counties was excluded in the official count by the Legislature. The official count is also off by a few hundred when tallying up the county returns Jacksonian Party Wilson Lumpkin 30,861 51.9 Anti-Jacksonian Joel Crawford 28,565 48.1 59,426 100 1833 Georgia gubernatorial election (Actual returns)5 Counties Jacksonian Party Wilson Lumpkin 31,296 51.76 Anti-Jacksonian Joel Crawford 29,171 48.24 60,467 100 Aftermath Following the election the Troup party was reduced to a helpless minority in the legislature. On November 13, the Troup party changed its name to the State Rights party and adopted the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions as their official creed. They also set out to repeal the Force Bill. Notes References Category:Georgia (U.S. state) gubernatorial elections Georgia Gubernatorial Category:October 1833