1841 Georgia gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1841 Georgia gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) 1879 Presidential no 1839 Georgia gubernatorial election 1839 1843 Georgia gubernatorial election 1843 October 4, 1841 File:CharlesJamesMcDonald.jpg Charles McDonald 52.85% Georgia (U.S. state) 38,716results1 Including returns from Muscogee County that were not included in the official count. William C. Dawson File:William_Crosby_Dawson.jpg Whig Party (United States) State Rights 34,541results1 47.15% Governor Charles McDonald Union/Democratic Charles McDonald Democratic Party (United States) x140px 1841 Georgia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg Results by CountyDubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County McFarland 2003 9780786414390 35–36results2 Including returns from Muscogee County that were not included in the official count. The returns for Dade County were indicated as "202 majority."McDonald: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #3358a2 80–90% #244079 >90%Dawson: #c0a32f 50–60% #a88600 60–70% #907300 70–80% #735c00 80–90% #564500 >90%No Data: #808080 The 1841 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on October 4, 1841, to elect the governor of Georgia. Incumbent Democratic Governor Charles McDonald won re-election defeating Whig State Rights candidate William C. Dawson.Our Campaigns – GA Governor Race – Oct 04, 1841 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=204935 2021-07-21 www.ourcampaigns.com Background Until 1840 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.Murray Paul Party Organization in Georgia Politics 1825–1853 40576991 The Georgia Historical Quarterly 29 4 197, 202 After the 1836 presidential election the Union and State Rights parties slowly began to merge with the Democratic and Whig parties respectively. During the 1840 presidential election the Union party accepted Van Buren as their presidential nominee and changed their name to the Democratic Party of Georgia. The State Rights party leaders, however, were more apprehensive to amalgamation with the national Whig party. General election Candidates Democratic Charles McDonald, Incumbent Governor.Charles McDonald (1793–1860) https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/charles-mcdonald-1793-1860 2021-07-21 New Georgia Encyclopedia en Whig William C. Dawson, Former House Representative.Bioguide Search https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000156 2021-07-21 bioguide.congress.gov Results 1841 Georgia gubernatorial election (Official count)results3 The returns from Muscogee County were not included in the official count by the legislature. Democratic Party (United States) Charles McDonald 37,838 52.89 +1.49 Whig Party (United States) William C. Dawson 33,705 47.11 -1.49 1841 Georgia gubernatorial election (With Muscogee)results1 Democratic Party (United States) Charles McDonald 38,716 52.85 +1.45 Whig Party (United States) William C. Dawson 34,541 47.15 -1.45 Notes References Category:Georgia (U.S. state) gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial Georgia Category:October 1841