1835 Georgia gubernatorial election

none January 2025 January 2025 1835 Georgia gubernatorial election Georgia (U.S. state) presidential 1833 Georgia gubernatorial election 1833 1837 Georgia gubernatorial election 1837 October 5, 1835 x150px William Schley Union Party Democratic 31,197 52.22% Charles Dougherty Whig State Rights 28,547 47.78% 1835 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 33–34Schley: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #3358a2 80–90% #244079 >90%Dougherty: #c0a32f 50–60% #a88600 60–70% #907300 70–80% #735c00 80–90% #564500 >90% Governor Wilson Lumpkin Democratic William Schley Democratic The 1835 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on October 5, 1835, to elect the governor of Georgia. Democratic Union Governor Wilson Lumpkin, first elected in the 1831 election, did not seek re-election to a second term, instead he became U.S. commissioner to the Cherokee Native Americans. Democratic Union candidate William Schley, U.S House rep for Georgia's 1st congressional district, narrowly defeated Whig State Rights candidate Charles Dougherty.Murray Paul Party Organization in Georgia Politics 1825-1853 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40576991 The Georgia Historical Quarterly 29 4 200–201 40576991 Background During this time, 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. The State Rights caucus held a state convention in June at Milledgeville and nominated Charles Dougherty for governor. The Union party was much slower at adopting a state convention and had a central committee nominate U.S House Representative William Schley. Election 1835 Georgia gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) William Schley 31,197 52.22 +0.46 Whig Party (United States) Charles Dougherty 28,547 47.78 -0.46 59,744 100 References Category:Georgia (U.S. state) gubernatorial elections Georgia Gubernatorial Category:October 1835