1855 Georgia gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1855 Georgia gubernatorial election Georgia (U.S. state) Presidential no 1853 Georgia gubernatorial election 1853 1857 Georgia gubernatorial election 1857 October 1, 1855 125px Herschel V. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 54,136 52.14% 125px Garnett Andrews Know Nothing 43,358 41.76% 125px B. H. Overby Temperance E6E6E6 6,331 6.10% 1855 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 41–43Johnson: #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #3358a2 80–90%Andrews: #dcb7ef 40–50% #c88fe4 50–60% #b368d9 60–70% #9d40cc 70–80% #7c31a2 80–90% Governor Herschel V. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Herschel V. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) The 1855 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on October 1, 1855, in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor Herschel V. Johnson was re-elected against Know Nothing (Sam) nominee Garnett Andrews and Temperance nominee B. H. Overby.Gov. Herschel Vespasian Johnson https://www.nga.org/governor/herschel-vespasian-johnson/ 2023-12-09 National Governors Association Background By this point, the Constitutional Union Party had effectively dissolved with the loss of Union Democrats, and with the collapse of the Whigs following the passage of the Kansas–Nebraska Act in 1854, most Southern Whigs had joined the nativist American Party (Know Nothing). In Georgia the Know Nothing Party was called "Sam" by the local Democratic party. Its use was so widespread that even some Know-Nothings adopted it. According to Royce McCrary, the origins of the term are obscure. Sam was a term applied to the raw Irish immigrants in the 1850s. Apparently the Democrats, in a mocking way, meant to imply that the anti-Irish Know-Nothings were actually Irish. As one of these people, Garnett Andrews became involved with the Nothing Know party and in 1855, after resigning his seat on the Northern Circuit, became the Know-Nothing candidate for the Georgia governorship. He campaigned against unrestricted immigration and against secession.McCrary Royce 1977 John Macpherson Berrien and the Know-Nothing Movement in Georgia https://www.jstor.org/stable/40580341 The Georgia Historical Quarterly 61 1 35–36, 41 Garnett Andrews https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/garnett-andrews-1798-1873/ 2023-12-17 New Georgia Encyclopedia en-US Around the same time, the Georgia State Temperance Convention met in Atlanta with the aim of getting involved in local politics. Basil Hallam Overby, a lawyer from Atlanta, beat out the son of William H. Crawford for the nomination.Tankersley Allen P. 1947 Basil Hallam Overby, Champion of Prohibition in Ante-Bellum Georgia https://www.jstor.org/stable/40577047 The Georgia Historical Quarterly 40577047 31 1 8 General election On election day, October 1, 1855, Democratic nominee Herschel V. Johnson won re-election by a margin of 10,778 votes against his foremost opponent Know Nothing (Sam)Sam In Georgia the Know Nothing Party was called "Sam" by the local Democratic party. Its use was so widespread that even some Know-Nothings adopted it. According to Royce McCrary, the origins of the term are obscure. Sam was a term applied to the raw Irish immigrants in the 1850s. Apparently the Democrats, in a mocking way, meant to imply that the anti-Irish Know-Nothings were actually Irish. nominee Garnett Andrews, thereby continuing Democratic control over the office of Governor. Johnson was sworn in for his second term on November 9, 1855.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=204942 GA Governor ourcampaigns.com March 14, 2005 2023-12-09 Results Georgia gubernatorial election, 1855 Democratic Party (United States) Herschel V. Johnson (incumbent) 54,136 52.14 Know Nothing Garnett Andrews 43,358 41.76 Temperance B. H. Overby 6,331 6.10 103,825 100 Notes References Category:Georgia (U.S. state) gubernatorial elections Georgia Gubernatorial Category:October 1855