1843 Georgia gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1843 Georgia gubernatorial election Georgia (U.S. state) Whig Party (United States) George W. Crawford Democratic Party (United States) Charles James McDonald Governor 47.71% 35,325 Democratic Party (United States) Mark A. Cooper, representative from Georgia LCCN2003655015.jpg Mark Anthony Cooper 38,713 52.29% Whig Party (United States) George W. Crawford File:GeorgeWCrawford.jpg October 2, 1843 1845 1845 Georgia gubernatorial election 1841 1841 Georgia gubernatorial election no Presidential 1879 x140px 1843 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 37Crawford: #c0a32f 50–60% #a88600 60–70% #907300 70–80% #735c00 80–90% #564500 >90%Cooper: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #3358a2 80–90% #244079 >90% The 1843 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on October 2, 1843, to elect the governor of Georgia. Whig candidate George W. Crawford defeated the Democratic challenger Mark A. Cooper and was elected Governor.Our Campaigns – GA Governor Race – Oct 02, 1843 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=204936 2021-07-20 www.ourcampaigns.com Background Until 1840 Georgian politics were dominated by two local parties, the Union party and the State Rights party. By the 1842 Congressional election, these independent state parties had effectively amalgamated with the Democratic and Whig parties respectively.Murray Paul Party Organization in Georgia Politics 18251853 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40576991 The Georgia Historical Quarterly 29 4 197, 203 General election Candidates Whig George W. Crawford, former house representative.George W. Crawford (17981872) https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/george-w-crawford-1798-1872 2021-07-20 New Georgia Encyclopedia enBioguide Search https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000890 2021-07-20 bioguide.congress.gov Democratic Mark Anthony Cooper, former house representative.Mark Anthony Cooper https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/mark-anthony-cooper-1800-1885/ 2023-10-14 New Georgia Encyclopedia en-US Results 1843 Georgia gubernatorial election Whig Party (United States) George W. Crawford 38,713 52.2% +5.1 Democratic Party (United States) Mark Anthony Cooper 35,325 47.7% -5.1 References Georgia Category:Georgia (U.S. state) gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial Category:October 1843