1852 United States presidential election in Georgia

The 1852 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

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1852 United States presidential election in Georgia

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Nominee Franklin Pierce Winfield Scott Daniel Webster Party Democratic Whig Union Home state New Hampshire New Jersey Massachusetts Running mate William R. King William A. Graham Charles J. Jenkins Electoral vote 10 0 0 Popular vote 40,516 16,660 5,324 Percentage 64.70% 26.60% 8.50%

County Results Pierce   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Scott   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Webster   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%

President before election Millard Fillmore Whig Elected President Franklin Pierce Democratic

Georgia voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Commanding General Winfield Scott, the nominee of the Whig Party, and Senator Daniel Webster. Having been denied the Whig nomination at the party's 1852 National Convention, Webster was placed on the ballot without permission by one faction of the state's Constitutional Union Party, but died of natural causes shortly before the election.^[1] Pierce won Georgia by a margin of 38.10%.

Results

United States presidential election in Georgia, 1852[2][3]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire	William R. King of Alabama	40,516	64.70%	10	100.00%
	Whig	Winfield Scott of New Jersey	William A. Graham of North Carolina	16,660	26.60%	0	0.00%
	Know Nothing	Daniel Webster of Massachusetts	Charles J. Jenkins of Georgia	5,324	8.50%	0	0.00%
	Southern Rights	George M. Troup of Georgia	N/A	126	0.20%	0	0.00%
Total				62,626	100.00%	10	100.00%

References

1. Ogg, Frederic Austin (1914). Daniel Webster. p. 407.
2. "1852 Presidential General Election Results - Georgia". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
3. "1852 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 2, 2017.