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1876 Georgia governor election
Alfred Holt Colquitt (Democrat) beat Jonathan Norcross (Republican) in Georgia in 1876, 76.9% to 23.1%, a margin of 53.8 points and 77,854 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1872, when James Milton Smith won.
Democrats led in 130 of the 137 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 7. The largest, Fulton, cast 3,611 votes and went to the Democrat by 46.0 points. The closest was McIntosh, where 43 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Holt Colquitt won | Democratic | 111,297 | 76.9% |
| Jonathan Norcross | Republican | 33,443 | 23.1% |
| Total | 144,740 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 2,636 73.0% | 975 27.0% | 3,611 | D+46.0 | |
| Thomas | 1,595 53.2% | 1,404 46.8% | 2,999 | D+6.4 | |
| Houston | 2,502 83.5% | 496 16.5% | 2,998 | D+66.9 | |
| Richmond | 2,134 74.0% | 751 26.0% | 2,885 | D+47.9 | |
| Decatur | 1,317 46.4% | 1,521 53.6% | 2,838 | R+7.2 | |
| Monroe | 1,757 67.0% | 865 33.0% | 2,622 | D+34.0 | |
| Washington | 1,627 63.6% | 931 36.4% | 2,558 | D+27.2 | |
| Bibb | 1,718 68.1% | 806 31.9% | 2,524 | D+36.1 | |
| Bartow | 1,972 79.3% | 515 20.7% | 2,487 | D+58.6 | |
| Greene | 1,493 71.0% | 610 29.0% | 2,103 | D+42.0 | |
| Coweta | 1,300 63.1% | 760 36.9% | 2,060 | D+26.2 | |
| Floyd | 1,425 69.5% | 624 30.5% | 2,049 | D+39.1 | |
| Newton | 962 51.9% | 892 48.1% | 1,854 | D+3.8 | |
| Dougherty | 730 40.8% | 1,058 59.2% | 1,788 | R+18.3 | |
| Jackson | 1,368 78.8% | 369 21.2% | 1,737 | D+57.5 | |
| Pike | 1,158 68.6% | 530 31.4% | 1,688 | D+37.2 | |
| Gwinnett | 1,663 98.7% | 22 1.3% | 1,685 | D+97.4 | |
| Randolph | 1,243 74.3% | 429 25.7% | 1,672 | D+48.7 | |
| Jasper | 1,101 67.3% | 534 32.7% | 1,635 | D+34.7 | |
| Sumter | 1,041 63.9% | 588 36.1% | 1,629 | D+27.8 | |
| Meriwether | 1,271 79.2% | 334 20.8% | 1,605 | D+58.4 | |
| Cobb | 1,342 84.0% | 256 16.0% | 1,598 | D+68.0 | |
| Chatham | 1,263 79.1% | 334 20.9% | 1,597 | D+58.2 | |
| Upson | 1,049 68.1% | 491 31.9% | 1,540 | D+36.2 | |
| Cherokee | 1,464 95.3% | 72 4.7% | 1,536 | D+90.6 | |
| Baldwin | 1,233 80.4% | 300 19.6% | 1,533 | D+60.9 | |
| Hall | 1,424 93.1% | 106 6.9% | 1,530 | D+86.1 | |
| Brooks | 888 58.4% | 632 41.6% | 1,520 | D+16.8 | |
| Morgan | 1,062 70.1% | 454 29.9% | 1,516 | D+40.1 | |
| Spalding | 1,028 68.9% | 464 31.1% | 1,492 | D+37.8 | |
| Whitfield | 1,191 80.9% | 281 19.1% | 1,472 | D+61.8 | |
| Harris | 988 69.8% | 428 30.2% | 1,416 | D+39.5 | |
| Gordon | 1,384 98.2% | 26 1.8% | 1,410 | D+96.3 | |
| Mitchell | 712 52.7% | 640 47.3% | 1,352 | D+5.3 | |
| Muscogee | 1,008 74.7% | 341 25.3% | 1,349 | D+49.4 | |
| Elbert | 1,228 91.9% | 108 8.1% | 1,336 | D+83.8 | |
| Dekalb | 1,133 85.3% | 196 14.7% | 1,329 | D+70.5 | |
| Liberty | 593 44.9% | 728 55.1% | 1,321 | R+10.2 | |
| Walker | 1,119 88.6% | 144 11.4% | 1,263 | D+77.2 | |
| Lowndes | 762 60.7% | 493 39.3% | 1,255 | D+21.4 | |
| Oglethorpe | 969 77.2% | 286 22.8% | 1,255 | D+54.4 | |
| Clarke | 728 59.3% | 500 40.7% | 1,228 | D+18.6 | |
| Troup | 1,023 83.7% | 199 16.3% | 1,222 | D+67.4 | |
| Franklin | 1,096 90.0% | 122 10.0% | 1,218 | D+80.0 | |
| Campbell (Ext) | 901 74.0% | 316 26.0% | 1,217 | D+48.1 | |
| Habersham | 1,163 96.1% | 47 3.9% | 1,210 | D+92.2 | |
| Macon | 852 72.2% | 328 27.8% | 1,180 | D+44.4 | |
| Emanuel | 982 85.0% | 173 15.0% | 1,155 | D+70.0 | |
| Hancock | 777 67.4% | 376 32.6% | 1,153 | D+34.8 | |
| Calhoun | 700 60.8% | 451 39.2% | 1,151 | D+21.6 | |
| Screven | 963 86.5% | 150 13.5% | 1,113 | D+73.0 | |
| Lee | 214 19.4% | 887 80.6% | 1,101 | R+61.1 | |
| Dooly | 913 84.1% | 173 15.9% | 1,086 | D+68.1 | |
| Forsyth | 997 93.8% | 66 6.2% | 1,063 | D+87.6 | |
| Fayette | 748 70.6% | 311 29.4% | 1,059 | D+41.3 | |
| Polk | 792 77.0% | 236 23.0% | 1,028 | D+54.1 | |
| Bulloch | 1,025 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,025 | D+100.0 | |
| Paulding | 830 81.1% | 194 18.9% | 1,024 | D+62.1 | |
| Clayton | 707 69.7% | 307 30.3% | 1,014 | D+39.4 | |
| Hart | 829 85.0% | 146 15.0% | 975 | D+70.1 | |
| Marion | 792 81.7% | 177 18.3% | 969 | D+63.5 | |
| Warren | 671 69.7% | 292 30.3% | 963 | D+39.4 | |
| Chattooga | 896 93.9% | 58 6.1% | 954 | D+87.8 | |
| Rockdale | 772 82.5% | 164 17.5% | 936 | D+65.0 | |
| Henry | 730 80.2% | 180 19.8% | 910 | D+60.4 | |
| Clay | 619 69.2% | 276 30.8% | 895 | D+38.3 | |
| Butts | 630 71.5% | 251 28.5% | 881 | D+43.0 | |
| Early | 577 65.8% | 300 34.2% | 877 | D+31.6 | |
| Tattnall | 747 85.8% | 124 14.2% | 871 | D+71.5 | |
| Taylor | 559 64.2% | 312 35.8% | 871 | D+28.4 | |
| Worth | 665 78.1% | 186 21.9% | 851 | D+56.3 | |
| Chattahoochee | 599 70.6% | 250 29.4% | 849 | D+41.1 | |
| Terrell | 700 82.9% | 144 17.1% | 844 | D+65.9 | |
| Jefferson | 840 99.9% | 1 0.1% | 841 | D+99.8 | |
| Pulaski | 816 98.1% | 16 1.9% | 832 | D+96.2 | |
| Union | 807 97.6% | 20 2.4% | 827 | D+95.2 | |
| Oconee | 474 57.4% | 352 42.6% | 826 | D+14.8 | |
| Gilmer | 675 82.6% | 142 17.4% | 817 | D+65.2 | |
| Milton (Ext) | 795 97.4% | 21 2.6% | 816 | D+94.9 | |
| Berrien | 782 97.3% | 22 2.7% | 804 | D+94.5 | |
| Laurens | 620 77.5% | 180 22.5% | 800 | D+55.0 | |
| Wilkes | 793 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 793 | D+100.0 | |
| Lumpkin | 755 95.3% | 37 4.7% | 792 | D+90.7 | |
| Pickens | 517 65.6% | 271 34.4% | 788 | D+31.2 | |
| Madison | 687 87.9% | 95 12.1% | 782 | D+75.7 | |
| Catoosa | 749 98.4% | 12 1.6% | 761 | D+96.8 | |
| Banks | 727 96.3% | 28 3.7% | 755 | D+92.6 | |
| White | 720 95.6% | 33 4.4% | 753 | D+91.2 | |
| Douglas | 645 86.1% | 104 13.9% | 749 | D+72.2 | |
| Jones | 597 82.6% | 126 17.4% | 723 | D+65.1 | |
| Clinch | 643 89.7% | 74 10.3% | 717 | D+79.4 | |
| Stewart | 708 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 708 | D+100.0 | |
| Dodge | 705 99.9% | 1 0.1% | 706 | D+99.7 | |
| Walton | 696 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 696 | D+100.0 | |
| Bryan | 367 53.5% | 319 46.5% | 686 | D+7.0 | |
| Dawson | 518 76.0% | 164 24.0% | 682 | D+51.9 | |
| Wilkinson | 675 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 675 | D+100.0 | |
| Talbot | 523 79.7% | 133 20.3% | 656 | D+59.5 | |
| Johnson | 535 81.7% | 120 18.3% | 655 | D+63.4 | |
| Appling | 577 88.2% | 77 11.8% | 654 | D+76.5 | |
| Schley | 432 66.4% | 219 33.6% | 651 | D+32.7 | |
| Montgomery | 649 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 649 | D+100.0 | |
| Pierce | 427 66.0% | 220 34.0% | 647 | D+32.0 | |
| Fannin | 481 74.5% | 165 25.5% | 646 | D+48.9 | |
| Effingham | 486 75.3% | 159 24.7% | 645 | D+50.7 | |
| Dade | 638 99.5% | 3 0.5% | 641 | D+99.1 | |
| Taliaferro | 438 71.0% | 179 29.0% | 617 | D+42.0 | |
| Wayne | 562 91.8% | 50 8.2% | 612 | D+83.7 | |
| Crawford | 479 79.6% | 123 20.4% | 602 | D+59.1 | |
| McIntosh | 278 46.4% | 321 53.6% | 599 | R+7.2 | |
| Murray | 565 99.6% | 2 0.4% | 567 | D+99.3 | |
| Putnam | 563 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 563 | D+100.0 | |
| Carroll | 467 83.7% | 91 16.3% | 558 | D+67.4 | |
| Telfair | 543 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 543 | D+100.0 | |
| Rabun | 531 99.8% | 1 0.2% | 532 | D+99.6 | |
| Coffee | 489 98.2% | 9 1.8% | 498 | D+96.4 | |
| Glynn | 145 30.4% | 332 69.6% | 477 | R+39.2 | |
| Ware | 339 72.6% | 128 27.4% | 467 | D+45.2 | |
| Miller | 461 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 461 | D+100.0 | |
| Wilcox | 436 95.6% | 20 4.4% | 456 | D+91.2 | |
| Haralson | 374 82.6% | 79 17.4% | 453 | D+65.1 | |
| Towns | 331 74.2% | 115 25.8% | 446 | D+48.4 | |
| Glascock | 388 93.7% | 26 6.3% | 414 | D+87.4 | |
| Quitman | 309 81.1% | 72 18.9% | 381 | D+62.2 | |
| Echols | 320 88.9% | 40 11.1% | 360 | D+77.8 | |
| Webster | 355 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 355 | D+100.0 | |
| Heard | 341 97.7% | 8 2.3% | 349 | D+95.4 | |
| Irwin | 338 99.7% | 1 0.3% | 339 | D+99.4 | |
| Charlton | 286 89.4% | 34 10.6% | 320 | D+78.8 | |
| McDuffie | 294 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 294 | D+100.0 | |
| Lincoln | 283 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 283 | D+100.0 | |
| Colquitt | 225 81.2% | 52 18.8% | 277 | D+62.5 | |
| Twiggs | 277 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 277 | D+100.0 | |
| Columbia | 268 99.6% | 1 0.4% | 269 | D+99.3 | |
| Camden | 157 66.2% | 80 33.8% | 237 | D+32.5 | |
| Baker | 190 90.5% | 20 9.5% | 210 | D+81.0 | |
| Burke | 46 30.7% | 104 69.3% | 150 | R+38.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1876; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Georgia governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Brian Kemp (R) | R+7.5 |
| 2018 | Brian Kemp (R) | R+1.4 |
| 2014 | Nathan Deal (R) | R+7.9 |
| 2010 | Nathan Deal (R) | R+10.0 |
| 2006 | Sonny Perdue (R) | R+19.7 |
| 2002 | Sonny Perdue (R) | R+5.2 |
| 1998 | Roy E. Barnes (D) | D+8.4 |
| 1994 | Zell Miller (D) | D+2.1 |
| 1990 | Zell Miller (D) | D+8.3 |
| 1986 | Joe Frank Harris (D) | D+41.0 |
| 1982 | Joe Frank Harris (D) | D+25.6 |
| 1978 | George Busbee (D) | D+61.3 |
| 1974 | George Busbee (D) | D+38.2 |
| 1970 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+18.7 |
| 1966 | Lester Maddox (D) | R+0.3 |
| 1962 | Carl E. Sanders (D) | D+99.9 |
| 1958 | S. Ernest Vandiver (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1954 | S. Marvin Griffin (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1950 | Herman Talmadge (D) | D+98.4 |
| 1948 | Herman Talmadge (D) | D+97.5 |
| 1946 | Eugene Talmadge (D) | D+98.6 |
| 1942 | Ellis Arnall (D) | D+96.3 |
| 1940 | Eugene Talmadge (D) | D+99.6 |
| 1938 | Eurith D. Rivers (D) | D+94.3 |
| 1936 | Eurith D. Rivers (D) | D+99.7 |
| 1934 | Eugene Talmadge (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1932 | Eugene Talmadge (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1930 | Richard Russell Jr. (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1928 | Lamartine Griffin Hardman (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1926 | Lamartine Griffin Hardman (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1924 | Clifford Walker (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1922 | Clifford Walker (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1920 | Thomas W. Hardwick (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1918 | Hugh Dorsey (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1916 | Hugh Dorsey (D) | D+93.5 |
| 1914 | Nathaniel Edwin Harris (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1912 | John M. Slaton (D) | level |
| 1910 | Hoke Smith (D) | D+84.8 |
| 1908 | Joseph Mackey Brown (D) | D+90.5 |
| 1906 | Hoke Smith (D) | D+99.8 |
| 1904 | Joseph M. Terrell (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1902 | Joseph M. Terrell (D) | D+93.6 |
| 1900 | Allen D. Candler (D) | D+78.6 |
| 1898 | Allen D. Candler (D) | D+69.7 |
| 1896 | William Y. Atkinson (D) | D+58.9 |
| 1894 | William Y. Atkinson (D) | D+55.6 |
| 1892 | William J. Northen (D) | D+66.6 |
| 1890 | William J. Northen (D) | D+99.3 |
| 1888 | John B. Gordon (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1886 | John B. Gordon (D) | D+99.2 |
| 1884 | Henry Dickerson McDaniel (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1882 | Alexander H. Stephens (D) | D+70.6 |
| 1880 | Alfred Holt Colquitt (D) | D+64.9 |
| 1876 | Alfred Holt Colquitt (D) | D+53.8 |
| 1872 | James Milton Smith (D) | D+38.9 |
| 1868 | Rufus B. Bullock (R) | R+4.5 |
| 1865 | Charles J. Jenkins (D) | D+98.2 |