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1880 Georgia governor election
Alfred Holt Colquitt (Democrat) beat Thomas M. Norwood (independent) in Georgia in 1880, 64.9% to 35.1%, a margin of 29.8 points and 54,345 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1876, when Alfred Holt Colquitt also won.
Democrats led in 119 of the 136 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 17. The largest, Fulton, cast 4,982 votes and went to the Democrat by 52.3 points. The closest was Colquitt, where 2 votes separated the top two.
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 | 118,349 | 64.9% |
| Thomas M. Norwood | Independent Democrat | 64,004 | 35.1% |
| Total | 182,353 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 2,606 52.3% | 0 0.0% | 2,376 | 4,982 | D+52.3 |
| Richmond | 2,089 64.5% | 0 0.0% | 1,152 | 3,241 | D+64.5 |
| Washington | 2,374 79.0% | 0 0.0% | 631 | 3,005 | D+79.0 |
| Burke | 1,740 58.6% | 0 0.0% | 1,231 | 2,971 | D+58.6 |
| Monroe | 2,315 79.1% | 0 0.0% | 610 | 2,925 | D+79.1 |
| Pulaski | 1,099 39.1% | 0 0.0% | 1,713 | 2,812 | Others |
| Decatur | 1,521 54.9% | 0 0.0% | 1,247 | 2,768 | D+54.9 |
| Coweta | 2,179 79.1% | 0 0.0% | 576 | 2,755 | D+79.1 |
| Meriwether | 1,734 67.5% | 0 0.0% | 833 | 2,567 | D+67.5 |
| Cobb | 1,426 56.1% | 0 0.0% | 1,117 | 2,543 | D+56.1 |
| Floyd | 1,586 64.8% | 0 0.0% | 863 | 2,449 | D+64.8 |
| Bibb | 1,327 57.3% | 0 0.0% | 987 | 2,314 | D+57.3 |
| Greene | 2,027 87.6% | 0 0.0% | 286 | 2,313 | D+87.6 |
| Thomas | 1,285 56.2% | 0 0.0% | 1,000 | 2,285 | D+56.2 |
| Chatham | 760 35.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,412 | 2,172 | Others |
| Houston | 1,755 82.5% | 0 0.0% | 371 | 2,126 | D+82.5 |
| Walton | 1,442 67.9% | 0 0.0% | 682 | 2,124 | D+67.9 |
| Bartow | 733 34.9% | 0 0.0% | 1,366 | 2,099 | Others |
| Carroll | 1,169 55.9% | 0 0.0% | 923 | 2,092 | D+55.9 |
| Sumter | 1,638 79.3% | 0 0.0% | 428 | 2,066 | D+79.3 |
| Gwinnett | 1,245 62.0% | 0 0.0% | 763 | 2,008 | D+62.0 |
| Jefferson | 1,593 80.6% | 0 0.0% | 384 | 1,977 | D+80.6 |
| Jackson | 1,214 63.0% | 0 0.0% | 713 | 1,927 | D+63.0 |
| Jones | 1,416 73.6% | 0 0.0% | 507 | 1,923 | D+73.6 |
| Henry | 1,324 70.2% | 0 0.0% | 561 | 1,885 | D+70.2 |
| Wilkes | 1,404 74.5% | 0 0.0% | 481 | 1,885 | D+74.5 |
| Dekalb | 938 49.8% | 0 0.0% | 946 | 1,884 | Others |
| Stewart | 1,286 68.7% | 0 0.0% | 586 | 1,872 | D+68.7 |
| Harris | 1,047 56.6% | 0 0.0% | 802 | 1,849 | D+56.6 |
| Newton | 1,403 78.5% | 0 0.0% | 384 | 1,787 | D+78.5 |
| Dougherty | 1,372 79.4% | 0 0.0% | 355 | 1,727 | D+79.4 |
| Elbert | 1,374 79.8% | 0 0.0% | 348 | 1,722 | D+79.8 |
| Brooks | 1,163 68.0% | 0 0.0% | 548 | 1,711 | D+68.0 |
| Upson | 1,246 73.0% | 0 0.0% | 460 | 1,706 | D+73.0 |
| Morgan | 656 38.6% | 0 0.0% | 1,043 | 1,699 | Others |
| Hall | 1,220 72.1% | 0 0.0% | 472 | 1,692 | D+72.1 |
| Baldwin | 1,306 77.9% | 0 0.0% | 371 | 1,677 | D+77.9 |
| Spalding | 1,155 69.0% | 0 0.0% | 519 | 1,674 | D+69.0 |
| Hancock | 1,192 71.8% | 0 0.0% | 468 | 1,660 | D+71.8 |
| Muscogee | 881 53.7% | 0 0.0% | 760 | 1,641 | D+53.7 |
| Troup | 1,198 73.9% | 0 0.0% | 423 | 1,621 | D+73.9 |
| Randolph | 998 61.9% | 0 0.0% | 613 | 1,611 | D+61.9 |
| Cherokee | 833 53.5% | 0 0.0% | 723 | 1,556 | D+53.5 |
| Wilkinson | 899 58.1% | 0 0.0% | 649 | 1,548 | D+58.1 |
| Warren | 1,031 66.6% | 0 0.0% | 516 | 1,547 | D+66.6 |
| Jasper | 1,034 69.6% | 0 0.0% | 452 | 1,486 | D+69.6 |
| Columbia | 348 23.9% | 0 0.0% | 1,111 | 1,459 | Others |
| Campbell (Ext) | 812 56.7% | 0 0.0% | 620 | 1,432 | D+56.7 |
| Talbot | 1,007 71.3% | 0 0.0% | 405 | 1,412 | D+71.3 |
| McDuffie | 1,071 76.0% | 0 0.0% | 339 | 1,410 | D+76.0 |
| Lowndes | 773 55.1% | 0 0.0% | 629 | 1,402 | D+55.1 |
| Dooly | 966 69.5% | 0 0.0% | 424 | 1,390 | D+69.5 |
| Terrell | 820 59.1% | 0 0.0% | 567 | 1,387 | D+59.1 |
| Gordon | 707 51.0% | 0 0.0% | 679 | 1,386 | D+51.0 |
| Liberty | 1,198 87.1% | 0 0.0% | 177 | 1,375 | D+87.1 |
| Clarke | 979 72.6% | 0 0.0% | 369 | 1,348 | D+72.6 |
| Whitfield | 999 74.3% | 0 0.0% | 346 | 1,345 | D+74.3 |
| Mitchell | 1,033 77.1% | 0 0.0% | 306 | 1,339 | D+77.1 |
| Laurens | 926 69.4% | 0 0.0% | 408 | 1,334 | D+69.4 |
| Habersham | 807 62.8% | 0 0.0% | 479 | 1,286 | D+62.8 |
| Forsyth | 728 56.8% | 0 0.0% | 553 | 1,281 | D+56.8 |
| Putnam | 1,069 84.7% | 0 0.0% | 193 | 1,262 | D+84.7 |
| Hart | 1,007 80.5% | 0 0.0% | 244 | 1,251 | D+80.5 |
| Screven | 1,051 85.7% | 0 0.0% | 175 | 1,226 | D+85.7 |
| Polk | 591 48.4% | 0 0.0% | 629 | 1,220 | Others |
| Twiggs | 966 80.9% | 0 0.0% | 228 | 1,194 | D+80.9 |
| Franklin | 653 54.9% | 0 0.0% | 537 | 1,190 | D+54.9 |
| Murray | 966 81.7% | 0 0.0% | 216 | 1,182 | D+81.7 |
| Fayette | 652 55.4% | 0 0.0% | 525 | 1,177 | D+55.4 |
| Bulloch | 689 58.6% | 0 0.0% | 487 | 1,176 | D+58.6 |
| Chattooga | 898 76.9% | 0 0.0% | 270 | 1,168 | D+76.9 |
| Oglethorpe | 966 82.8% | 0 0.0% | 201 | 1,167 | D+82.8 |
| Macon | 745 64.8% | 0 0.0% | 404 | 1,149 | D+64.8 |
| Madison | 533 46.8% | 0 0.0% | 605 | 1,138 | Others |
| Tattnall | 819 72.7% | 0 0.0% | 307 | 1,126 | D+72.7 |
| Lee | 961 85.4% | 0 0.0% | 164 | 1,125 | D+85.4 |
| Taliaferro | 955 86.1% | 0 0.0% | 154 | 1,109 | D+86.1 |
| Emanuel | 748 68.0% | 0 0.0% | 352 | 1,100 | D+68.0 |
| Marion | 739 67.4% | 0 0.0% | 358 | 1,097 | D+67.4 |
| Walker | 604 56.9% | 0 0.0% | 457 | 1,061 | D+56.9 |
| Taylor | 669 63.7% | 0 0.0% | 382 | 1,051 | D+63.7 |
| Paulding | 479 45.8% | 0 0.0% | 566 | 1,045 | Others |
| Rockdale | 652 62.5% | 0 0.0% | 392 | 1,044 | D+62.5 |
| Clayton | 603 58.3% | 0 0.0% | 431 | 1,034 | D+58.3 |
| Baker | 701 68.4% | 0 0.0% | 324 | 1,025 | D+68.4 |
| Clay | 718 70.3% | 0 0.0% | 304 | 1,022 | D+70.3 |
| Gilmer | 580 58.0% | 0 0.0% | 420 | 1,000 | D+58.0 |
| Calhoun | 719 72.3% | 0 0.0% | 275 | 994 | D+72.3 |
| Douglas | 770 78.5% | 0 0.0% | 211 | 981 | D+78.5 |
| Union | 607 62.6% | 0 0.0% | 362 | 969 | D+62.6 |
| Oconee | 575 60.1% | 0 0.0% | 381 | 956 | D+60.1 |
| Early | 696 75.5% | 0 0.0% | 226 | 922 | D+75.5 |
| McIntosh | 752 83.3% | 0 0.0% | 151 | 903 | D+83.3 |
| Worth | 577 64.4% | 0 0.0% | 319 | 896 | D+64.4 |
| Milton (Ext) | 597 67.4% | 0 0.0% | 289 | 886 | D+67.4 |
| Dodge | 447 52.0% | 0 0.0% | 413 | 860 | D+52.0 |
| Berrien | 291 35.1% | 0 0.0% | 538 | 829 | Others |
| Chattahoochee | 518 62.6% | 0 0.0% | 309 | 827 | D+62.6 |
| Glynn | 710 86.1% | 0 0.0% | 115 | 825 | D+86.1 |
| Pickens | 164 19.9% | 0 0.0% | 661 | 825 | Others |
| Lumpkin | 383 46.9% | 0 0.0% | 434 | 817 | Others |
| Banks | 515 64.7% | 0 0.0% | 281 | 796 | D+64.7 |
| Bryan | 389 49.7% | 0 0.0% | 393 | 782 | Others |
| Telfair | 443 56.9% | 0 0.0% | 336 | 779 | D+56.9 |
| Montgomery | 492 63.9% | 0 0.0% | 278 | 770 | D+63.9 |
| Ware | 623 82.7% | 0 0.0% | 130 | 753 | D+82.7 |
| Wayne | 623 82.7% | 0 0.0% | 130 | 753 | D+82.7 |
| Fannin | 524 72.5% | 0 0.0% | 199 | 723 | D+72.5 |
| Rabun | 396 54.8% | 0 0.0% | 326 | 722 | D+54.8 |
| Heard | 565 78.7% | 0 0.0% | 153 | 718 | D+78.7 |
| Quitman | 635 88.6% | 0 0.0% | 82 | 717 | D+88.6 |
| Crawford | 508 73.3% | 0 0.0% | 185 | 693 | D+73.3 |
| Dawson | 353 51.5% | 0 0.0% | 332 | 685 | D+51.5 |
| Appling | 467 68.3% | 0 0.0% | 217 | 684 | D+68.3 |
| Clinch | 417 61.1% | 0 0.0% | 265 | 682 | D+61.1 |
| Catoosa | 388 57.1% | 0 0.0% | 291 | 679 | D+57.1 |
| Camden | 302 45.4% | 0 0.0% | 363 | 665 | Others |
| Johnson | 458 68.9% | 0 0.0% | 207 | 665 | D+68.9 |
| Webster | 344 53.8% | 0 0.0% | 296 | 640 | D+53.8 |
| Pierce | 545 86.1% | 0 0.0% | 88 | 633 | D+86.1 |
| Haralson | 332 54.0% | 0 0.0% | 283 | 615 | D+54.0 |
| Dade | 382 62.6% | 0 0.0% | 228 | 610 | D+62.6 |
| Schley | 463 79.0% | 0 0.0% | 123 | 586 | D+79.0 |
| Effingham | 361 62.8% | 0 0.0% | 214 | 575 | D+62.8 |
| Coffee | 293 51.8% | 0 0.0% | 273 | 566 | D+51.8 |
| Miller | 319 60.8% | 0 0.0% | 206 | 525 | D+60.8 |
| White | 400 78.0% | 0 0.0% | 113 | 513 | D+78.0 |
| Pike | 345 71.1% | 0 0.0% | 140 | 485 | D+71.1 |
| Lincoln | 258 54.7% | 0 0.0% | 214 | 472 | D+54.7 |
| Irwin | 145 32.0% | 0 0.0% | 308 | 453 | Others |
| Towns | 275 63.5% | 0 0.0% | 158 | 433 | D+63.5 |
| Glascock | 281 70.3% | 0 0.0% | 119 | 400 | D+70.3 |
| Wilcox | 248 63.1% | 0 0.0% | 145 | 393 | D+63.1 |
| Echols | 77 20.7% | 0 0.0% | 295 | 372 | Others |
| Colquitt | 184 49.7% | 0 0.0% | 186 | 370 | Others |
| Charlton | 226 99.1% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 228 | D+99.1 |
Counties as they stood in 1880; 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 |