1855 Georgia gubernatorial election

1855 Georgia gubernatorial election

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Nominee Herschel V. Johnson Garnett Andrews[a] B. H. Overby
Party Democratic Know Nothing Temperance
Popular vote 54,136 43,358 6,331
Percentage 52.14% 41.76% 6.10%

Results by County[2]
Johnson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Andrews:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Herschel V. Johnson
Democratic

Elected Governor

Herschel V. Johnson
Democratic

The 1855 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 1 October 1855 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor Herschel V. Johnson was re-elected against Know Nothing (Sam)[a] nominee Garnett Andrews and Temperance nominee B. H. Overby.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :Know-Nothing was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County. McFarland. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786414390.
  3. ^ "Gov. Herschel Vespasian Johnson". National Governors Association. Retrieved 9 December 2023.


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1855 Georgia gubernatorial election

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