A presidential election was held in Georgia on November 4, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. The voters chose four representatives, or electors, through plurality block voting to the Electoral College. These electors then voted for president and vice president.
Out of 51 elector candidates, four Democratic-Republican electors were elected who then voted for Thomas Jefferson over the Federalist candidate and incumbent Vice President John Adams. The electoral votes for vice president were, however, not cast for Jefferson's running mate Aaron Burr, but for George Clinton from New York.
Results 1796 United States presidential election in GeorgiaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson 6,200 70.10% 4 Federalist John Adams 2,644 29.9% 0 Totals 8,844 100.00% 4
Results by county +1796 United States presidential election in GeorgiaCountyJohn Adams FederalistThomas Jefferson Democratic-RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#% Bulloch1248.00%1352.00%-1-4.00%25 Burke659.69%60690.31%-541-80.62%671 Chatham13227.39%35072.61%-218-45.22%482 Columbia30542.19%41857.81%-113-15.62%723 Elbert11919.93%47880.07%-359-60.14%597 Effingham2415.69%12984.31%-105-68.62%153 Franklin23437.38%39262.62%-158-25.24%626 Greene24247.27%27052.73%-28-5.46%512 Hancock668.20%73991.80%-6730.00%805 Jackson10038.31%16161.69%-61-23.38%261 Jefferson37142.16%50957.84%-138-15.68%880 Liberty33.41%8596.59%-82-93.18%88 Lincoln11440.71%16659.29%-52-18.58%280 Montgomery18100.00%00.00%18100.00%18 Oglethorpe21031.63%45468.37%-244-36.74%664 Richmond34359.45%23440.55%1090.00%577 Screven3021.74%10878.26%-78-56.52%138 Warren12727.37%33772.63%-210-45.26%464 Washington4417.05%21482.95%-170-65.90%258 Wilkes67053.47%58346.53%870.00%1,253Total3,22934.08%6,24665.92%-3,017-31.84%9,475
Elector vote
See also United States presidential elections in Georgia
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