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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.
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 a group of former Whigs, known as the
Know Nothings, but died of natural causes shortly before the election.
[1] Pierce won Georgia by a margin of 38.10%.
Results
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