See main article: 1852 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1852 United States presidential election in Georgia |
Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Flag Year: | 1852 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1848 United States presidential election in Georgia |
Previous Year: | 1848 |
Next Election: | 1856 United States presidential election in Georgia |
Next Year: | 1856 |
Election Date: | November 2, 1852 |
Image1: | Mathew Brady - Franklin Pierce (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Franklin Pierce |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Home State1: | New Hampshire |
Running Mate1: | William R. King |
Electoral Vote1: | 10 |
Popular Vote1: | 40,516 |
Percentage1: | 64.70% |
Nominee2: | Winfield Scott |
Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
Home State2: | New Jersey |
Running Mate2: | William A. Graham |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 16,660 |
Percentage2: | 26.60% |
Image3: | Daniel Webster crop.jpg |
Nominee3: | Daniel Webster |
Party3: | Union |
Color3: | FFAADD |
Home State3: | Massachusetts |
Running Mate3: | Charles J. Jenkins |
Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
Popular Vote3: | 5,324 |
Percentage3: | 8.50% |
Map Size: | 290px |
President | |
Before Election: | Millard Fillmore |
Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
After Election: | Franklin Pierce |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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 one faction of the state's Constitutional Union Party, but died of natural causes shortly before the election.[1] Pierce won Georgia by a margin of 38.10%.