Election Name: | 1876 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1872 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1872 |
Next Election: | 1880 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1880 |
Election Date: | 4 October 1876 |
Nominee1: | Alfred H. Colquitt |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 111,297 |
Percentage1: | 76.89% |
Nominee2: | Jonathan Norcross |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 33,443 |
Percentage2: | 23.11% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | James Milton Smith |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Alfred H. Colquitt |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1876 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 4 October 1876 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 2nd district Alfred H. Colquitt defeated Republican nominee and former Mayor of Atlanta Jonathan Norcross.[1]
On election day, 4 October 1876, Democratic nominee Alfred H. Colquitt won the election by a margin of 77,854 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Jonathan Norcross, thereby holding Democratic control over the office of Governor. Colquitt was sworn in as the 49th Governor of Georgia on 12 January 1877.[2]