1836 United States presidential election in Georgia

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1836 United States presidential election in Georgia

November 3 – December 7, 1836

Nominee Hugh White Martin Van Buren Party Whig Democratic Home state Tennessee New York Running mate John Tyler Richard Johnson Electoral vote 11 0 Popular vote 24,481 22,778 Percentage 51.80% 48.20%

The 1836 United States presidential election in Georgia took place between November 3 and December 7, 1836, as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Georgia voted for Whig candidate Hugh White over the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren. White won Georgia by a margin of 3.6%.

This was the only election in which a Democrat won the presidency without carrying Georgia until 1964, nearly 130 years later. Alongside Lyndon Johnson in that year, only Bill Clinton in 1996 (though he carried the state four years prior) and Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 have been elected without carrying it.

Results

United States presidential election in Georgia, 1836
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Whig	Hugh White	24,481	51.80%	11
	Democratic	Martin Van Buren	22,778	48.20%	0
Totals			47,259	100.0%	11