1845 Georgia gubernatorial election

1845 Georgia gubernatorial election
	Results by County; Crawford:50–60%60–70%70–80%80–90%>90%; McAllister:50–60%60–70%70–80%80–90%>90%
Governor before election; George W. Crawford; Whig	Elected Governor; George W. Crawford; Whig

The1845 Georgia gubernatorial electionwas held on October 6, 1845, to elect the governor ofGeorgia.The incumbent governor,George W. Crawford,was re-elected to a second term in office.^[2]

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Whig[edit]

George W. Crawford,incumbent governor.^[3]

Democratic[edit]

Matthew Hall McAllister,formermayor of Savannah.

Results[edit]

1845 Georgia gubernatorial election^[1]^[a]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	George W. Crawford	41,514	51.08%	−1.12
	Democratic	Matthew Hall McAllister	39,763	48.92%	+1.12
Total votes			81,277	100

Notes[edit]

^^a ^b ^c ^dIncluding returns fromDadeandLownde Countythat were not included in the official count.

References[edit]

^^a ^bDubin, Michael J. (2003).United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County.McFarland. pp. 37–38.ISBN 9780786414390.
^"Our Campaigns - GA Governor Race - Oct 06, 1845".ourcampaigns.RetrievedJuly 20,2021.
^"George W. Crawford (1798-1872)".New Georgia Encyclopedia.RetrievedJuly 20,2021.

[results-1] Including returns fromDadeandLownde Countythat were not included in the official count.

[:Results-2] Dubin, Michael J. (2003).United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County.McFarland. pp. 37–38.ISBN 9780786414390.

[3] "Our Campaigns - GA Governor Race - Oct 06, 1845".ourcampaigns.RetrievedJuly 20,2021.

[4] "George W. Crawford (1798-1872)".New Georgia Encyclopedia.RetrievedJuly 20,2021.

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