1865 Georgia gubernatorial election

1865 Georgia gubernatorial election

15 November 1865

Nominee Charles J. Jenkins Party Democratic Popular vote 37,200 Percentage 98.20%

Results by County Jenkins :      50–60%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% No Data:

Governor before election James Johnson Elected Governor Charles J. Jenkins Democratic

The 1865 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 15, 1865, in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. It was the first gubernatorial election in Georgia following the American Civil War and saw Democratic nominee Charles J. Jenkins win effectively unopposed as no other candidate had been nominated.^[1]

General election

The Savannah daily herald noted that it was the most orderly and quiet election it had ever witnessed.^[2]

Results

As given by the Macon Telegraph^[3]

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1868

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles J. Jenkins	37,200	98.20
	Write-in	Joseph E. Brown	500	1.32
	Write-in	Alexander H. Stephens	83	0.22
	Write-in	B. L. Benning	32	0.08
	Write-in	Herschel V. Johnson	24	0.06
	Write-in	John B. Gordon	4	0.01
	Write-in	Alfred H. Colquitt	3	0.01
	Write-in	Bill Arp	3	0.01
	Write-in	James Gardner	2	0.01
	Write-in	George W. Crawford	2	0.01
	Write-in	Scattering	29	0.08
Total votes			37,882	100.00

References

1. Hayes, J. E. "Savannah national republican. (Savannah, Ga.) 1865-1866, November 16, 1865, Image 2". Savannah national republican. p. 2.
2. Mason, Samuel W.; Thompson, W. T. "Savannah daily herald. (Savannah, Ga.) 1865-1866, November 16, 1865". Savannah daily herald. p. 2.
3. Sneed, J. R. "The Macon daily telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1865-1869, December 07, 1865". Macon daily telegraph. p. 2.