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The1800 United States presidential election in Georgia took place between October 31 and December 3, 1800, as part of the1800 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose four representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forPresident andVice President.
Georgia cast four electoral votes for theDemocratic-Republican candidate and incumbentVice PresidentThomas Jefferson over theFederalist candidate and incumbentPresidentJohn Adams. The electoral votes forVice president were cast for Jefferson'srunning mateAaron Burr fromNew York. These electors were elected by theGeorgia General Assembly, the state legislature, rather than by popular vote.[1]
| 1800 United States presidential election in Georgia[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic-Republican | Thomas Jefferson | – | 100.00% | 4 | |
| Federalist | John Adams (incumbent) | – | – | 0 | |
| Totals | – | 100.00% | 4 | ||