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 Results by County: Colquitt: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Norwood: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% No Data: | |||||||||||||||||
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The1880 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 6 October 1880 in order to elect theGovernor of Georgia.Democratic nominee andincumbent GovernorAlfred H. Colquitt defeatedIndependent Democratic nominee and formerUnited States Senator fromGeorgiaThomas M. Norwood.[1]
On election day, 6 October 1880,Democratic nomineeAlfred H. Colquitt won re-election by a margin of 54,345 votes against his opponentIndependent Democratic nomineeThomas M. Norwood, thereby holding Democratic control over the office of Governor. Colquitt was sworn in for his second term on 12 January 1881.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Alfred H. Colquitt (incumbent) | 118,349 | 64.90 | |
| Independent Democrat | Thomas M. Norwood | 64,004 | 35.10 | |
| Total votes | 182,353 | 100.00 | ||
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