1882 Georgia gubernatorial election

1882 Georgia gubernatorial election

4 October 1882

Nominee Alexander H. Stephens Lucius J. Gartrell Party Democratic Independent Democrat Popular vote 107,649 44,893 Percentage 70.57% 29.43%

County Results Stephens:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Gartrell:      50-60%      60-70%

Governor before election Alfred H. Colquitt Democratic Elected Governor Alexander H. Stephens Democratic

The 1882 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 4 October 1882 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and former Vice President of the Confederate States of America Alexander H. Stephens defeated Independent Democratic nominee and former member of the Confederate House of Representatives from Georgia's 8th District Lucius J. Gartrell.

General election

On election day, 4 October 1882, Democratic nominee Alexander H. Stephens won the election by a margin of 62,756 votes against his opponent Independent Democratic nominee Lucius J. Gartrell, thereby holding Democratic control over the office of Governor. Stephens was sworn in as the 50th Governor of Georgia on 4 November 1882.

Results

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1882

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alexander H. Stephens	107,649	70.57
	Independent Democrat	Lucius J. Gartrell	44,893	29.43
Total votes			152,542	100.00
	Democratic hold