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The first political divisions in the state fell along the lines of personal support for outstanding leaders in their struggle for power. Many of these factions were usually held together through personal friendships and family associations. The two factions at the time were the Clark faction,
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The vote of 14 counties was excluded in the official count by the
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1829 Georgia gubernatorial election (With the 14 missing counties)
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October 5, 1829, to elect the governor of
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1829 Georgia gubernatorial election (Official count)
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314:. Jacksonian Troup Governor
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588:Ware County
324:U.S. Senate
143:Percentage
124:Troup Party
119:Troup Party
687:Categories
609:References
527:Jacksonian
500:Jacksonian
485:Candidate
443:Jacksonian
416:Jacksonian
401:Candidate
349:John Clark
342:Background
294:Jacksonian
276:Jacksonian
235:territory:
109:Jacksonian
104:Jacksonian
561:Aftermath
332:U.S House
204:Crawford:
115:Alliance
388:Election
334:rep for
284:Governor
282:Elected
265:Governor
245:No Data:
233:Cherokee
81:Nominee
548:40,932
536:12,082
513:28,850
464:34,922
452:10,718
429:24,204
364:Florida
312:Georgia
170:Gilmer:
151:29.52%
138:12,082
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518:70.48
488:Votes
482:Party
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375:Athens
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134:28,850
100:Party
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635:ISBN
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