United States presidential election in Georgia, 2016 (New Johannson Scenario)



The 2016 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election. Georgia voters chose twenty-three electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice-President.

Democratic Governor John C. Dickenson won his home state by a margin of 13.20% against incumbent Republican President Edward H. Johannson of Minnesota. Dickenson obtained 56.56 percent of the popular vote to 43.36 percent for Johannson. He carried 147 of the state's 159 counties. Georgia was Dickenson's third-best state in 2016, behind Mississippi and Arkansas. The state weighed in as 35.75% more Republican than the national average.