Georgia voted for the Democratic candidate , Franklin Pierce , over Commanding General Winfield Scott , the nominee of the Whig Party , and Senator Daniel Webster . Having been denied the Whig nomination at the party 's 1852 National Convention , Webster was placed on the ballot without permission by a group of former Whigs , known as the Know Nothings , but died of natural causes shortly before the election . Pierce won Georgia by a margin of 38.10 %
1852 National Convention
1852 Whig National Convention
1852 United States presidential election in Georgia