Jacksonian Troup candidate George Rockingham Gilmer, U.S House rep for Georgia's 1st congressional district, won in a landslide with the backing of both local parties.

[1][2] The first political divisions in the state fell along the lines of personal support for outstanding leaders in their struggle for power.

In its ashes rose the Union party, a product of the forces of liberal democracy that brought white manhood suffrage and popular elections in the 1800s.

However, this new party chose not to field a candidate and instead, its leaders decided to support George Rockingham Gilmer for governor.

In 1828, the Troup caucus split at Athens between supporting Gilmer or Georgia State Senator Joel Crawford.