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On election day, 6 October 1880, Democratic nominee Alfred H. Colquitt won the election by a margin of 54,172 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Thomas M. Norwood, thereby holding Democratic control over the office of Governor. Colquitt was sworn in for his second term on 12 January 1881.