1791 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia

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Georgia switched to a conventional district system for the Second Congress. At the time, the districts were not numbered, but are retroactively renumbered as the 1st , 2nd , and 3rd respectively here.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Georgia 1
"Southern (or Eastern) District"
James Jackson Anti-Administration 1789 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Anti-Administration hold.
Election was subsequently challenged, the House determined that electoral fraud had occurred, and the seat was declared void.
Anthony Wayne (Anti-Administration) 50.4%
James Jackson (Anti-Administration) 49.5%
Others 0.2%
Georgia 2
"Middle District"
Abraham Baldwin Anti-Administration 1789 Incumbent re-elected.Abraham Baldwin (Anti-Administration) 56.2%
Thomas P. Carnes (Anti-Administration)
James Jackson (Anti-Administration) 1.2%
John Jones 0.3%
Georgia 3
"Northern (or Western) District"
George Mathews Anti-Administration 1789 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Anti-Administration hold.
Francis Willis (Anti-Administration) 66.5%
George Mathews (Anti-Administration) 33.5%

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References

  1. "Mapping Early American Elections: 2nd Congress: Georgia 1791". earlyamericanelections.org. Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2025.