1792 Georgia's 1st congressional district special election

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A special election was held in Georgia's 1st congressional district on July 9, 1792 to fill a vacancy caused by the House Committee on Elections finding on March 21, 1792 that electoral fraud had been involved in Anthony Wayne's election in 1791. [1] His election was declared void and he was removed from the House.

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Election results

CandidatePartyVotes [2] Percent
John Milledge Anti-Administration25455.2%
Matthew MacAllisterPro-Administration20544.6%
John Glen [3] 10.4%

Milledge took his seat on November 22, 1792 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 2nd Congress membership roster Archived March 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. A New Nation Votes
  3. No party affiliation listed in source