Elections in Georgia |
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District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Georgia at-large 2 seats on a general ticket | Abraham Baldwin | Democratic- Republican | 1789 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. Winner died January 11, 1801, and seat remained vacant throughout the next Congress. | √ James Jones (Federalist) 36.9% √ Benjamin Taliaferro (Federalist) 33.4% Abraham Baldwin (Democratic-Republican) 28.3% John Milledge (Democratic-Republican) had declined to run for re-election. As a result, many Democratic-Republican voters cast their votes for Baldwin and one of the Federalists, giving the Federalists enough votes to win both seats. Milledge nevertheless received 1.68% of the vote. |
John Milledge | Democratic- Republican | 1794 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. |