1802 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia

Georgia gained 2 seats in reapportionment after the 1800 census. Elections were held October 4, 1802. The election resulted in a sweep by the Democratic-Republican Party, who won all four seats being contested. ^[1]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates [Note 1]
Georgia at-large 4 seats on a general ticket	John Milledge	Democratic-Republican	1801 (Special)	Incumbent resigned in May 1802, leading to a December 15, 1802 special election. Incumbent re-elected, but did not serve, leading to an October 3, 1803 special election.	Y John Milledge (Democratic-Republican) 21.2% Y David Meriwether (Democratic-Republican) 20.2% Y Peter Early (Democratic-Republican) 19.0% Y Samuel Hammond (Democratic-Republican) 13.2% Joseph Bryan (Democratic-Republican) 11.7% Francis Willis (Democratic-Republican) 8.1% Matthew MacAlister 6.6%
	David Meriwether	Democratic-Republican	1802 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.
	None (Seat created)			New seat. Democratic-Republican gain.
	None (Seat created)			New seat. Democratic-Republican gain.

See also

• December 1802 Georgia's at-large congressional district special election
• 1802 and 1803 United States House of Representatives elections
• List of United States representatives from Georgia

Notes

1. Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed

1. "Georgia 1802 U.S. House of Representatives". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.