1818 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia

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Georgia elected its members October 5, 1818.[ citation needed ] Democratic-Republicans Forsyth, Cuthbert, Terrell, Cobb, and Abbott were elected to Congress. [1]

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Georgia at-large
6 seats on a general ticket 		William Terrell Democratic-Republican 1816 Incumbent re-elected.√ John Forsyth (Democratic-Republican) 16.7%
√ John A. Cuthbert (Democratic-Republican) 15.8%
√ William Terrell (Democratic-Republican) 15.8%
√ Joel Crawford (Democratic-Republican) 15.2%
√ Joel Abbot (Democratic-Republican) 14.6%
√ Thomas W. Cobb (Democratic-Republican) 14.6%
Richard Henry Wilde (Democratic-Republican) 7.4%
Joel Crawford Democratic-Republican 1816 Incumbent re-elected.
Joel Abbot Democratic-Republican 1816 Incumbent re-elected.
Zadock Cook Democratic-Republican 1816 (Special) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
John Forsyth Democratic-Republican 1812 Incumbent re-elected but declined the seat and resigned November 23, 1818, having been elected U.S. Senator, leading to a special election.
Thomas W. Cobb Democratic-Republican 1816 Incumbent re-elected.

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References

  1. ↑ "RALEIGH: Friday, October 23, 1818". Weekly Raleigh Register. October 23, 1818 – via Newspapers.com.


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