1822 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia

Georgia gained one seat in reapportionment following the 1820 United States census.^{[ citation needed ]}

In the 1820 election, incumbent Thomas W. Cobb faced strong opposition. ^[1]

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Georgia at-large 7 seats on a general ticket	Alfred Cuthbert	Democratic-Republican	1813 (Special) 1816 (Resigned) 1820	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Forsyth (Crawford Democratic-Republican) 13.5% √ Edward F. Tattnall (Crawford Democratic-Republican) 13.0% √ Joel Abbot (Crawford Democratic-Republican) 11.5% √ Wiley Thompson (Crawford Democratic-Republican) 11.2% √ Thomas W. Cobb (Crawford Democratic-Republican) 11.1% √ George Cary (Crawford Democratic-Republican) 9.9% √ Alfred Cuthbert (Crawford Democratic-Republican) 9.7% Thomas Glascock 9.6% Charles E. Haynes (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 5.9% John R. Golding 4.6%
	George R. Gilmer	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
	Joel Abbot	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.
	Edward F. Tattnall	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent re-elected.
	Robert R. Reid	Democratic-Republican	1819 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
	Wiley Thompson	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent re-elected.
	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.

See also

• 1822 and 1823 United States House of Representatives elections
• List of United States representatives from Georgia

References

1. "Georgia Election". Winchester Gazette. October 21, 1820. Retrieved March 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.