Georgia's at-large congressional district special election, 1806

A special election was held in Georgia's at-large congressional district on September 15, 1806 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph Bryan (DR) earlier that year.[1]

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
Dennis Smelt Democratic-Republican 1,929 47.1%
George Troup Democratic-Republican 1,927 47.1%
Buckner Harris Democratic-Republican 237 5.8%

Smelt took his seat on December 26, 1806[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Membership roster for the 9th Congress
  2. ↑ Georgia at-large special race 1806 from Ourcampaigns.com
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