1806 Georgia's at-large congressional district special elections

There were two special elections in Georgia's at-large congressional district in 1806; one on September 15, 1806 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph Bryan (DR) earlier that year,[1] and the other sometime before December 6, 1806 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas Spalding (DR) earlier that year.

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. ^ a b Membership roster for the 9th Congress Archived December 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Georgia at-large special race 1806 from Ourcampaigns.com
  • v
  • t
  • e
(1805←)   1806 United States elections   (→1807)
U.S.
SenateU.S.
HouseGovernorsStates and
territories
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Georgia
  • Kentucky
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Mississippi
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • Vermont
  • Virginia