Georgia 1796 U.S. House of Representatives

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Georgia 1796 U.S. House of Representatives
Date:
1796
State:
Georgia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Abraham Baldwin, John Milledge, Thomas P. Carnes, Francis Willis, George Nailor, William Barnett, Thomas Glascock, Howell Cobb, A.C.G. Elholm, Josiah Tatnall, John W. Thompson
Candidates: Abraham Baldwin[1]John Milledge[2]Thomas P. CarnesFrancis WillisGeorge NailorWilliam BarnettThomas GlascockHowell CobbA.C.G. ElholmJosiah TatnallJohn W. Thompson
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistRepublican
Final Result: [3]5932548931041745295521111
Bryan County2323---------
Bulloch County5757---------
Burke County[4]602613478-------
Camden County[5]55874111--1--1
Chatham County[6]3613711213-------
Columbia County[7]4293741098366------
Effingham County989613--52----
Elbert County44042314711250------
Franklin County21213032520141------
Glynn County-----------
Greene County250268331263-------
Hancock County6076911868710------
Jackson County5670123685------
Jefferson County584442259601------
Liberty County86861------1-
Lincoln County2761592748-------
McIntosh County48495433-------
Montgomery County--1918-------
Oglethrope County4444242447-------
Richmond County2912992379014---1--
Scriven County111117---------
Warren County3863351861762------
Washington County1831834834-------
Wilkes County3832216356145------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Running only one candidate for Congress, many Federalists gave partial support to Francis Willis, a political maverick who seemed almost independent of party politics.
[4]The Columbian Museum lists 603 votes for Abraham Baldwin.
[5]The Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA) and Gazette of the United States does not list votes for any candidates other than Thomas B. Carnes and John Milledge.
[6]The Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA) and Gazette of the United States does not list votes for any candidates other than Abraham Baldwin and John Milledge.
[7]The Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA) and Gazette of the United States does not list votes for any candidates other than Abraham Baldwin and John Milledge.

References:

Georgia Executive Minutes, 1796. 35.
Southern Centinel, and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). November 10, 1796.
Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). November 12, 1796.
Southern Centinel, and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). November 17, 1796.
Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 30, 1796.
Southern Centinel, and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). December 15, 1796.
Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser (Savannah, GA).
Handwritten vote totals by county. 1796.
Vote Totals for Georgia Counties from an Official (handwritten) State House record and notification. 1796.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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