Georgia 1806 U.S. House of Representatives

Office:: U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: Georgia 1806 U.S. House of Representatives
Date:: 1806
State:: Georgia
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: Dennis Smelt, George M. Troup, William W. Bibb, Howell Cobb, Elijah Clarke, William Barnett, Thomas Carr, James Simms, Thomas Spalding, Obediah Jones, Buckner Harris

Candidates:	Dennis Smelt [1]	George M. Troup [2]	William W. Bibb [3]	Howell Cobb [4]	Elijah Clarke	William Barnett	Thomas Carr	James Simms	Thomas Spalding	Obediah Jones	Buckner Harris
Affiliation:
Final Result: [5][6]	9758	9112	8274	6985	6491	3721	3187	3124	1669	534	353
Baldwin County	195	170	79	400	274	55	167	182	4	3	-
Bryan County[7]	79	206	175	145	60	52	19	4	20	1	14
Bulloch County[8]	249	263	42	-	-	-	114	-	-	-	195
Burke County	403	447	321	140	178	152	252	12	33	4	-
Camden County[9]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chatham County[10][11]	343	440	349	322	76	9	26	1	89	6	1
Clark County[12]	689	324	443	453	532	277	263	151	92	12	-
Columbia County[13][14]	732	597	307	225	467	124	255	432	6	3	1
Effingham County[15]	133	134	80	-	34	-	-	5	134	-	-
Elbert County[16][17]	758	690	702	75	113	608	99	105	13	157	-
Franklin County[18]	550	354	464	16	339	206	113	89	41	28	8
Glynn County[19]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greene County[20]	774	604	737	857	544	363	126	67	139	12	4
Hancock County[21][22]	644	735	603	863	426	119	278	90	18	-	22
Jackson County[23]	380	657	561	440	377	735	427	320	35	108	-
Jefferson County[24]	304	478	324	297	187	253	46	77	42	3	2
Liberty County	62	99	89	1	21	69	9	-	13	-	1
Lincoln County[25]	347	293	395	63	279	108	116	196	11	1	-
McIntosh County[26]	57	47	69	30	11	-	-	-	103	-	-
Montgomery County[27][28]	109	67	52	273	151	-	50	112	45	-	-
Oglethorpe County[29][30]	706	734	712	343	120	299	99	17	28	189	-
Richmond County[31]	313	162	203	228	62	23	83	95	24	1	-
Scriven County	139	210	50	43	209	5	154	287	61	-	105
Tattnall County	110	156	-	68	89	-	51	45	99	-	-
Warren County[32]	363	364	548	343	524	80	431	314	19	2	5
Washington County[33]	454	574	386	563	326	4	45	50	171	-	-
Wilkes County[34]	745	297	585	642	933	-	305	87	296	4	-
Wilkinson County	120	10	-	155	159	-	13	32	133	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]The Executive Minutes list William W. Bibb with 7753 votes, James Simms with 3153 votes and Buckner Harris with 323 votes.

[6]Howell Cobb is also referred to as Howell Cobbs, Elijah Clarke is also known as Elijah Clark, and William Barnett is also known as William Barnet.

[7]The votes from Camden and Glynn Counties are included in the results from Bryan County.

[8]The Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA) lists Howell Cobb with 4 votes, Elijah Clarke with 1 vote, Thomas Spalding with 5 votes, Buckner Harris with 196 votes, and James Simms with 209 votes.

[9]The votes from Camden County were reported with Bryan County.

[10]"The votes from Chatham County [were] not legally returned." Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA). November 15, 1806.

[11]The Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA) lists Obediah Jones with 6 votes.

[12]The Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA) lists Thomas Carr with 163 votes.

[13]The Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA) lists William Bibb with 407 votes, Buckner Harris with no votes, James Simms with 40no votes, and Obediah Jones with no votes.

[14]The Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA) lists William Bibb with 307 votes, Howell Cobb with 229 votes, and Elijah Clarke with 476 votes.

[15]The Georgia Republican and the Augusta Chronicle both list Howell Cobb with no votes, Thomas Carr with no votes, and James Simms with no votes.

[16]The Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA) lists Dennis Smelt with 752 votes, Elijah Clark with 143 votes, Thomas Spalding with no votes, James Simms with 151 votes, and Obediah Jones with no votes.

[17]The Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA) lists James Simms with 151 votes.

[18]The Georgia Republican and the Augusta Chronicle list George M. Troup with 254 votes, William W. Bibb with 443 votes and Thomas Spalding with no votes. The Georgia Republican also lists Buckner Harris with no votes and Obediah Jones with 38 votes.

[19]The votes from Glynn County were reported with Bryan County.

[20]The Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA) lists Elijah Clarke with 521 votes, and Thomas Spalding, Buckner Harris, William Barnett, and Obediah Jones each with no votes.

[21]The Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA) lists Elijah Clarke with 126 votes and Buckner Harris with 2 votes.

[22]The Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA) lists George M. Troup with 755 votes, Howell Cobb with 865 votes, and Obediah Jones with 2 votes.

[23]The Georgia Republican and the Augusta Chronicle list George M. Troup with 675 votes, Thomas Spalding with 25 votes, and Obediah Jones with 188 votes. The Georgia Republican also lists William Barnett with 785 votes.

[24]The Georgia Republican and Augusta Chronicle list Thomas Carr with 47 votes.

[25]The Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA) lists William W. Bibb with 367 votes, and Thomas Spalding, William Barnett, and Obediah Jones each with no votes.

[26]The Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA) lists Thomas Spalding with 108 votes.

[27]The Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA) lists William W. Bibb with 62 votes, Elijah Clarke with 187 votes, Thomas Carr with no votes, Thomas Spalding with no votes, and James Simms with no votes.

[28]The Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA) lists William W. Bibb with 62 votes, Elijah Clarke with 157 votes, Thomas Carr with no votes, Thomas Spalding with no votes, and James Simms with no votes.

[29]The Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA) lists Dennis Smelt with 705 votes and Thomas Carr with 92 votes.

[30]The Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA) lists Thomas Carr with 91 votes.

[31]The Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA) lists Thomas Carr with 33 votes and Thomas Spalding with 14 votes.

[32]The Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA) lists William Barnett with 81 votes and James Simms with 304 votes.

[33]The Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA) lists Dennis Smelt with 451 votes, Thomas Spalding with 365 votes, and William Barnett with no votes.

[34]The Georgia Republican and the Augusta Chronicle list George M. Troup with 239 votes, William W. Bibb with 586 votes, Thomas Spalding with 291 votes, and James Simms with 89 votes.

References:

Original Election Returns.

Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA). October 6, 1806.

Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA). October 7, 1806.

Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA). October 10, 1806.

Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA). October 11, 1806.

Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA). October 14, 1806.

Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA). October 17, 1806.

Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA). October 18, 1806.

Columbian Centinel (Augusta, GA). October 18, 1806.

Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA). October 21, 1806.

Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA). October 25, 1806.

Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA). November 15, 1806.

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