Georgia 1798 U.S. House of Representatives
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Georgia 1798 U.S. House of Representatives
- Date:
- 1798
- State:
- Georgia
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- James Jones, Benjamin Taliaferro, Abraham Baldwin, John Milledge, Seaborn Jones, Thomas Pohill, John Kogler, Jesse Scruggs, George Walton, Robert Watkins
Candidates: | James Jones[1] | Benjamin Taliaferro[2] | Abraham Baldwin | John Milledge | Seaborn Jones | Thomas Pohill | John Kogler | Jesse Scruggs | George Walton | Robert Watkins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | ||||||
Final Result: [3] | 4264 | 3823 | 3135 | 192 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Bryan County | 32 | 3 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bulloch County[4] | 89 | 2 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Burke County[5] | 306 | 67 | 227 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Camden County | 86 | 73 | 43 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chatham County | 184 | 67 | 117 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Columbia County[6] | 339 | 113 | 545 | 103 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
Effingham County | 107 | 59 | 45 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Elbert County | 70 | 217 | 207 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Franklin County | 319 | 327 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Glynn County | 53 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Greene County[7] | 99 | 110 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hancock County | 447 | 576 | 118 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jackson County[8] | 209 | 217 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jefferson County | 334 | 220 | 154 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Liberty County | 93 | 17 | 78 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lincoln County | 195 | 179 | 288 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
McIntosh County | 88 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Montgomery County | 99 | 76 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oglethorpe County | 100 | 269 | 209 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Richmond County | 215 | 170 | 194 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scriven County | 184 | 13 | 172 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Warren County[9] | 273 | 273 | 106 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Washington County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wilkes County[10] | 343 | 636 | 363 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Because the Republicans ran only one candidate (John Milledge had declined to serve if elected), many of them gave their second vote to either James Jones or Benjamin Taliaferro. In Columbia county, Abraham Baldwin was voted for by both parties.
[4]The Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA) and the Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser list James Jones with 90 votes and Benjamin Taliaferro with 3 votes.
[5]The Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA), the Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser, and the Southern Centinel list James Jones with 296 votes, Benjamin Taliaferro with 66 votes, and Abraham Baldwin with 235 votes.
[6]The Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA) and the Southern Centinel lists Abraham Baldwin with 544 votes.
[7]The Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA), the Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser, and the Southern Centinel list James Jones with 97 votes.
[8]The Southern Centinel lists James Jones with 61 votes and Benjamin Taliaferro with 97 votes.
[9]The Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA), the Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser, and the Southern Centinel list James Jones with 274 votes and Abraham Baldwin with 107 votes.
[10]The Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA), the Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser, and the Southern Centinel list James Jones with 341 votes, Benjamin Taliaferro with 637 votes, and Abraham Baldwin with 346 votes.
References:
Georgia Executive Minutes, 1798-1799. 283.
Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser (Savannah, GA). November 6, 1798.
Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser (Savannah, GA). November 9, 1798.
Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). November 10, 1798.
Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser (Savannah, GA). November 13, 1798.
Southern Centinel, and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). November 15, 1798.
Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser (Savannah, GA). November 16, 1798.
Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). November 17, 1798.
Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser (Savannah, GA). November 20, 1798.
Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). November 24, 1798.
Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser (Savannah, GA). November 27, 1798.
Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 28, 1798.
Georgia Gazette (Savannah, GA). November 29, 1798.
Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). December 1, 1798.
Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser (Savannah, GA). December 4, 1798.
Georgia Gazette (Savannah, GA). December 6, 1798.
Vote Totals for Georgia Counties from an Official (handwritten) Executive Department record. 1798.
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