Georgia 1820 U.S. House of Representatives

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Georgia 1820 U.S. House of Representatives
Date:
1820
State:
Georgia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Robert R. Reid, Alfred Cuthbert, Joel Abbot, George R. Gilmer, Edward F. Tatnall, Wiley Thompson, Thomas W. Cobb, George Walton, Zadock Cook, Gibson Clark, James Blair
Candidates: Robert R. Reid[1]Alfred Cuthbert[2]Joel Abbot[3]George R. Gilmer[4]Edward F. Tatnall[5]Wiley Thompson[6]Thomas W. CobbGeorge WaltonZadock CookGibson ClarkJames Blair
Affiliation:
Final Result: [7]104868851875078937889756075335088299720611886
Appling County5556485058--54841
Baldwin County327323225164250234252174292143
Bryan County[8]-----------
Bulloch County100133697813775-366148
Burke County3631721761451771811212421922
Camden County[9]9436817815399381-109
Chatham County[10]812512257196481729643
Clarke County30716031030817524321219529011034
Columbia County327181287177277190102235401393
Effingham County8826523673-16
Elbert County33022034530130948647042302962
Emanuel County9932--7261-284-98
Franklin County269832511767528942026280257391
Glynn County636259-3044416016-1
Greene County26421229431320321336114224105
Gwinnett County17810211014772309102247202197170
Habersham County191640191114138102271
Hall County821484720731194237836246142
Hancock County41635119434227232440316633109
Irwin County[11]-----------
Jackson County332275391159257353200109117586
Jasper County42042737829729021229825829911312
Jefferson County[12]27520914910624618179192312310
Jones County60655658241748244524827518610952
Laurens County200133102184219138385513810
Liberty County7894737255466171-10
Lincoln County3612953423012612581642448810
Madison County214149154255126167202981471869
McIntosh County10146616512474914138134
Montgomery County9075607381843135648
Morgan County5755884715514875154152992145363
Oglethorpe County43842337853939534940123823215611
Pulaski County165137137108168110928131552
Putnam County767882786652497561644242801613
Rabun County[13]-----------
Richmond County2851221926528613594271711215
Screven County[14]165142129741461165125255911
Tattnall County114731016111393120502522
Telfair County10294699592336514-2510
Twiggs County30730528820621413930514893767
Walton County6064842866147541812518632
Warren County[15]3253072872791232242831828110
Washington County2572177717715912112923959218
Wayne County3939-3939732-39--
Wilkes County550495630375367355213320581167
Wilkinson County30427427118421214514124589751

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Some sources spell Joel Abbot's surname as Abbott and Edward F. Tatnall's surname as Tattnall. The Savannah Republican refers to George R. Gilmer as George R. Gilmore.
[8]“The counties of Rabun, Tatnall, Bryan and Irwin, remain to be heard from. In the last two counties, we have understood, that no election was held for members of Congress. – Mil. Journal.” Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA). October 28, 1820.
[9]The Savannah Republican lists James Blair with 8 votes.
[10]The votes from Chatham County were not listed and not counted toward the vote totals in the Executive Minutes. The Chatham County returns are given in The Daily Georgian (Savannah, GA) of October 3, 1820; and in The Savannah Republican of October 3, 1820.
[11]“The counties of Rabun, Tatnall, Bryan and Irwin, remain to be heard from. In the last two counties, we have understood, that no election was held for members of Congress. – Mil. Journal.” Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA). October 28, 1820.
[12]The Savannah Republican lists Gibson Clark with 25 votes.
[13]The returns from Rabun County are not included in the official Executive Minutes.
[14]The Savannah Republican lists Robert R. Reid with 146 votes and Thomas W. Cobb with 62 votes.
[15]The Savannah Republican lists Robert R. Reid with an indeterminate number of votes, Alfred Cuthbert with 309 votes, and Joel Abbott with 279 votes.

References:

Georgia Executive Minutes, 1820.
Savannah Republican (Savannah, GA). October 3, 1820.
Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA). October 5, 1820.
Savannah Republican (Savannah, GA). October 5, 1820.
Savannah Republican (Savannah, GA). October 7, 1820.
Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA). October 10, 1820.
Savannah Republican (Savannah, GA). October 10, 1820.
Savannah Republican (Savannah, GA). October 14, 1820.
Georgia Journal (Milledgeville, GA). October 17, 1820.
Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA). October 28, 1820.

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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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