Georgia 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, Special
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Georgia 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, Special
- Date:
- 1812
- State:
- Georgia
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- William Barnett, John Forsyth, Thomas Telfair, Thomas Carr, George Dent
Candidates: | William Barnett[1] | John Forsyth | Thomas Telfair | Thomas Carr | George Dent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | |||||
Final Result: [2] | 5428 | 5344 | 2606 | 595 | 3 |
Baldwin County | 65 | 188 | 206 | 4 | - |
Bulloch County | - | 3 | 136 | - | - |
Burke County | 11 | 393 | 186 | - | - |
Bryan County | 4 | 5 | 21 | - | - |
Camden County | - | 1 | 121 | - | - |
Chatham County[3] | 7 | 74 | 316 | - | 3 |
Clarke County | 84 | 236 | 66 | 20 | - |
Columbia County[4] | 141 | 79 | 42 | 342 | - |
Effingham County[5] | - | 19 | 89 | 3 | - |
Elbert County | 614 | 27 | 31 | 2 | - |
Franklin County | 413 | 113 | 2 | - | - |
Glynn County | - | 2 | 34 | - | - |
Greene County | 153 | 424 | 4 | 2 | - |
Hancock County | 30 | 416 | 122 | 2 | - |
Jackson County | 605 | 1 | 75 | 9 | - |
Jefferson County | 178 | 197 | 6 | - | - |
Jones County | 286 | 183 | 52 | 75 | - |
Laurens County | 99 | 149 | - | - | - |
Liberty County | - | 5 | 88 | - | - |
Lincoln County[6][7] | 149 | 181 | - | 29 | - |
Madison County | 235 | 2 | 8 | - | - |
McIntosh County | - | 3 | 106 | - | - |
Montgomery County | 3 | 110 | 16 | - | - |
Morgan County | 176 | 133 | 13 | 2 | - |
Oglethorpe County | 617 | 97 | 8 | 11 | - |
Pulaski County | 224 | 16 | 13 | - | - |
Putnam County | 160 | 208 | 188 | 9 | - |
Randolph County | 493 | 67 | 29 | 3 | - |
Richmond County | 16 | 432 | 14 | 4 | - |
Screven County[8] | 2 | 82 | 141 | - | - |
Tattnall County | 3 | 206 | 16 | - | - |
Telfair County[9] | - | - | - | - | - |
Twiggs County | 61 | 112 | 14 | 32 | - |
Warren County[10] | 40 | 462 | 9 | 7 | - |
Washington County[11] | 43 | 416 | 39 | 1 | - |
Wayne County | 62 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wilkes County | 388 | 136 | 386 | 21 | - |
Wilkinson County[12] | 66 | 165 | 8 | 17 | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]This election was held to fill the seat of Howell Cobb, who resigned, in the Twelfth Congress.
[3]The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists George Dent with 3 votes.
[4]The Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA), Mirror of the Times, and the Georgia Journal list John Forsyth with 78 votes.
[5]The Georgia Journal (Milledgeville, GA) lists John Forsyth with 21 votes.
[6]The Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA) and Mirror of the Times list William Barnett with 249 votes, John Forsyth with 281 votes, and Thomas Carr and Thomas Telfair with no votes.
[7]The Georgia Journal (Milledgeville, GA) lists William Barnett with 249 votes, John Forsyth with 291 votes, and Thomas Carr and Thomas Telfair with no votes.
[8]The Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA) and Mirror of the Times list John Forsyth with 137 votes and no votes for the other three candidates.
[9]"The return from Telfair is informal." Georgia Journal (Milledgeville, GA). October 14, 1812.
[10]Mirror of the Times lists John Forsyth with 40 votes.
[11]The Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA) and the Mirror of the Times list William Barnett with 34 votes.
[12]The Georgia Journal (Milledgeville, GA) lists John Forsyth with 176 votes, Thomas Telfair with 48 votes, and Thomas Carr with no votes.
References:
Georgia Executive Minutes, 1812.
Georgia Argus (Milledgeville, GA). October 7, 1812.
The Republican Savannah Evening Lodger (Savannah, GA). October 8, 1812.
Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA). October 9, 1812.
Mirror of the Times (Augusta, GA). October 12, 1812.
Georgia Journal (Milledgeville, GA). October 14, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1812.
Mirror of the Times (Augusta, GA). November 2, 1812.
The Freeman's Journal and Philadelphia Mercantile Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 19, 1812.
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