Georgia 1791 U.S. House of Representatives, Middle District

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

Label:: Georgia 1791 U.S. House of Representatives, Middle District
Date:: 1791
State:: Georgia
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: Abraham Baldwin, Thomas P. Carnes, James Jackson, John Jones

Candidates:	Abraham Baldwin [1]	Thomas P. Carnes	James Jackson	John Jones
Affiliation:	Anti-Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [2][3]	330	248	7	2
District of Middle	330	248	7	2
Burke County	137	46	7	2
Columbia County	121	17	-	-
Richmond County	24	74	-	-
Washington County	48	111	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"Although elected at-large, Georgia's members had to be residents of specific districts that were established by the same law. Each voter in casting three votes had to cast one vote for a candidate residing in each of these districts. The statewide totals determined who was elected from each district." United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997. 3.

[3]Parties as yet were not really organized in Georgia. Thomas P. Carnes would become one of the leading Federalists in Georgia, running for Congress several times and as an Adams elector in 1796. He was the Federalist candidate for Governor in 1801, the last time they actively make a contest. Abraham Baldwin became a well known Republican.

References:

Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). November 5, 1791.

Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). December 24, 1791.

General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). March 12, 1792.

The Phenix or, Windham Herald (Windham, CT). March 26, 1792.

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