18th Congress: Georgia 1822
Georgia elected seven Democratic-Republicans to the Eighteenth Congress. Five of those Democratic-Republicans were part of a faction led by William Crawford.
Following the 1820 Census, Georgia gained 1 seat in the House of Representatives.
Georgia used a statewide at-large system for electing members to Congress.
In 1824, a special election was held in which Richard H. Wilde was elected to replace Thomas W. Cobb, who had resigned from office after being elected as a Senator.
| District | Candidate | Party | Vote | Percentage | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At-large | John Forsyth | Democratic-Republican | 18,350 | 13.5% | ✓ |
| At-large | Edward F. Tattnall | Republican Faction | 17,596 | 13% | ✓ |
| At-large | Joel Abbott | Republican Faction | 15,606 | 11.5% | ✓ |
| At-large | Wiley Thompson | Republican Faction | 15,178 | 11.2% | ✓ |
| At-large | Thomas W. Cobb | Republican Faction | 15,016 | 11.1% | ✓ |
| At-large | George Carey | Republican Faction | 13,462 | 9.9% | ✓ |
| At-large | Alfred Cuthbert | Democratic-Republican | 13,198 | 9.7% | ✓ |
| At-large | Thomas Glascock | 12,959 | 9.6% | ||
| At-large | Charles E. Haynes | Republican Faction | 7,987 | 5.9% |
In most cases, only candidates who received more than 5 percent of the vote in a district are reported. Other candidates are reported as a group, but only if they in aggregate received more than 5 percent of the vote. In addition, percentages for each district may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. The term Dissenting Republican includes various breakaway factions of the Democratic-Republican party.
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