1st Congress: Georgia 1789
Georgia elected three Anti-Federalists to the First Congress.
Georgia used a modified district system to elect members of Congress. Voters selected three candidates, one residing in each of the three districts. The candidate from each district that had the most votes state-wide, won the election.
| District | Candidate | Party | Vote | Percentage | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Jackson | Anti-Federalist | 613 | 15.4% | ✓ |
| 1 | William Houston | 422 | 10.6% | ||
| 2 | Abraham Baldwin | Anti-Federalist | 1,096 | 27.6% | ✓ |
| 2 | Henry Osborne | 437 | 11% | ||
| 2 | Other candidates | 220 | 5.6% | ||
| 3 | George Matthews | Anti-Federalist | 1,158 | 29.1% | ✓ |
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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