1816 Georgia's at-large congressional district special election
In December 1816, a special election was held in Georgia's at-large district to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Alfred Cuthbert (DR) on November 9. Cuthbert himself had been elected in a special election in 1813.
Election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zadock Cook | Democratic-Republican | 1,167 | 39.5% |
| Thomas U.P. Charlton | [2] | 1,130 | 38.3% |
| Moore[3] | [2] | 372 | 12.6% |
| Walker[3] | [2] | 285 | 9.6% |
Cook took his seat in Congress on January 23, 1817.[4]
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2012-12-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Party affiliation not given in source, presumably Democratic-Republican given the near-non-existence of the Federalist Party in Georgia in this time period
- Full name not given in source
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-06. Retrieved 2015-02-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 7
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