1812 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia
Appearance
Georgia gained two seats after the 1810 census.
Georgia elected its members October 5, 1812.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Georgia at-large 6 seats on a general ticket |
William W. Bibb | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William W. Bibb (Democratic-Republican) 18.1% √ George M. Troup (Democratic-Republican) 16.8% √ William Barnett (Democratic-Republican) 15.9% √ Thomas Telfair (Democratic-Republican) 15.9% √ Bolling Hall (Democratic-Republican) 15.1% √ John Forsyth (Democratic-Republican) 14.0% George Dent (Federalist) 4.1% |
George M. Troup | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Howell Cobb | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent resigned before October 1812 to accept a captain's commission in the U.S. Army. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term, see above. | ||
Bolling Hall | Democratic-Republican | 1810 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
None (Seat created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||||
None (Seat created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
See also
[edit]- Georgia's at-large congressional district special election, 1812
- Georgia's at-large congressional district special election, 1813
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1812 and 1813
- List of United States representatives from Georgia