1792 Georgia's 1st congressional district special election

A special election was held in Georgia's 1st congressional district on July 9, 1792, to fill a vacancy caused by the House Committee on Elections finding on March 21, 1792, that electoral fraud had been involved in Anthony Wayne's election in 1791.[1] His election was declared void and he was removed from the House.

Election results

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Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
John Milledge Anti-Administration 254 55.2%
Matthew MacAllister Pro-Administration 205 44.6%
John Glen [3] 1 0.4%

Milledge took his seat on November 22, 1792[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 2nd Congress membership roster Archived March 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ A New Nation Votes
  3. ^ No party affiliation listed in source