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. His election was declared void and he was removed from the House.
Election results
Candidate | Party | Votes | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
John Milledge | Anti-Administration | 254 | 55.2% |
Matthew McAllister | Pro-Administration | 205 | 44.6% |
John Glen | 1 | 0.4% |
Milledge took his seat on November 22, 1792
See also
- 1792 and 1793 United States House of Representatives elections
- List of United States representatives from Georgia
References
- 2nd Congress membership roster Archived March 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- A New Nation Votes
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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 His election was declared void and he was removed from the House Election resultsCandidate Party Votes Percent John Milledge Anti Administration 254 55 2 Matthew McAllister Pro Administration 205 44 6 John Glen 1 0 4 Milledge took his seat on November 22 1792See also1792 and 1793 United States House of Representatives elections List of United States representatives from GeorgiaReferences2nd Congress membership roster Archived March 6 2013 at the Wayback Machine A New Nation Votes No party affiliation listed in source