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GA At-Large - Special Election

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> United States > Georgia > GA At-Large

Office

House of Representatives

Honorific

Representative - Abbr: Rep.

Type

Special Election

Filing Deadline

00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

December 21, 1841 - 05:00am Central

Polls Close

December 21, 1841 - 08:00pm Central

Term Start

December 22, 1841 - 12:00pm

Term End

March 04, 1843 - 12:00pm

# Winners

Contributor

RBH

Last Modified

RBH February 15, 2011 07:42pm

Data Sources

United States Congressional elections, 1788-1997 : the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses

Description

Special election to replace Julius Alford (who resigned in October 1841), William Dawson (who resigned in November 1841), and Eugenius Nisbet (who resigned in October 1841)

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Whig	Won	01/04/1841
	Name	Hines Holt	Votes	26,078 (55.15%)
	Term	01/05/1841 - 03/04/1843	Margin	4,868 (+10.29%)
	Party	Whig	Won	01/04/1841
	Name	William C. Dawson	Votes	0 (0.00%)
	Term	01/05/1841 - 03/04/1843	Margin	-21,210 (-44.85%)
	Party	Whig	Won	01/04/1841
	Name	Julius C. Alford	Votes	0 (0.00%)
	Term	01/05/1841 - 03/04/1843	Margin	-21,210 (-44.85%)
	Party	Whig	Won	01/04/1841
	Name	Richard W. Habersham	Votes	0 (0.00%)
	Term	01/05/1841 - 03/04/1843	Margin	-21,210 (-44.85%)
	Party	Whig	Won	01/04/1841
	Name	Thomas B. King	Votes	0 (0.00%)
	Term	01/05/1841 - 03/04/1843	Margin	-21,210 (-44.85%)
	Party	Whig	Won	01/04/1841
	Name	Lott Warren	Votes	0 (0.00%)
	Term	01/05/1841 - 03/04/1843	Margin	-21,210 (-44.85%)
	Party	Whig	Won	01/04/1841
	Name	Eugenius Aristides Nisbet	Votes	0 (0.00%)
	Term	01/05/1841 - 03/04/1843	Margin	-21,210 (-44.85%)
	Party	Democratic	Won	01/04/1841
	Name	Edward J. Black	Votes	0 (0.00%)
	Term	01/05/1841 - 03/04/1843	Margin	-21,210 (-44.85%)
	Party	Democratic	Won	01/04/1841
	Name	Mark A. Cooper	Votes	0 (0.00%)
	Term	01/05/1841 - 03/04/1843	Margin	-21,210 (-44.85%)

NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Democratic	Won	10/03/1842
	Name	Mark A. Cooper	Votes	35,461 (6.47%)
	Term	03/04/1843 - 03/03/1845	Margin	-119 (-0.02%)
	Party	Democratic	Won	10/03/1842
	Name	John B. Lamar	Votes	35,299 (6.44%)
	Term	03/04/1843 - 03/03/1845	Margin	-281 (-0.05%)
	Party	Democratic	Won	10/03/1842
	Name	William H. Stiles	Votes	35,166 (6.42%)
	Term	03/04/1843 - 03/03/1845	Margin	-414 (-0.08%)
	Party	Democratic	Won	10/03/1842
	Name	Hugh A. Haralson	Votes	35,164 (6.42%)
	Term	03/04/1843 - 03/03/1845	Margin	-416 (-0.08%)
	Party	Democratic	Won	10/03/1842
	Name	Howell Cobb	Votes	35,124 (6.41%)
	Term	03/04/1843 - 03/03/1845	Margin	-456 (-0.08%)
	Party	Democratic	Won	10/03/1842
	Name	John Millen	Votes	34,994 (6.39%)
	Term	03/04/1843 - 03/03/1845	Margin	-586 (-0.11%)
	Party	Democratic	Won	10/03/1842
	Name	Edward J. Black	Votes	34,880 (6.37%)
	Term	03/04/1843 - 03/03/1845	Margin	-700 (-0.13%)
	Party	Democratic	Won	10/03/1842
	Name	John H. Lumpkin	Votes	34,861 (6.37%)
	Term	03/04/1843 - 03/03/1845	Margin	-719 (-0.13%)