1824 Georgia's at-large congressional district special election

A special election was held in Georgia's at-large congressional district in 1824 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Thomas W. Cobb (C-DR) upon his election to the Senate^[1]

1824 Georgia's at-large congressional district special election

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Nominee Richard H. Wilde William C. Lyman Party Crawford Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 5,002 3,165 Percentage 61.2% 38.8%

County results Wilde:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Lyman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      Tie

U.S. Representative before election Thomas W. Cobb Democratic-Republican Elected U.S. Representative Richard H. Wilde Democratic-Republican

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes[2]	Percent
Richard Henry Wilde	Crawford Republican	5,002	61.2%
William C. Lyman	Democratic-Republican	3,165	38.8%

Wilde took his seat February 7, 1825^[1]

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

References

1. 18th Congress membership roster Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
2. A New Nation Votes