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Congressional elections to the 1st United States Congress were held in Georgia on February 9, 1789, for the state's three congressional districts.[1] All elected representatives were members of the Anti-Administration political faction in Congress.[2]
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Anti-Administration gain Undistricted territory | ||||||||||||||||
The Georgia Election Act of 1789 established a mixed at-large/district system for congressional elections. Under the act, representatives were elected at-large on a general ticket but for three district-based seats, for which candidates were required to be residents. Each voter was allowed to cast three votes, one for a candidate in each district. Some candidates received votes in multiple districts.[1][3]
The election returns were opened on February 26. Only the returns of Richmond, Wilkes, Effingham, Chatham, Liberty, Burke, and Washington Counties were counted, as they had been received in time. The returns from Greene, Glynn, and Camden Counties came in too late but were published anyways. All elected representatives would've won with the returns of those counties included.[1]
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 Jackson: 40–50% 60–70% 80–90% >90% Houstoun: 70-80% Osborne: 50-60% 80-90% No vote/data Non-County area | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Lower District was also known as the Eastern District or the First District.[3] Jackson led a Savannah-based political faction, referred to as the Jackson party, centered in Coastal Georgia.[4]
| 1789 Georgia's Lower congressional district election[3][1] | |||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||||
| Anti-Administration | James Jackson | 573 | 57.76 | ||||||||
| Unknown | William Houstoun | 379 | 38.21 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Henry Osborne | 36 | 3.63 | ||||||||
| Unknown | James Seagrove | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Scattering | 4 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Valid votes | 992 | 83.57 | |||||||||
| Rejected votes | 195 | 16.43 | |||||||||
| Total | 1,187 | 100 | |||||||||
| 1789 Georgia's Lower congressional district election (With rejected returns)[3][1] | |||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||||
| Anti-Administration | James Jackson | 604 | 50.88 | ||||||||
| Unknown | William Houstoun | 399 | 33.61 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Henry Osborne | 172 | 14.49 | ||||||||
| Unknown | James Seagrove | 7 | 0.59 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Scattering | 5 | 0.42 | ||||||||
| Total | 1,187 | 100 | |||||||||
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 Baldwin: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Houstoun: 70-80% Sumner: 50-60% No vote/data Non-County area | |||||||||||||||||
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The Middle District was also known as the Center District or the Second District.[3]
| 1789 Georgia's Middle congressional district election[3][1] | |||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||||
| Anti-Administration | Abraham Baldwin | 993 | 71.39 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Henry Osborne | 224 | 16.10 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Joseph Sumner | 117 | 8.41 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Isaac Briggs | 42 | 3.02 | ||||||||
| Anti-Administration | James Jackson | 7 | 0.50 | ||||||||
| Unknown | William Houstoun | 4 | 0.29 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Scattering | 4 | 0.29 | ||||||||
| Valid votes | 1,391 | 87.82 | |||||||||
| Rejected votes | 193 | 12.18 | |||||||||
| Total | 1,584 | 100 | |||||||||
| 1789 Georgia's Middle congressional district election (With rejected returns)[3][1] | |||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||||
| Anti-Administration | Abraham Baldwin | 1,096 | 69.19 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Henry Osborne | 241 | 15.21 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Joseph Sumner | 165 | 10.42 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Isaac Briggs | 42 | 2.65 | ||||||||
| Unknown | William Houstoun | 23 | 1.45 | ||||||||
| Anti-Administration | James Jackson | 9 | 0.57 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Scattering | 8 | 0.51 | ||||||||
| Total | 1,584 | 100 | |||||||||
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The Upper District was also known as the Western District or the Third District.[3]
| 1789 Georgia's Middle congressional district election[3][1] | |||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||||
| Anti-Administration | George Mathews | 1,048 | 98.87 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Joseph Sumner | 3 | 0.28 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Henry Osborne | 1 | 0.09 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Anthony Wayne | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Scattering | 8 | 0.76 | ||||||||
| Valid votes | 1,060 | 88.11 | |||||||||
| Rejected votes | 143 | 11.89 | |||||||||
| Total | 1,203 | 100 | |||||||||
| 1789 Georgia's Middle congressional district election (With rejected returns)[3][1] | |||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||||
| Anti-Administration | George Mathews | 1,158 | 96.26 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Joseph Sumner | 24 | 2.00 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Anthony Wayne | 8 | 0.67 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Henry Osborne | 5 | 0.42 | ||||||||
| Unknown | Scattering | 8 | 0.67 | ||||||||
| Total | 1,584 | 100 | |||||||||
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