December 1802 Georgia's at-large congressional district special election
For the election in which David Meriwether replaced Benjamin Taliaferro, see April 1802 Georgia's at-large congressional district special election.
A special election was held in Georgia's at-large congressional district on December 15, 1802 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of John Milledge (DR), who had been elected Governor of Georgia. The winner would only finish the term ending March 3, 1803. A separate election would also be held in October 1803 to fill the seat for the next term.
Election results[edit]
Candidate | Party | Votes | Percent |
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Peter Early | Democratic-Republican | 2,401 | 69.11% |
Joseph Bryan | Democratic-Republican | 1,058 | 30.45% |
Matthew MacAlister | Federalist | 10 | 0.29% |
Cowles Mead | Democratic-Republican | 3 | 0.09% |
Scattering | 2 |
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