1812 Georgia's at-large congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on October 5, 1812^[1] to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Howell Cobb (DR) to accept a commission as an army captain in the War of 1812 earlier that year.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
	William Barnett		Democratic-Republican	5,428	39.0%
	John Forsyth		Democratic-Republican	5,344	38.2%
	Thomas Telfair		Democratic-Republican	2,606	18.6%
Thomas Carr	^[3]	595	4.3%
	George Dent		Federalist?	3	.02%

Barnett took his seat November 27, 1812^[1]

See also

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

References

1. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/12.pdf 12th Congress membership roster
2. https://archive.today/20130106115912/http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=ga.uscongress.special.1812 A New Nation Votes
3. Party affiliation not listed in source