December 1802 Georgia's at-large congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in 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

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Peter EarlyDemocratic-Republican2,40169.11%
Joseph BryanDemocratic-Republican1,05830.45%
Matthew MacAlisterFederalist100.29%
Cowles MeadDemocratic-Republican30.09%
Scattering2

See also