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{{Short description|1819 special election in Georgia to fill a congressional vacancy}} |
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In the [[United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 1818|1818 House elections in Georgia]], [[John Forsyth (politician)|John Forsyth]] (DR) was re-elected to a seat in {{ushr|GA|AL|Georgia's at-large district}}. After the election, but before the end of the [[15th United States Congress|15th Congress]], Forsyth was elected to the Senate, creating a vacancy both in the remainder of the 15th Congress and in the upcoming [[16th United States Congress|16th Congress]]. A special election was held on January 4, 1819 to fill both vacancies.<ref>At this time, Congressional terms began March 3</ref> Election results reported at the time appear to indicate that a single election was held for both vacancies in most counties of Georgia. One newspaper reports two sets of returns for [[Richmond County, Georgia|Richmond County]], suggesting that that county may have been the only one that held separate ballots for both vacancies<ref>http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=ga.uscongress.special2.1819#note_1</ref> |
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{{Elections in Georgia (U.S. state)}} |
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'''Georgia's at-large congressional district special election, 1819''' was called to fill a vacancy created when the former congressman was elected to the [[United States Senate]]. |
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==Vacancy== |
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A '''[[special election]]''' was held in '''{{ushr|GA|AL}}''' on January 4, 1819 to fill vacancies left in both the [[15th United States Congress|15th]] and [[16th United States Congress|16th Congresses]] by the resignation of [[John Forsyth (politician)|John Forsyth]] (DR) upon being elected to the Senate, after having been re-elected [[United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 1818|the previous year]] to the House. At the time, Congressional terms began March 4, his resignation thus created a vacancy in the remainder of the 15th Congress as well as in the upcoming 16th Congress. |
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==Election== |
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[[File:Robert Raymond Reid.jpg|thumb|175px|Robert R. Reid]] |
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Election results reported at the time appear to indicate that a single election was held for both vacancies in most counties of Georgia. One newspaper reports two sets of returns for [[Richmond County, Georgia|Richmond County]], suggesting that that county may have been the only one that held separate ballots for both vacancies<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=ga.uscongress.special2.1819#note_1 |title=A New Nation Votes: Georgia 1819, footnote 1 |access-date=2012-12-24 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130106143546/http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=ga.uscongress.special2.1819#note_1#note_1 |archive-date=2013-01-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==Election result== |
==Election result== |
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Reid took his seat on February 18, 1819, near the end of the Second Session of the 15th Congress.<ref>http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/15.pdf |
Reid took his seat on February 18, 1819, near the end of the Second Session of the 15th Congress.<ref>[http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/15.pdf 15th Congress membership roster] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213140713/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/15.pdf |date=2012-12-13 }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 16:06, 4 September 2023
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Georgia's at-large congressional district special election, 1819 was called to fill a vacancy created when the former congressman was elected to the United States Senate.
Vacancy
A special election was held in Georgia's at-large congressional district on January 4, 1819 to fill vacancies left in both the 15th and 16th Congresses by the resignation of John Forsyth (DR) upon being elected to the Senate, after having been re-elected the previous year to the House. At the time, Congressional terms began March 4, his resignation thus created a vacancy in the remainder of the 15th Congress as well as in the upcoming 16th Congress.
Election
Election results reported at the time appear to indicate that a single election was held for both vacancies in most counties of Georgia. One newspaper reports two sets of returns for Richmond County, suggesting that that county may have been the only one that held separate ballots for both vacancies[1]
Election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert R. Reid | Democratic-Republican | 5,543 | 66.7% |
| Homer Virgil Milton | [3] | 2,772 | 33.3% |
Reid took his seat on February 18, 1819, near the end of the Second Session of the 15th Congress.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ "A New Nation Votes: Georgia 1819, footnote 1". Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
- ^ "A New Nation Votes". Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
- ^ Source does not give party affiliation
- ^ 15th Congress membership roster Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- Special elections to the 15th United States Congress
- Special elections to the 16th United States Congress
- United States House of Representatives special elections
- United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia (U.S. state)
- 1819 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1819 Georgia (U.S. state) elections
- Georgia (U.S. state) special elections