There were two special elections in Georgia's at-large congressional district in 1806; one on September 15, 1806 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph Bryan (DR) earlier that year,[1] and the other sometime before December 6, 1806 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas Spalding (DR) earlier that year.
Election results
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes[2]
|
Percent
|
Dennis Smelt
|
Democratic-Republican
|
1,929
|
47.1%
|
George Troup
|
Democratic-Republican
|
1,927
|
47.1%
|
Buckner Harris
|
Democratic-Republican
|
237
|
5.8%
|
Smelt took his seat on December 26, 1806[1]
See also
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