1798_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Georgia Knowpia

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Georgia at-large 2 seats on a general ticket	Abraham Baldwin	Democratic- Republican	1789	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. Winner died January 11, 1801, and seat remained vacant throughout the next Congress.	√ James Jones (Federalist) 36.9% √ Benjamin Taliaferro (Federalist) 33.4% Abraham Baldwin (Democratic-Republican) 28.3% John Milledge (Democratic-Republican) had declined to run for re-election. As a result, many Democratic-Republican voters cast their votes for Baldwin and one of the Federalists, giving the Federalists enough votes to win both seats. Milledge nevertheless received 1.68% of the vote.
Georgia at-large 2 seats on a general ticket	John Milledge	Democratic- Republican	1794	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain.

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