1798 Georgia U.S. House At-large Election

Georgia · 9 candidates · See every 1798 U.S. House race

Who won the 1798 Georgia U.S. House At-large Election?

James Jones won the 1798 Georgia U.S. House At-large Election. James Jones received 4,068 popular votes (37.05%). The main challenger was Benjamin Taliaferro (32.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Jones and Taliaferro

Jones +4.1 pts · won by 462 votes

James JonesIndependentWINNER37.05%

4,068 votes

Benjamin TaliaferroIndependentWINNER32.95%

3,606 votes

Abraham BaldwinIndependent28.43%

3,111 votes

John MilledgeIndependent1.36%

149 votes

Thomas PolhillIndependent0.04%

4 votes

Jesse ScruggsIndependent0.02%

2 votes

John KoglerIndependent0.02%

2 votes

Robert WatkinsIndependent0.01%

1 votes

George WaltonIndependent0.01%

1 votes

Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.