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1836 Georgia U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1836 Georgia U.S. House At-large Election?

Thomas Glascock won the 1836 Georgia U.S. House At-large Election. Thomas Glascock received 48,448 popular votes (9.47%). The main challenger was George Towns (5.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Glascock and Towns

Glascock +3.7 pts · won by 18,848 votes
Thomas GlascockDemocraticWINNER9.47%
48,448 votes
George TownsDemocraticWINNER5.79%
29,600 votes
Jesse ClevelandDemocraticWINNER5.78%
29,580 votes
Charles HaynesDemocraticWINNER5.77%
29,490 votes
Seaton GrantlandDemocraticWINNER5.74%
29,343 votes
George OwensDemocraticWINNER5.73%
29,316 votes
Jabez JacksonDemocraticWINNER5.71%
57,580 votes
Hopkins HolseyDemocraticWINNER5.71%
29,227 votes
William DawsonwhigWINNER5.67%
29,003 votes
Julius Alfordwhig5.64%
28,855 votes
Colquettewhig5.61%
28,677 votes
Habershamwhig5.58%
28,557 votes
John CoffeeDemocratic5.58%
28,543 votes
G P Kingwhig5.56%
28,458 votes
Nesbitwhig5.56%
28,419 votes
Blackwhig5.55%
28,407 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.