1838 Georgia U.S. House At-large Election

Georgia · 18 candidates · See every 1838 U.S. House race

Who won the 1838 Georgia U.S. House At-large Election?

William Dawson won the 1838 Georgia U.S. House At-large Election. William Dawson received 33,278 popular votes (5.85%). The main challenger was Julius Alford (5.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Dawson and Alford

Dawson +0.2 pts · won by 958 votes

William DawsonState Rights WhigWINNER5.85%

33,278 votes

Julius AlfordState Rights WhigWINNER5.68%

32,320 votes

Walter ColquittState Rights WhigWINNER5.68%

32,299 votes

Richard HabershamState Rights WhigWINNER5.67%

32,282 votes

Thomas KingState Rights WhigWINNER5.66%

32,213 votes

Lott WarrenState Rights WhigWINNER5.6%

31,887 votes

NesbitState Rights WhigWINNER5.6%

31,841 votes

Edward BlackState Rights WhigWINNER5.59%

31,801 votes

Mark CooperState Rights WhigWINNER5.58%

31,723 votes

Campbell Democratic5.5%

31,270 votes

Alfred Iverson Democratic5.49%

31,238 votes

Josiah S Patterson Democratic5.48%

31,187 votes

John Graves Democratic5.46%

31,074 votes

Robert W Pooler Democratic5.46%

31,042 votes

Junius Hillyer Democratic5.44%

30,967 votes

Burney Democratic5.44%

30,932 votes

McWhorter Democratic5.41%

30,796 votes

Nelson Democratic5.41%

30,782 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 September 25, 2026.