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1840 Georgia U.S. House At-large Election

Georgia · 18 candidates · See every 1840 U.S. House race

Who won the 1840 Georgia U.S. House At-large Election?

William Dawson won the 1840 Georgia U.S. House At-large Election. William Dawson received 39,299 popular votes (5.84%). The main challenger was Richard Habersham (5.81%).

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

Dawson +0.0 pts · won by 194 votes
William DawsonWhigWINNER5.84%
39,299 votes
Richard HabershamWhigWINNER5.81%
39,105 votes
Eugenius NisbetWhigWINNER5.81%
39,098 votes
Thomas FosterWhigWINNER5.8%
39,004 votes
Lott WarrenWhigWINNER5.8%
39,001 votes
Julius AlfordWhigWINNER5.79%
38,980 votes
Roger GambleWhigWINNER5.79%
38,924 votes
Thomas KingWhigWINNER5.78%
38,895 votes
James MeriwetherWhigWINNER5.77%
38,840 votes
Walter ColquittDemocratic5.35%
35,979 votes
Mark CooperDemocratic5.34%
35,922 votes
Edward BlackDemocratic5.32%
35,783 votes
LumpkinDemocratic5.31%
35,730 votes
CampbellDemocratic5.3%
35,678 votes
Junius HillyerDemocratic5.3%
35,660 votes
Robert W PoolerDemocratic5.3%
35,657 votes
Josiah S PattersonDemocratic5.29%
35,615 votes
Alfred IversonDemocratic5.29%
35,608 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.