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1842 Georgia U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1842 Georgia U.S. House At-large Election?

Mark Cooper won the 1842 Georgia U.S. House At-large Election. Mark Cooper received 35,451 popular votes (6.5%). The main challenger was John Lamar (6.47%).

See the full head-to-head between Cooper and Lamar

Cooper +0.0 pts · won by 144 votes
Mark CooperDemocraticWINNER6.5%
35,451 votes
John LamarDemocraticWINNER6.47%
35,307 votes
Howell CobbDemocraticWINNER6.45%
35,217 votes
Edward BlackDemocraticWINNER6.45%
35,181 votes
William StilesDemocraticWINNER6.44%
35,176 votes
Hugh HaralsonDemocraticWINNER6.44%
35,162 votes
John LumpkinDemocraticWINNER6.44%
35,159 votes
John MillenDemocraticWINNER6.42%
35,026 votes
Richard Habershamwhig6.13%
33,474 votes
Roger Gamblewhig6.09%
33,249 votes
Wrightwhig6.09%
33,214 votes
Richard H Wildewhig6.05%
32,997 votes
Absalom Chappellwhig6.04%
32,980 votes
Augustus H Kenanwhig6.01%
32,827 votes
Thomas Kingwhig6.01%
32,822 votes
Henry P Smeadwhig5.97%
32,560 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.