Abraham Baldwin

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 22, 1754
Died: March 4, 1807
Age at death: 52
Home state: Georgia
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1790–1798

Career timeline

1790Rep 1792Rep 1794Rep 1796Rep 1798Rep

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Baldwin16,261

Opponents31,455

Elections run

Between 1790 and 1798, Abraham Baldwin ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 1. Baldwin's biggest single-election total was 5,932 votes, in the 1796 U.S. House election in Georgia's at-large district. Baldwin's closest win came in the 1790 U.S. House election in Georgia's District 2, decided by 82 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Georgia's at-large district, every U.S. House race in Georgia's District 2, or all 1798 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Abraham Baldwin received?

Abraham Baldwin has received 16,261 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

Abraham Baldwin’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1798	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Lost	3,11128.43%	James Jones Benjamin Taliaferro John Milledge (head-to-head) Thomas Polhill Jesse Scruggs John Kogler Robert Watkins George Walton
1796	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	5,93235.65%	John Milledge (head-to-head) Thomas P Carnes (head-to-head) Francis Willis (head-to-head) George Nailor William Barnett Thomas Glascock Howel Cobbs A C G Elholm Josiah Tatnall John W Thompon
1794	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	1,39119.12%	John Millage Thomas Carnes (head-to-head) Jacob Waldburger James Lims Francis Willis (head-to-head) Lachlan McIntosh Samuel Blackbourn James Adcock James Reia Richard Sims Marshall James Simmons Joseph Clay (head-to-head) John Spencer Ronnie Thompson Robert L Ray Elias Welbourne William Few David Perryman J Storie James Jones Burke George Foalas White B. Smith
1792	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	5,49744.57%	Thomas Carnes (head-to-head) George Mathews John Milledge Francis Willis (head-to-head) James Jackson (head-to-head) Matthew McAllister Philip Clayton Joseph Clay (head-to-head) George Walker John Twiggs John Houdon Caleb Howell Samuel Brise Peter Lawrence A Lewis
1790	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	33056.22%	Thomas P Carnes (head-to-head) James Jackson (head-to-head) J F Jones

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000084) and Wikidata (Q329766). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.