Edward Telfair
★ Governor
- Born
- January 1, 1735
- Died
- September 17, 1807
- Age at death
- 72
- Home state
- Georgia
- Party
- Independent
- On the ballot
- 1789–1793
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Telfair22
Opponents3,501
2
Elections run
Between 1789 and 1793, Edward Telfair ran in 2 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 1 and losing 1. Telfair's biggest single-election total was 21 votes, in the 1793 governor election in Georgia.
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How many votes has Edward Telfair received?
Edward Telfair has received 22 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1793 | GovernorGeorgia | Won | 2139.62% | Jared Irwin George Mathews (head-to-head) |
| 1789 | U.S. HouseGeorgia | Lost | 10.03% | George Mathews (head-to-head) Percy Mrs Baldwin James Jackson William Houston Henry Osborne Job Sumner Isaac Briggs William Pierce William Few J H Shiver Joseph Clay John Graves Baptist Hilligar Henry Allison Thomas Gibbons |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q1293842). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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