Francis Willis

U.S. House candidate

Born: January 5, 1745
Died: April 3, 1829
Age at death: 84
Home state: Georgia
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1792–1804

Career timeline

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0-6

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Willis8,192

Opponents124,881

Elections run

Between 1792 and 1804, Francis Willis ran in 6 U.S. House elections, losing all 6. Willis's biggest single-election total was 3,066 votes, in the 1802 U.S. House election in Georgia's at-large district.

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How many votes has Francis Willis received?

Francis Willis has received 8,192 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–6.

Election history

Francis Willis’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1804	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Lost	10%	Peter Early (head-to-head) David Meriwether (head-to-head) Joseph Bryan (head-to-head) Cowles Mead Thomas Spalding Thomas Carr J F Jones Thomas U P Charlton Matthew McAllister (head-to-head) Owen Shannon Charles Harris Charles Odingsilly
1802	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Lost	3,0668.31%	John Milledge (head-to-head) David Meriwether (head-to-head) Peter Early (head-to-head) Samuel Hammond Joseph Bryan (head-to-head) Matthew McAllister (head-to-head) Lewis H Crawford Jared Irwin
1800	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Lost	1,7919.91%	James Jones Benjamin Taliaferro William Stephens James Cockran John Milledge (head-to-head) Peter O Gibson Percy Mrs Baldwin Joseph Plumer Jesse Scruggs Robert Abercrombie Thomas P Carnes (head-to-head) Daniel Ounsels John London
1796	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Lost	1,74510.53%	Abraham Baldwin (head-to-head) John Milledge (head-to-head) Thomas P Carnes (head-to-head) George Nailor William Barnett Thomas Glascock Howel Cobbs A C G Elholm Josiah Tatnall John W Thompon
1794	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Lost	76510.51%	John Millage Abraham Baldwin (head-to-head) Thomas Carnes (head-to-head) Jacob Waldburger James Lims 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	Lost	8246.68%	Abraham Baldwin (head-to-head) Thomas Carnes (head-to-head) George Mathews John Milledge James Jackson Matthew McAllister (head-to-head) Philip Clayton Joseph Clay (head-to-head) George Walker John Twiggs John Houdon Caleb Howell Samuel Brise Peter Lawrence A Lewis

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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.