George Gilmer

★ U.S. Representative

Born: April 11, 1790
Died: November 16, 1859
Age at death: 69
Home state: Georgia
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1820–1834

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Gilmer62,371

Opponents967,714

Elections run

Between 1820 and 1834, George Gilmer ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Gilmer's biggest single-election total was 28,417 votes, in the 1834 U.S. House election in Georgia's at-large district.

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How many votes has George Gilmer received?

George Gilmer has received 62,371 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

George Gilmer’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1834	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Lost	28,4175.23%	James Wayne (head-to-head) William Schley (head-to-head) Charles Haynes (head-to-head) George Towns John Coffee (head-to-head) George Owens James Terrell Seaton Grantland John Sanford Richard Wilde (head-to-head) Thomas Foster (head-to-head) Roger Gamble (head-to-head) Chappell Lamar Beall Daniel Newman (head-to-head) Daniel
1832	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	26,0616.27%	James Wayne (head-to-head) Richard Wilde (head-to-head) Augustin Clayton Thomas Foster (head-to-head) Roger Gamble (head-to-head) Seaborn Jones William Schley (head-to-head) John Coffee (head-to-head) Charles E Haynes Owens Terrell Thomas E Watson Branham Stewart Charles Harris Daniel Newman (head-to-head) Henry Lamar Milton
1828	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	—	Thomas Foster (head-to-head) Richard Wilde (head-to-head) Wiley Thompson (head-to-head) Charles Haynes (head-to-head) James Wayne (head-to-head) Wilson Lumpkin
1820	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	7,89311.12%	Robert Reid Alfred Cuthbert Joel Abbott Edward Tattnall Wiley Thompson (head-to-head) Thomas Cobb George Walton Rodney M Cook Clark Blair

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000216) and Wikidata (Q178881). 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.