Joseph Clay

U.S. House candidate

Born: October 16, 1741
Died: November 15, 1804
Age at death: 63
Home state: Georgia
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1789–1794

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Clay6

Opponents23,073

Elections run

Between 1789 and 1794, Joseph Clay ran in 3 U.S. House elections, losing all 3. Clay's biggest single-election total was 3 votes, in the 1792 U.S. House election in Georgia's at-large district.

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How many votes has Joseph Clay received?

Joseph Clay has received 6 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

Joseph Clay’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1794	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Lost	20.03%	John Millage Abraham Baldwin (head-to-head) 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 John Spencer Ronnie Thompson Robert L Ray Elias Welbourne William Few (head-to-head) David Perryman J Storie James Jones Burke George Foalas White B. Smith
1792	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Lost	30.02%	Abraham Baldwin (head-to-head) Thomas Carnes (head-to-head) George Mathews (head-to-head) John Milledge Francis Willis (head-to-head) James Jackson (head-to-head) Matthew McAllister Philip Clayton George Walker John Twiggs John Houdon Caleb Howell Samuel Brise Peter Lawrence A Lewis
1789	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Lost	10.03%	George Mathews (head-to-head) Percy Mrs Baldwin James Jackson (head-to-head) William Houston Henry Osborne Job Sumner Isaac Briggs William Pierce William Few (head-to-head) J H Shiver Edward Telfair John Graves Baptist Hilligar Henry Allison Thomas Gibbons

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q15453313). 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.