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Walter Colquitt

★ U.S. Representative
Born
December 27, 1799
Died
May 7, 1855
Age at death
55
Home state
Georgia
Party
state rights whig
On the ballot
1838–1840
Career timeline
1838Rep1840Rep
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Colquitt68,278
Opponents1.2M
2
Elections run

Between 1838 and 1840, Walter Colquitt ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Colquitt's biggest single-election total was 35,979 votes, in the 1840 U.S. House election in Georgia's at-large district.

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How many votes has Walter Colquitt received?

Walter Colquitt has received 68,278 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Walter Colquitt’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1840U.S. HouseGeorgiaLost35,9795.35%William Dawson (head-to-head)
Richard Habersham (head-to-head)
Eugenius Nisbet
Thomas Foster
Lott Warren (head-to-head)
Julius Alford (head-to-head)
Roger Gamble
Thomas King (head-to-head)
James Meriwether
Mark Cooper (head-to-head)
Edward Black (head-to-head)
Lumpkin
Campbell (head-to-head)
Junius Hillyer (head-to-head)
Robert W Pooler (head-to-head)
Josiah S Patterson (head-to-head)
Alfred Iverson (head-to-head)
1838U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon32,2995.68%William Dawson (head-to-head)
Julius Alford (head-to-head)
Richard Habersham (head-to-head)
Thomas King (head-to-head)
Lott Warren (head-to-head)
Nesbit
Edward Black (head-to-head)
Mark Cooper (head-to-head)
Campbell (head-to-head)
Alfred Iverson (head-to-head)
Josiah S Patterson (head-to-head)
John Graves
Robert W Pooler (head-to-head)
Junius Hillyer (head-to-head)
Burney
McWhorter
Nelson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000648) and Wikidata (Q5611116). 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.