In December 1816, a special election was held in Georgia's to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Alfred Cuthbert (DR) on November 9. Cuthbert himself had been elected in a special election in 1813.
Election results
Candidate Party Votes Percent Zadock Cook Democratic-Republican 1,167 39.5% Thomas U.P. Charlton Party affiliation not given in source, presumably Democratic-Republican given the near-non-existence of the Federalist Party in Georgia in this time period 1,130 38.3% MooreFull name not given in source 372 12.6% Walker 285 9.6%
Cook took his seat in Congress on January 23, 1817. footnote 7
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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