A special election was held in Georgia's at-large congressional district on October 3, 1803, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation, before the start of the 8th Congress, of John Milledge (DR), who had been elected Governor of Georgia.
Election results
| Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes[1]
|
Percent
|
| Joseph Bryan
|
Democratic-Republican
|
8,102
|
71.3%
|
| Matthew MacAlister
|
Federalist
|
2,230
|
19.6%
|
| Cowles Mead
|
Democratic-Republican
|
1,039
|
9.1%
|
Bryan took his seat with the rest of the 8th Congress at the start of the 1st session.
See also
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