1822 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia

Georgia gained one seat in reapportionment following the 1820 United States census.

In the 1820 election, incumbent Thomas W. Cobb faced strong opposition.^[1]

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Georgia at-large 7 seats on a general ticket	Alfred Cuthbert	Democratic-Republican	1813 (Special) 1816 (Resigned) 1820	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Forsyth (Crawford Democratic-Republican) 13.5% √ Edward F. Tattnall (Crawford Democratic-Republican) 13.0% √ Joel Abbot (Crawford Democratic-Republican) 11.5% √ Wiley Thompson (Crawford Democratic-Republican) 11.2% √ Thomas W. Cobb (Crawford Democratic-Republican) 11.1% √ George Cary (Crawford Democratic-Republican) 9.9% √ Alfred Cuthbert (Crawford Democratic-Republican) 9.7% Thomas Glascock 9.6% Charles E. Haynes (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 5.9% John R. Golding 4.6%
	George R. Gilmer	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
	Joel Abbot	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.
	Edward F. Tattnall	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent re-elected.
	Robert R. Reid	Democratic-Republican	1819 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
	Wiley Thompson	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent re-elected.
	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.

References

^ "Georgia Election". Winchester Gazette. October 21, 1820. Retrieved March 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.