Congressional elections to the 1st United States Congress were held in Georgia on February 9, 1789, for the state's three congressional districts. All elected representatives were members of the Anti-Administration political faction in Congress.

The Georgia Election Act of 1789 established a mixed at-large/district system for congressional elections. Under the act, representatives were elected at-large on a general ticket but for three district-based seats, for which candidates were required to be residents. Each voter was allowed to cast three votes, one for a candidate in each district. Some candidates received votes in multiple districts.

The election returns were opened on February 26. Only the returns of Richmond, Wilkes, Effingham, Chatham, Liberty, Burke, and Washington Counties were counted, as they had been received in time. The returns from Greene, Glynn, and Camden Counties came in too late but were published anyways. All elected representatives would've won with the returns of those counties included.

Lower District

The Lower District was also known as the Eastern District or the First District. Jackson led a Savannah-based political faction, referred to as the Jackson party, centered in Coastal Georgia.

1789 Georgia's Lower congressional district electionPartyCandidateVotes%Anti-AdministrationJames Jackson57357.76UnknownWilliam Houstoun37938.21UnknownHenry Osborne363.63UnknownJames Seagrove00UnknownScattering40.4Valid votes99283.57Rejected votes19516.43Total1,187100

1789 Georgia's Lower congressional district election (With rejected returns)PartyCandidateVotes%Anti-AdministrationJames Jackson60450.88UnknownWilliam Houstoun39933.61UnknownHenry Osborne17214.49UnknownJames Seagrove70.59UnknownScattering50.42Total1,187100

Middle District

The Middle District was also known as the Center District or the Second District.

1789 Georgia's Middle congressional district electionPartyCandidateVotes%Anti-AdministrationAbraham Baldwin99371.39UnknownHenry Osborne22416.10UnknownJoseph Sumner1178.41UnknownIsaac Briggs423.02Anti-AdministrationJames Jackson70.50UnknownWilliam Houstoun40.29UnknownScattering40.29Valid votes1,39187.82Rejected votes19312.18Total1,584100

1789 Georgia's Middle congressional district election (With rejected returns)PartyCandidateVotes%Anti-AdministrationAbraham Baldwin1,09669.19UnknownHenry Osborne24115.21UnknownJoseph Sumner16510.42UnknownIsaac Briggs422.65UnknownWilliam Houstoun231.45Anti-AdministrationJames Jackson90.57UnknownScattering80.51Total1,584100

Upper District

The Upper District was also known as the Western District or the Third District.

1789 Georgia's Middle congressional district electionPartyCandidateVotes%Anti-AdministrationGeorge Mathews1,04898.87UnknownJoseph Sumner30.28UnknownHenry Osborne10.09UnknownAnthony Wayne00UnknownScattering80.76Valid votes1,06088.11Rejected votes14311.89Total1,203100

1789 Georgia's Middle congressional district election (With rejected returns)PartyCandidateVotes%Anti-AdministrationGeorge Mathews1,15896.26UnknownJoseph Sumner242.00UnknownAnthony Wayne80.67UnknownHenry Osborne50.42UnknownScattering80.67Total1,584100

See also 1788–89 United States House of Representatives elections List of United States representatives from Georgia

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