A special election was held in on March 23, 1801, to fill a vacancy left by the death of James Jones on January 11, 1801, before the start of the 7th Congress. His death had also left a vacancy in the 6th Congress, which went unfilled.
Election results Candidate Party VotesGeorgia at-large race from Ourcampaigns.com Percent John Milledge Democratic-Republican 2,644 67.3% William Smith Unknown 630 16.0% Peter Van Allen Unknown 494 12.6% George Jones Democratic-Republican 163 4.2%
Milledge took his seat at the start of the 1st session of the 7th Congress, on December 7, 1801. Milledge had served earlier, in the 4th and 5th Congresses. Milledge himself would subsequently resign in May, 1802, upon being elected Governor of Georgia
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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