Maryland 1818 House of Delegates, Dorchester County

Office:
House of Delegates (State)
Title:
Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Maryland 1818 House of Delegates, Dorchester County
Date:
1818
State:
Maryland
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Delegates/Delegate
Candidates:
William W. Eccleston, Benjamin Lecompte, Solomon Frazier, Levin Lake, Thomas Pitt, Henry Keene, Edward Griffith, John R. Pitt
Candidates: William W. EcclestonBenjamin LecompteSolomon FrazierLevin LakeThomas PittHenry KeeneEdward GriffithJohn R. Pitt
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublican
Final Result: [1][2][3]899893892878876876869839
Dorchester County899893892878876876869839
Town of Cambridge180324188167327315318169
Elizabeth Lake's90215869821522122384
Town of New Market29076278276645261269
Parson's Creek11116711810615718015595
Town of Vienna228111222231113108112222

Notes:

[1]The Maryland Gazette, Baltimore Patriot and Mercantile Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). and Maryland Republican lists 888 votes for William Eccleston, 890 votes for Solomon Frazier, 834 votes for John R. Pitt, 898 votes for Benjamin Lecompte and 865 votes for Edward Griffith.
[2]The Republican Star, or, General Advertiser (Easton, MD) lists 890 votes for Solomon Frazier and 894 votes for Benjamin Lecompte.
[3]The Alexandria Herald (Alexandria, VA) lists 834 votes for John R. Pitt, 898 votes for Benjamin Lecompte, and 865 votes for Edward Griffith.

References:

Original Election Returns. Maryland State Archives, Annapolis.
Baltimore Patriot and Mercantile Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 7, 1818.
Republican Star and General Advertiser (Easton, MD). October 13, 1818.
The Alexandria Herald (Alexandria, VA). October 14, 1818.
Maryland Gazette and Political Intelligencer (Annapolis, MD). October 15, 1818.
The Maryland Republican and Political and Agricultural Museum (Annapolis, MD). November 11, 1818.

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handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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