Maryland 1823 House of Delegates, Washington County

Office:: House of Delegates (State)
Title:: Delegate
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Maryland 1823 House of Delegates, Washington County
Date:: 1823
State:: Maryland
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Delegates/Delegate
Candidates:: Andrew Kershner, Joseph Gabby, James H. Bowles, Joseph I. Merrick, Thomas Kennedy, Ignatius Drury, T. B. Hall, Thomas Kellar, Benjamin Galloway

Candidates:	Andrew Kershner	Joseph Gabby	James H. Bowles	Joseph I. Merrick	Thomas Kennedy	Ignatius Drury	T. B. Hall	Thomas Kellar	Benjamin Galloway
Affiliation:	No Jew-Bill Ticket	No Jew-Bill Ticket	No Jew-Bill Ticket	No Jew-Bill Ticket	Jew-Bill Ticket	Jew-Bill Ticket	Jew-Bill Ticket	Jew-Bill Ticket	No Jew-Bill Ticket
Final Result: [1][2]	1252	1213	1159	974	739	640	620	560	196
Washington County	1252	1213	1159	974	739	640	620	560	196
Boonsborough	96	88	83	58	137	145	114	108	28
Cave Town	219	213	205	184	26	24	18	12	11
Clear Spring	246	237	227	217	10	3	8	10	26
Town of Hagerstown	405	413	347	295	288	191	224	224	71
Town of Hancock	40	36	98	26	54	31	41	53	5
Town of Sharpsburg	127	129	120	153	73	62	106	63	16
Williams Port	119	97	79	41	151	184	109	90	39

Notes:

[1]The October 7th edition of the Maryland ran incomplete returns - no returns had yet been reported from Hancock.

[2]According to the Jewish Museum of Maryland, the "Jew-Bill", enacted by Maryland legislature in 1826, modified the state's constitution's Christian oath requirement for public office.

References:

The Maryland Herald, and Hager's-Town Weekly Advertiser (Hagerstown, MD). October 7, 1823.

The Maryland Herald, and Hager's-Town Weekly Advertiser (Hagerstown, MD). October 14, 1823.

The Torch Light and Public Advertiser (Hagerstown, MD). October 14, 1823.

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