South Carolina 1806 House of Representatives, Greenville District

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: South Carolina 1806 House of Representatives, Greenville District
Date:: 1806
State:: South Carolina
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: John Blasingame, Thomas Edwards, John Hampton Harrison

Candidates:	John Blasingame [1]	Thomas Edwards [2]	John Hampton Harrison
Affiliation:
Final Result: [3][4]	-	-	-
District of Greenville	-	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]"It appeared on counting the votes, that Mr. Edwards had but two votes more than J. H. Harrison, and on counting the votes for a member of Congress, the next day, three votes were found amongst them for Mr. Harrison, so that he, of right, Elected." The Times (Charleston, SC). October 27, 1806.

[4]The results of this election were contested by supporters of John Hampton Harrison, who alleged that several votes for Harrison were mistakenly put in the box for a member of Congress by the managers. Ultimately, the elections of John Blasingame and Thomas Edwards were upheld.

References:

City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC). October 27, 1806.

The Times (Charleston, SC). October 27, 1806.

Biographical Directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Vol. 1. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1974. 269.

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