Rhode Island 1799 State Senate, District 1

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Rhode Island 1799 State Senate, District 1
Date:
1799
State:
Rhode Island
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
John Innes Clark, Thomas G. Hazard
Candidates: John Innes Clark[1]Thomas G. Hazard
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3]17021555
Bristol County364
Town of Barrington284
Town of Bristol8-
Town of Warren[4]--
Kent County162241
Town of Coventry5667
Town of East Greenwich4533
Town of Warwick4862
Town of West Greenwich1379
Newport County67347
Town of Jamestown923
Town of Little Compton1527
Town of Middletown1340
Town of Newport[5][6]29152
Town of New Shoreham-68
Town of Portsmouth156
Town of Tiverton-49
Providence County1021465
Town of Cranston2446
Town of Cumberland112-
Town of Foster55127
Town of Glocester11066
Town of Johnston7722
Town of North Providence505
Town of Providence4989
Town of Scituate18124
Town of Smithfield7766
Washington County416498
Town of Charlestown1184
Town of Exeter7050
Town of Hopkinton5853
Town of North Kingstown8731
Town of Richmond4336
Town of South Kingstown13781
Town of Westerly1095

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Newport Mercury (Newport, RI) lists John Innes Clark with 1703 votes.
[3]The Reports of the General Assembly list Thomas G. Hazard with 1554 votes but the county totals add up to 1555.
[4]"No proxy for General Officers were brought in, after proclamation being made and a sufficient time allowed for that purpose." Herald of the United States (Warren, RI). April 20, 1799.
[5]The Newport Mercury (Newport, RI) lists 154 votes for Thomas G. Hazard.
[6]The Weekly Companion; and the Commercrial Centinel (Newport, RI) lists 164 votes for Thomas G. Hazard.

References:

Reports of the Rhode Island General Assembly. Vol. 5. 138.
Herald of the United States (Warren, RI). April 20, 1799.
Weekly Companion; and the Commercrial Centinel (Newport, RI). April 27, 1799.
The Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). May 7, 1799.
The Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). May 23, 1799.

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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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