Virginia 1799 U.S. House of Representatives, District 11

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Virginia 1799 U.S. House of Representatives, District 11
Date:
1799
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Josiah Parker, Thomas Newton
Candidates: Josiah Parker[1]Thomas Newton
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2]1143890
District of Eleven1143890
Isle of Wight County157151
Nansemond County198186
Norfolk County490379
Norfolk[3]190147
Princess Anne County[4][5]298174

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE) refers to Josiah Parker as one of the two "Trimmers" when listing affiliations of representatives.
[3]The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists 191 votes for Josiah Parker.
[4]The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists 300 votes for Josiah Parker and 130 votes for Thomas Newton.
[5]Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser lists 300 votes for Josiah Parker and 170 votes for Thomas Newton.

References:

Princess Anne County Poll Book. Library of Virginia, Richmond.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). May 1, 1799.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). May 2, 1799.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). May 3, 1799.
Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). May 4, 1799.
Federal Observer (Portsmouth, NH). May 16, 1799.
The Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE). June 1, 1799.

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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).
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).
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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