Kentucky 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Kentucky 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4
Date:
1818
State:
Kentucky
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Thomas Metcalf, Joseph Desha
Candidates: Thomas Metcalf[1]Joseph Desha
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]--
District of Four--
Bourbon County821640
Bracken County[3]--
Augusta Precinct[4]--
Lewis County[5]--
Mason County1076529
Nicholas County[6][7]--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"Total majority for Metcalfe, 1420." Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY). August 26, 1818.
[3]Thomas Metcalf received a majority of 210.
[4]Thomas Metcalf had 221 votes and Desha had 146 votes after Monday and Tuesday voting.
[5]Joseph Desha had a majority of 150.
[6]Thomas Metcalf had a majority of 632.
[7]Thomas Metcalf had 303 votes and Joseph Desha had 55 votes after Monday voting.

References:

The Western Monitor (Lexington, KY). August 8, 1818.
Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY). August 12, 1818.
Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). August 26, 1818.
Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). August 28, 1818.

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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).

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