Delaware 1821 State Senate, Sussex County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Delaware 1821 State Senate, Sussex County
Date:
1821
State:
Delaware
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
William Hill Wells, Jesse Green
Candidates: William Hill Wells[1]Jesse Green
Affiliation:FederalistFederalist
Final Result: [2][3][4]1195836
Sussex County1195836

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]William Hill Wells was actually a Federalist, but he ran on the Republican ticket.
[3]The Delaware Gazette of October 9, 1821 refers to the Federalist party as the "Federal Republicans", and refers to the Republicans as the "Anti Republicans". William Hill Wells is listed as an "Anti Republican" (i.e., a Republican), because he was running on that ticket even though he was a Federalist.
[4]"The Election in Sussex County has resulted in the success of the Federal ticket, over that of the shreds and ends of parties." The Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE). October 9, 1821.

References:

Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE). October 9, 1821.
Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE). October 16, 1821.
Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE). October 19, 1821.

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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).

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