Virginia 1797 U.S. House of Representatives, District 17

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Virginia 1797 U.S. House of Representatives, District 17
Date:
1797
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Richard Brent, Leven Powell
Candidates: Richard Brent[1]Leven Powell
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2][3][4]414-
District of Seventeen414-
Fairfax County170-
Loudoun County106-
Prince William County148-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"The Hon. Richard Brent will, no doubt, be re-elected... At a poll opened in the Court House yesterday he had 174 votes." The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA). March 21, 1797.
[3]"Col. Powell of Loudoun was expected to have been a candidate on this occasion; but from the present ill state of his health, it was understood he had declined and consequently had but a few votes." The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA). March 21, 1797.
[4]"There were a few votes in each of the above counties for Col. Powell, in justice to whom it is mentioned that he did not consider himself a candidate on this occasion." The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA), April 1, 1797; and, Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 7, 1797.

References:

The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA). March 21, 1797.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). March 27, 1797.
The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA). April 1, 1797.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 7, 1797.
Mattern, David B., J. C. A. Stagg, Jeanne K. Cross and Susan Holbrook Perdue, ed. The Papers of James Madison, Congressional Series. Vol. 16. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 1989. 502-503.

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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).

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