Virginia 1817 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Virginia 1817 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6
Date:
1817
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Alexander Smyth, Benjamin Estill
Candidates: Alexander Smyth[1]Benjamin Estill
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: 1443711
District of Six1443711
Grayson County3311
Lee County16634
Russell County[2]115112
Scott County43195
Tazewell County20719
Washington County[3]196347
Wythe County3853

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA), Winchester Gazette (Winchester, VA) and Alexandria Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA) list 113 votes for Benjamin Estill.
[3]The Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA) lists 195 votes for Alexander Smyth.

References:

National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). April 22, 1817.
Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA). April 22, 1817.
Virginia Patriot, and Richmond Daily Mercantile Advertiser (Richmond, VA). April 23, 1817.
Alexandria Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA). April 25, 1817.
Winchester Gazette (Winchester, VA). April 26, 1817.
Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA). April 29, 1817.
Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA). May 2, 1817.
Alexandria Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA). May 6, 1817.

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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).
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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