North Carolina 1817 U.S. House of Representatives, District 8

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
North Carolina 1817 U.S. House of Representatives, District 8
Date:
1817
State:
North Carolina
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
James S. Smith, Samuel Dickens, Jesse Bird, Richard Wilkins, scattering
Candidates: James S. Smith[1]Samuel DickensJesse BirdRichard Wilkinsscattering
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2]24252176-40-
District of Eight24252176---
Orange County[3]1268990-40-
A. MacCawley's6349-7-
Cannon's Mill105104-16-
Cate's128139---
Chapel Hill17882---
G. Carrington's54103---
J. Carrington's6373---
Hillsborough343240-2-
Holt's11182-1-
Mason Hill13838-14-
Moulder's8580---
Person County354401---
Wake County803785---
Bank's2623--1
Brassfield's179242---
Hortons128156---
Ligons27131---
Nathaniel Jones'12242---
Raleigh266169--4
Upchurch's55221--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Seth Beeson Hinshaw's Compilation lists Samuel Dickens with 2086 votes.
[3]Seth Beeson Hinshaw's Compilation lists Samuel Dickens with 900 votes.

References:

Original Election Returns. State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina Gazette (Raleigh, NC). August 14, 1817.
The Raleigh Minerva (Raleigh, NC). August 22, 1817.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). August 26, 1817.
Virginia Patriot, and Richmond Daily Mercantile Advertiser (Richmond, VA). August 28, 1817.
Southern Patriot, and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). September 13, 1817.
Hinshaw, Seth Beeson, ed. North Carolina Election Returns 1790-1866: Covering the Races for President, Governor and U.S. House. 1992. State Library of North Carolina, Raleigh.

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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).
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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