North Carolina 1817 U.S. House of Representatives, District 12
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- North Carolina 1817 U.S. House of Representatives, District 12
- Date:
- 1817
- State:
- North Carolina
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Felix Walker, John Paxton, William Porter
Candidates: | Felix Walker[1] | John Paxton | William Porter |
---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Republican |
Final Result: [2][3] | - | - | - |
District of Twelve | - | - | - |
Buncombe County | 636 | 205 | 117 |
Burke County | 78 | 374 | 195 |
Ben Austin's at Little River | 4 | 65 | 7 |
Buck Creek | 11 | 33 | - |
Grassy Creek | 3 | 30 | 36 |
Lower Creek | 8 | 95 | 7 |
Morgantown | 16 | 107 | 27 |
Muddy Creek | 25 | 4 | 85 |
Upper Fort | 10 | 28 | 28 |
Wm. White's | 1 | 12 | 10 |
Haywood County[4] | - | - | - |
Rutherford County | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Felix Walker had a majority of 148 votes.
[3]The Raleigh Minerva (Raleigh, NC) lists Felix Walker with a majority of 143 votes.
[4]John Paxton had a majority of 62 in Haywood County.
References:
Original Election Returns. State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
The Raleigh Minerva (Raleigh, NC). September 5, 1817.
Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina Gazette (Raleigh, NC). September 5, 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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