Louisiana 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, Special
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Louisiana 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, Special
- Date:
- 1812
- State:
- Louisiana
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Thomas Bolling Robertson, Henry Johnson, Stephen A. Hopkins, Edward Livingston, Elegis Fromentin, Brown, Favre, Charles Roberts
Candidates: | Thomas Bolling Robertson[1] | Henry Johnson | Stephen A. Hopkins | Edward Livingston | Elegis Fromentin | Brown | Favre | Charles Roberts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | ||||||||
Final Result: [2][3] | 875 | 567 | 450 | 299 | 288 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Ascension Parish[4] | 6 | - | 75 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Assumption Parish | 17 | 4 | 52 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
Avoyelles Parish | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Catahoula Parish | 53 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
Concordia Parish | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
East Baton Rogue Parish[5] | 104 | 132 | 2 | 5 | 14 | - | - | 1 |
Feliciana Parish | 184 | 70 | 101 | 11 | - | - | - | - |
Iberville Parish | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lafrouche Parish | 92 | - | 1 | 11 | 2 | - | - | - |
Natchitoches Parish | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
City of New Orleans[6] | 21 | 68 | 7 | 153 | 218 | - | 3 | - |
Ouachita Parish | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Plaquemines Parish | 1 | 13 | 2 | 14 | - | 7 | - | - |
Pointe Coupee Parish | 1 | - | 48 | 26 | - | - | 1 | - |
Rapides Parish | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saint Bernard Parish | - | 18 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saint Charles Parish[7] | - | - | - | 37 | 13 | - | - | - |
Saint Helena Parish[8] | 180 | - | 113 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saint James Parish | - | - | 29 | 7 | 20 | - | - | - |
Saint John the Baptist Parish | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | - | - | - |
Saint Laundry Parish | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saint Martin Parish | 1 | 127 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - | - | - |
Saint Mary Parish | - | 104 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saint Tammany Parish[9] | 195 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
Warren Parish | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
West Baton Rogue Parish[10] | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"A few parishes remain to be heard from - But it is believed they will not materially vary the results." Public Advertiser (New York, NY). December 4, 1812.
[3]Louisiana became a state on April 30, 1812. This election was held at the same time as the election to the 13th Congress. This election was for someone to take a seat in the lame duck 12th Congress. The two elections had nearly identical results.
[4]The October 6, 1812 edition of the Louisiana Gazette lists 73 votes for Stephen Hopkins. The paper also refers to the Parish of Ascension as Donaldson.
[5]The October 6, 1812 edition of the Louisiana Gazette lists 98 votes for Thomas Bolling Robertson, 131 votes for Henry Johnston, 7 votes for Stephen A. Hopkins, 5 votes for Edward Livingston and 3 votes for Elegis Fromentin.
[6]The October 2nd and 3rd, 1812 edition of the Louisiana Courier list 154 votes for Edward Livingston.
[7]The Louisiana Gazette refers to the Parish of Saint Charles as German Coast
[8]The October 6, 1812 edition of the Louisiana Gazette includes the returns of Saint Tammy (sic) with St Helena.
[9]The October 6, 1812 edition of the Louisiana Gazette includes the returns of Saint Tammy with St Helena. Also note that Saint Tammany is spelled Saint Tammy.
[10]Referred to as Iberville (Baton Rouge) by the Louisiana Gazette.
References:
Original Election Returns.
Louisiana Courier (New Orleans, LA). October 2, 1812.
The Louisiana Gazette and New-Orleans Advertiser (New Orleans, LA). October 3, 1812.
Time Piece (Saint Francisville, LA). October 3, 1812.
The Louisiana Gazette and New-Orleans Advertiser (New Orleans, LA). October 6, 1812.
The Louisiana Gazette and New-Orleans Advertiser (New Orleans, LA). October 13, 1812.
Moniteur de la Louisiane (New Orleans, LA). October 20, 1812.
The Louisiana Gazette and New-Orleans Advertiser (New Orleans, LA). October 22, 1812.
Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). November 24, 1812.
The Enquirer (Richmond, VA). November 29, 1812.
Public Advertiser (New York, NY). December 4, 1812.
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