Virginia 1811 State Senate, Class 2, District 6

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Virginia 1811 State Senate, Class 2, District 6
Date:
1811
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Lewis Wolfe, Charles Brent
Candidates: Lewis Wolfe[1]Charles Brent
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2][3]14141186
District of Six14141186
Berkeley County[4]298196
Frederick County305485
Hampshire County[5][6][7][8][9]305299
Hardy County[10][11]28760
Jefferson County[12][13][14]219146

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The totals as shown reflect the votes in the Hampshire vote count as given in the Original Hampshire County Poll Book rather than the votes listed in the newspapers.
[3]"Federal Majority, 228." Martinsburgh Gazette (Martinsburg, WV). May 3, 1811.
[4]"From the Winchester Gazette (Winchester, VA), April 20. At the close of the poll on Monday the 6th inst. the result was --." Federal Republican and Commercial Gazette (Baltimore, MD), April 26, 1811; and, The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), May 4, 1811.
[5]Original Poll Book lists 305 votes for Lewis Wolfe and 299 votes for Charles Brent.
[6]A few newspapers list Lewis Wolfe with 305 votes and Charles Brent with 299 votes while others list Lewis Wolfe with 305 votes and Charles Brent with 300 votes, or 304 and 298 votes respectively.
[7]"From the Winchester Gazette (Winchester, VA), April 20. The polls closed on the first day (15th) and the following is the result --" Farmer's Repository (Charlestown, WV), April 19, 1811; and, The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), May 4, 1811.
[8]"It is with no common pleasure that we inform our readers of the success of Federalism and true political principles in the county of Hampshire. Unprecedented exertions, we are informed, were there made to bring out every vote on the democratic side; their exertions have all been fruitless. The following is a statement of the votes taken:" Martinsburgh Gazette (Martinsburg, WV). April 19, 1811.
[9]"Extract of a letter from Hampshire County (Virginia) dated 20th inst. 'On Monday last we had our election in this county . . . which has eventuated in the complete triumph of federalism --...'" United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). April 30, 1811.
[10]"From the Winchester Gazette (Winchester, VA), April 20. The Election commenced on the 9th and closed on the 11th and resulted as follows:" The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). May 4, 1811.
[11]"We understand that the majority for Mr. Wolfe in Hardy was 249." Martinsburgh Gazette (Martinsburg, WV). April 19, 1811.
[12]"The following is a statement of the votes given at the election held in this town on Monday last." Farmer's Repository (Charlestown, WV). April 26, 1811.
[13]"Martinsburgh, April 26...At the close of the polls on Monday last, the result was --" Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD), May 1, 1811; Martinsburgh Gazette, April 26, 1811; and, Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA), April 30, 1811.
[14]Martinsburgh Gazette (Martinsburg, WV), April 26, 1811, lists 218 votes for Lewis Wolfe.

References:

Hampshire County Poll Book. The National Archives, Washington, DC.
Martinsburgh Gazette (Martinsburg, WV). April 12, 1811.
Farmer's Repository (Charlestown, WV). April 19, 1811.
Martinsburgh Gazette (Martinsburg, WV). April 19, 1811.
Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA). April 24, 1811.
Farmer's Repository (Charlestown, WV). April 26, 1811.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). April 26, 1811.
Federal Republican and Commercial Gazette (Baltimore, MD). April 26, 1811.
Martinsburgh Gazette (Martinsburg, WV). April 26, 1811.
Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD). April 27, 1811.
Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA). April 30, 1811.
Hagers-Town Gazette (Hagerstown, MD). April 30, 1811.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). April 30, 1811.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). May 1, 1811.
New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 1, 1811.
Farmer's Repository (Charlestown, WV). May 3, 1811.
Martinsburgh Gazette (Martinsburg, WV). May 3, 1811.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). May 4, 1811.
Leonard, Cynthia Miller, ed. The General Assembly of Virginia, July 30, 1619 - January 11, 1978: A Bicentennial Register of Members. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1978.

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