Delaware 1801 House of Representatives, New Castle County, Special
- Office:
- House of Representatives (State)
- Title:
- State Representative
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Delaware 1801 House of Representatives, New Castle County, Special
- Date:
- 1801
- State:
- Delaware
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- House of Representatives/State Representative
- Candidates:
- John C. Brush, Nicholas Van Dyke
| Candidates: | John C. Brush[1] | Nicholas Van Dyke |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist |
| Final Result: [2] | 316 | 103 |
| New Castle County | 316 | 103 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]John C. Brush was elected in October, but due to a Delaware law disqualifying a clergyman from office, was found, on January 8 "not duly qualified to be a member of their house." He was expelled from the Delaware House of Representatives on a straight party line vote on January 14, with a new election ordered for January 21 "Brush got eight hundred less votes than in October, but he still defeated his Federalist opponent". Delaware History, Fall-Winter, 1989 Historical Society of Delaware. Volume XXIII, Number 4.
References:
Delaware History. XXIII, no. 4. (Fall-Winter, 1989).
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