Virginia 1805 House of Delegates, Spotsylvania County

Office:
House of Delegates (State)
Title:
Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Virginia 1805 House of Delegates, Spotsylvania County
Date:
1805
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Delegates/Delegate
Candidates:
Hugh Tennant Weedon Mercer, John Minor, Larkin Stanard, John Herndon, S. Crutchfield, Baxter, James M. Bile, Robert S. Chew, Benjamin Waller
Candidates: Hugh Tennant Weedon Mercer[1]John Minor[2]Larkin StanardJohn HerndonS. CrutchfieldBaxterJames M. BileRobert S. ChewBenjamin Waller
Affiliation:Federalist
Final Result: [3][4]4292882191633111
Spotsylvania County4292882191633111

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]"On Tuesday last, an Election was held at the Courthouse in this county...at the close of the poll the votes stood as follows:...For Col. Hugh Mercer 426, Gen. John Minor 287, Capt. Larkin Stanard 216." The Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg, VA). April 5, 1805.
[4]However, James McFarlane apparently also served but, unlike Hugh Mercer and John Minor, is not listed among the candidates in the Spotsylvania County Poll Book for this election. James McFarlane is listed as a third delegate, under Spotsylvania County in both the 1918 and 1978 Registers of the General Assembly of Virginia, without explanation and in the 1918 register his name is followed by "(?)".

References:

Spotsylvania County Poll Book. Library of Virginia, Richmond.
The Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg, VA). April 5, 1805.
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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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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