Delaware 1817 House of Representatives, Kent County

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Delaware 1817 House of Representatives, Kent County
Date:: 1817
State:: Delaware
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: Spencer Williams, John Cummins, Thomas Candy, John Booth, Joseph G. Rowland, Charles Polk, Charles Kimmey, Arthur Johns, John Adams, Alexander MacClyment, William Kennedy, John Bell, Thomas Smith, Solomon Townsend

Candidates:	Spencer Williams [1]	John Cummins [2]	Thomas Candy [3]	John Booth [4]	Joseph G. Rowland [5]	Charles Polk [6]	Charles Kimmey [7]	Arthur Johns	John Adams	Alexander MacClyment	William Kennedy	John Bell	Thomas Smith	Solomon Townsend
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat
Final Result: [8]	653	650	650	645	640	630	549	529	482	469	467	462	457	450
Kent County	653	650	650	645	640	630	549	529	482	469	467	462	457	450
Duck Creek[9]	132	123	132	132	127	134	132	138	140	140	151	139	138	138
Little Creek[10]	51	51	46	51	48	51	46	53	54	54	54	58	53	54
Murderkill[11]	276	279	278	274	274	278	215	206	165	174	160	161	165	158
Mispillion	158	161	161	153	156	131	134	98	96	75	76	75	75	74
Saint Jones	36	36	33	35	35	36	22	34	27	26	26	29	26	26

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]Elected.

[8]The American Watchman (Wilmington, DE) of October 15, 1817 lists Joseph G. Rowland with 645 votes, John Booth with 651 votes, Spencer Williams with 655 votes, Charles Polk with 628 votes, John Bell with 461 votes, Arthur Johns with 528 votes, Alexander MacClyment with 468 votes, and John Adams with 480 votes.

[9]The American Watchman (Wilmington, DE) of October 15, 1817 lists Joseph G. Rowland with 132 votes, Charles Polk with 132 votes, Arthur Johns with 139 votes, Alexander MacClyment with 139 votes, and John Adams with 138 votes.

[10]The American Watchman (Wilmington, DE) of October 15, 1817 lists John Booth with 57 votes.

[11]The American Watchman (Wilmington, DE) of October 15, 1817 lists Spencer Williams with 278 votes, John Bell with 160 votes, and Arthur Johns with 205 votes.

References:

American Watchman (Wilmington, DE). October 15, 1817.

Delaware Gazette and Peninsula Advertiser (Wilmington, DE). October 15, 1817.

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