South Carolina 1796 House of Representatives, Saint Paul's Parish
- Office:
- House of Representatives (State)
- Title:
- State Representative
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- South Carolina 1796 House of Representatives, Saint Paul's Parish
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- South Carolina
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- House of Representatives/State Representative
- Candidates:
- James Hartley, John Boyle, Joseph Eddings
Candidates: | James Hartley[1] | John Boyle[2] | Joseph Eddings[3] |
---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | |||
Final Result: [4][5] | 54 | 47 | 40 |
Saint Paul's Parish | 54 | 47 | 40 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]There were 81 votes for assembly.
[5]William B. Mitchell petitioned to have the election of Joseph Eddings overturned. "At which Joseph Edings [sic] and your Petitioner (William B. Mitchell) together with five others were candidates." Joseph Edings "... had thirty eight votes exclusive of which there were two votes for Edings, which ... would only give him the number of forty." William B. Mitchell "that your Petitioner being the next in number of votes to the said Joseph Edings had thirty seven votes." Petition of William B. Mitchell to the Committee on Elections.
References:
Original Election Returns. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
Petition of William B. Mitchell to the Committee on Elections.
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