Kentucky 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Kentucky 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
Date:
1820
State:
Kentucky
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Anthony New, John Daviess, Dickson Gwen
Candidates: Anthony New[1]John DaviessDickson Gwen
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3][4]---
District of Five---
Breckenridge County---
Caldwell County---
Christian County---
Daviess County---
Grayson County---
Henderson County---
Hopkins County---
Livingston County---
Muhlenberg County---
Ohio County---
Union County---

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"Our first statement annoucing the election of Col. Anthony New, as the successor of Mr. M'Lean, in the 5th Congressional District, turns out to be correct. His majority over Gen Daviess was near 100 votes." Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). September 7, 1820.
[3]"It seems to be not a little difficult to ascertain who is elected Representative in Congress from the 5th District ... Mr. New is really and bona fide re-elected by a small majority." Western Monitor (Lexington, KY). September 12, 1820.
[4]The September 5th edition of the Western Citizen and the August 29th edition of the Western Monitor list John Daviess as elected.

References:

Original Election Certificate. The National Archives, Washington, DC.
Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY). August 16, 1820.
The Commentator (Frankfort, KY). August 17, 1820.
Western Monitor (Lexington, KY). August 29, 1820.
The Western Citizen (Paris, KY). September 5, 1820.
Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). September 7, 1820.
Western Monitor (Lexington, KY). September 12, 1820.
Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). September 20, 1820.

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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).
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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