Louisiana 1820 U.S. House of Representatives

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Louisiana 1820 U.S. House of Representatives
Date:
1820
State:
Louisiana
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Josiah S. Johnston, Edward Livingston
Candidates: Josiah S. Johnston[1]Edward Livingston
Affiliation:
Final Result: 23392260
Ascension Parish3697
Assumption Parish384
Avoyelles Parish722
Catahoula Parish12420
Concordia Parish--
East Baton Rouge Parish[2][3]238145
Feliciana Parish[4]34824
German Coast County--
Saint Charles Parish[5]--
Saint John Parish--
Iberville Parish[6]6773
Lafourche Parish--
Natchitoches Parish11311
Orleans County--
District of Cannes Brutees[7]6620
City of New Orleans[8][9][10]209583
Plaquemines Parish[11][12]7275
Ouachita Parish5048
Pointe Coupee Parish--
Rapides Parish10945
Saint Helena Parish13928
Saint James Parish1198
Saint Landry Parish[13]102190
Saint Martin Parish53129
Saint Mary Parish7214
Saint Tammany Parish10234
Washington Parish12030
West Baton Rouge Parish5108

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Louisiana Herald and the Port-Gibson Gazette both list 283 votes for Josiah S. Johnston.
[3]The Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY) lists 238 votes for Edward Livingston and 145 votes for Josoah S. Johnston.
[4]The July 11, 1820 edition of the Louisiana Advertiser lists 368 votes for Josiah S. Johnston.
[5]German Coast was comprised of Saint Charles and Saint John Parishes. The votes for these two were often given together, or the votes given to one would include the returns also for the other.
[6]The Port-Gibson Correspondent (Port Gibson, MS) lists 66 votes for Josiah S. Johnston.
[7]Also known as Third Senatorial District.
[8]Also known as Second Senatorial District.
[9]The August 5, 1820 edition of the Virginia Herald lists Johnnson with 203 votes.
[10]The Port-Gibson Correspondent (Port Gibson, MS) lists 208 votes for Josiah S. Johnston.
[11]New Orleans County was divided up into at least three electorial districts, First Senatorial, Second Senatorial and Third Senatorial, and they often alternated the names. The first district was often referred to as Plaquemines, the Second as New Orleans City and the third as Cannes Brutees.
[12]Includes the Parish of Saint Bernard.
[13]Also known as Opelousas.

References:

Original Election Certificate. The National Archives, Washington, DC.
Journal of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1820. 4.
Louisiana Advertiser (New Orleans, LA). July 6, 1820.
Louisiana Advertiser (New Orleans, LA). July 7, 1820.
Louisiana Courier (New Orleans, LA). July 7, 1820.
Louisiana Advertiser (New Orleans, LA). July 8, 1820.
Louisiana Herald (Alexandria, LA). July 8, 1820.
Louisiana Courier (New Orleans, LA). July 10, 1820.
Louisiana Advertiser (New Orleans, LA). July 11, 1820.
Louisiana Advertiser (New Orleans, LA). July 13, 1820.
Louisiana Herald (Alexandria, LA). July 15, 1820.
Louisiana Herald (Alexandria, LA). July 29, 1820.
The Port-Gibson Correspondent (Port Gibson, MS). July 29, 1820.
Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). August 5, 1820.
The Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg, VA). August 5, 1820.
Louisiana Courier (New Orleans, LA). November 27, 1820.
Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY).

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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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