North Carolina 1808 State Senate, Orange County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
North Carolina 1808 State Senate, Orange County
Date:
1808
State:
North Carolina
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
James Mebane, David Ray
Candidates: James Mebane[1]David Ray
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2]706502
Orange County706502

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The election of James Mebane was contested under the grounds that he had acted as a Councillor of the State during the year in which he was elected a Senator. It was decided that since had had resigned his office as Councillor before his election as Senator, he could keep his seat.

References:

Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina State Gazette (Raleigh, NC). August 18, 1808.
Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina State Gazette (Raleigh, NC). December 8, 1808.

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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).

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