Virginia 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 23, Special

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Virginia 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 23, Special
Date:
1816
State:
Virginia
Type:
Special
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
John Tyler, Andrew Stevenson, John Clopton, Jr
Candidates: John Tyler[1]Andrew StevensonJohn Clopton, Jr
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [2][3]---
District of Twenty Three---
Charles City County18612
Hanover County---
Henrico County1253499
City of Richmond321921
New Kent County[4]---

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]To replace John Clopton, Sr. who died September 11, 1816.
[3]"The Enquirer of Saturday, states that John Tyler, Esq. is elected a member of Congress from the Henrico district, by a majority of from 30 to 40 votes." The American Beacon and Commercial Diary (Norfolk, VA). December 2, 1816.
[4]The Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA) reports John Tyler with a 150 vote majority over Andrew Stevenson.

References:

Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA). November 6, 1816.
Virginia Patriot, and Richmond Daily Mercantile Advertiser (Richmond, VA). November 7, 1816.
The American Beacon and Commercial Diary (Norfolk, VA). November 8, 1816.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). November 8, 1816.
Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA). November 12, 1816.
Virginia Patriot, and Richmond Daily Mercantile Advertiser (Richmond, VA). November 12, 1816.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). November 15, 1816.
Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA). November 16, 1816.
Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA). November 23, 1816.
The American Beacon and Commercial Diary (Norfolk, VA). December 2, 1816.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). December 2, 1816.

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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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