North Carolina 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
North Carolina 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4
Date:
1798
State:
North Carolina
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Richard Stanford, Samuel Benton
Candidates: Richard Stanford[1]Samuel Benton
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: 20051675
District of Four20051675
Chatham County--
Orange County--
Person County--
Randolph County389115

Notes:

[1]Elected

References:

Original Election Certificate. State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
Compiled Congressional Returns. State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
Bache's Philadelphia Aurora (Philadelphia, PA). August 10, 1798.
The North-Carolina Journal (Halifax, NC). August 20, 1798.
The Newbern Gazette (New Bern, NC). August 25, 1798.
The North-Carolina Journal (Halifax, NC). August 27, 1798.
The North-Carolina Journal (Halifax, NC). September 3, 1798.
The North-Carolina Journal (Halifax, NC). October 1, 1798.
Gilpatrick, D. H. Jeffersonian Democracy in North Carolina, 1789-1816. New York: Octagon Books, 1967. 93-99.
Hinshaw, Seth Beeson, ed. North Carolina Election Returns 1790-1866: Covering the Races for President, Governor and U.S. House. 1992. State Library of North Carolina, Raleigh.

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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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