Kentucky 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, Special
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Kentucky 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, Special
- Date:
- 1816
- State:
- Kentucky
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Thomas Fletcher, Chilton Allan
Candidates: | Thomas Fletcher[1] | Chilton Allan |
---|---|---|
Affiliation: | ||
Final Result: [2] | 3416 | 2380 |
District of One | 3416 | 2380 |
Bath County | 858 | 74 |
Clarke County[3] | 442 | 902 |
Estill County | 246 | 137 |
Fleming County | 594 | 451 |
Floyd County[4] | 374 | 344 |
Greenup County | 169 | 187 |
Montgomery County | 733 | 285 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"To supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the Hon. James Clarke [for the 14th Congress]." Louisville Correspondent (Louisville, KY). August 26, 1816.
[3]Petersburg Republican, Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC) and The City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC) list Chilton Allen's votes as 903.
[4]The Union (Washington, KY) and The Argus of Western America lists Thomas Fletcher's votes as 394.
References:
The Kentucky Advertiser (Winchester, KY). August 10, 1816.
The Western Citizen (Paris, KY). August 14, 1816.
Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). August 22, 1816.
Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY). August 23, 1816.
Louisville Correspondent (Louisville, KY). August 26, 1816.
The Petersburg Republican (Petersburg, VA). August 27, 1816.
City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). August 29, 1816.
The Union (Washington, KY). September 6, 1816.
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