Delaware 1816 House of Representatives, Sussex County

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Delaware 1816 House of Representatives, Sussex County
Date:: 1816
State:: Delaware
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: Nathaniel Vickers, Charles Cullen, David Smith, John Carlisle, Isaiah Burton, William B. Cooper, Soloman Evans, James Dickerson, Joseph Haslet, Benjamin Holland, John Tennant, John D. Smith, Richard P. Campbell, Mitchell Kershaw

Candidates:	Nathaniel Vickers [1]	Charles Cullen [2]	David Smith [3]	John Carlisle [4]	Isaiah Burton [5]	William B. Cooper [6]	Soloman Evans [7]	James Dickerson	Joseph Haslet	Benjamin Holland	John Tennant	John D. Smith	Richard P. Campbell	Mitchell Kershaw
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican
Final Result: [8][9][10]	1710	1710	1708	1707	1707	1705	1692	986	982	982	981	980	978	975
Sussex County	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Baltimore	96	100	100	99	99	100	92	46	47	48	47	46	46	47
Broad Creek[11]	168	166	166	166	166	165	165	156	155	155	155	155	154	153
Broadkill[12]	257	258	258	257	258	252	258	140	140	140	140	140	140	140
Cedar Creek	257	257	254	257	257	257	257	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Dagsborough	189	190	189	189	188	189	185	61	60	60	59	60	60	58
Indian River	118	118	118	118	117	119	115	56	56	56	56	56	56	53
Lewes and Rehoboth	80	80	82	81	82	80	80	106	107	106	106	106	107	107
Little Creek[13]	246	244	245	244	244	245	244	77	72	74	72	72	71	72
Nanticoke	157	157	155	155	156	158	156	109	109	109	109	109	109	109
North West Fork	142	140	141	141	140	140	140	205	206	204	207	205	205	206

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]Elected.

[8]Delaware Gazette and Peninsula Advertiser (Wilmington, DE) of October 17, 1816 refers to Nathaniel Vickers as N. Vickars, and to James Dickerson as J. Derickson.

[9]The American Watchman (Wilmington, DE) of October 16, 1816 refers to James Dickerson as Ja's (James) Derickson and to Soloman Evans as Solomon Evans.

[10]The American Watchman (Wilmington, DE) of October 16, 1816 lists Nathaniel Vickers with 1712 votes and Mitchell Kershaw with 979 votes.

[11]The American Watchman (Wilmington, DE) of October 16, 1816 lists John D. Smith with 154 votes.

[12]The American Watchman (Wilmington, DE) of October 16, 1816 lists John D. Smith with 141 votes.

[13]The original American Watchman (Wilmington, DE) of October 16, 1816 lists Charles Cullen with 246 votes.

References:

Delaware Gazette and Peninsula Advertiser (Wilmington, DE). October 14, 1816.

American Watchman (Wilmington, DE). October 16, 1816.

Delaware Gazette and Peninsula Advertiser (Wilmington, DE). October 17, 1816.

American Watchman (Wilmington, DE). October 19, 1816.

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