Maryland 1807 House of Delegates, Washington County

Office:: House of Delegates (State)
Title:: Delegate
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Maryland 1807 House of Delegates, Washington County
Date:: 1807
State:: Maryland
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Delegates/Delegate
Candidates:: John Bowles, David Schnebly, Moses Tabbs, William Gabby, Upton Lawrence

Candidates:	John Bowles [1]	David Schnebly [2]	Moses Tabbs [3]	William Gabby [4]	Upton Lawrence
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Federalist
Final Result: [5][6][7]	711	682	664	592	456
Washington County	711	682	664	592	456
Fiery's	70	67	41	51	56
Town of Hagerstown[8]	480	469	461	434	205
Town of Hancock	39	29	48	12	50
Langley's[9]	95	86	82	77	30
Town of Sharpsburgh	27	31	32	18	115

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]"The returns made by the judges of the different districts.' This, As Counted, is the return after the votes for the Republican tickets in Hagerstown and Langley's were thrown out and based on this return, Upton Lawrence is elected by one vote over William Gabby." The Maryland Herald, and Hager's-Town Weekly Advertiser (Hagerstown, MD). October 9, 1807.

[6]The officially counted votes were John Bowles with 574 votes, David Schnebly with 545 votes, Moses Tabbs with 527 votes and William Gabby with 455 votes.

[7]"The following is a statement if the votes including the republican tickets which were thrown aside, and which shows if they had been counted the republican ticket would have carried by a majority of 136 votes over Mr. Lawrence the federal candidate.' Based on a technicality, (votes rejected for not having office designation on the tickets) in the voting laws, 136 votes for the republican ticket in Hagerstown and 19 in Langley's were thrown out, which allowed Upton Lawrence to be elected by one vote." The Maryland Herald, and Hager's-Town Weekly Advertiser (Hagerstown, MD). October 9, 1807.

[8]The officially counted votes were John Bowles with 362 votes, David Schnebly with 351 votes, Moses Tabbs with 343 votes and William Gabby with 316 votes.

[9]The officially counted votes were John Bowles with 76 votes, David Schnebly with 67 votes, Moses Tabbs with 63 votes and William Gabby with 58 votes.

References:

The Maryland Herald, and Hager's-Town Weekly Advertiser (Hagerstown, MD). October 9, 1807.

Harrisburger Morgenrothe. October 17, 1807.

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