Maryland 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Maryland 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6
- Date:
- 1808
- State:
- Maryland
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- John Montgomery, William Spencer, John Archer
Candidates: | John Montgomery[1] | William Spencer | John Archer |
---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Republican |
Final Result: [2] | 2569 | 1642 | 781 |
District of Six | 2569 | 1642 | 781 |
Cecil County[3][4] | 968 | 935 | 16 |
Town of Charlestown[5] | 95 | 277 | 4 |
Town of Elkton | 572 | 129 | - |
Rising Sun[6] | 221 | 285 | 10 |
Warwick[7] | 80 | 244 | 2 |
Harford County[8][9] | 996 | 164 | 759 |
District of One | 94 | 44 | 141 |
District of Two | 366 | 39 | 59 |
District of Three | 133 | 35 | 217 |
District of Four | 206 | 11 | 182 |
District of Five | 197 | 35 | 160 |
Kent County[10] | 605 | 543 | 6 |
District of One | 211 | 149 | 2 |
District of Two | 190 | 194 | 3 |
District of Three | 204 | 200 | 1 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]The Republican Star, or, General Advertiser (Easton, MD) lists 1643 votes for William Spencer and 2557 votes for John Montgomery.
[3]The Federal Gazette and the North American list 936 votes will William Spencer and 969 votes for John Montgomery.
[4]The Whig and the American list 936 votes for William Spencer and 959 votes for John Montgomery.
[5]The American lists 96 votes for John Montgomery.
[6]The American lists 286 votes for William Spencer.
[7]The American lists 70 votes for John Montgomery.
[8]The National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser, the American, the October 7th edition of the North American, and the October 6th edition of the Whig list 995 votes for John Montgomery.
[9]The Election Transcripts from the County Historical Society lists 118 votes for William Spencer.
[10]The October 6th edition of the Whig, October 5th edition of The North American, October 7th edition of the Federal Gazette and October 7th edition of the True American all list 603 votes for John Montgomery.
References:
Original Election Returns. Maryland State Archives, Annapolis.
Election Transcipts. Historical Society of Harford County, Bel Air.
Kent County Pollbooks. Maryland State Archives, Annapolis.
The North American and Mercantile Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 5, 1808.
American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 6, 1808.
The Whig (Baltimore, MD). October 6, 1808.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 7, 1808.
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). October 7, 1808.
The North American and Mercantile Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 7, 1808.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 7, 1808.
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). October 10, 1808.
Republican Star or Eastern Shore General Advertiser (Easton, MD). October 11, 1808.
The Maryland Herald, and Hager's-Town Weekly Advertiser (Hagerstown, MD). October 14, 1808.
The Whig (Baltimore, MD). October 14, 1808.
Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD). August 12, 1809.
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