Maryland 1803 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Maryland 1803 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
Date:
1803
State:
Maryland
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Nicholas Moore, William MacCreery, George Buchanan
Candidates: Nicholas Moore[1]William MacCreery[2]George Buchanan
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [3][4]50693610736
District of Five50693610736
City of Baltimore[5]23372048208
Ward One32023850
Ward Two22118621
Ward Three[6]25224828
Ward Four24522220
Ward Five18516419
Ward Six32926917
Ward Seven36331435
Ward Eight[7][8][9]42240718
Baltimore County[10]27321562528
Ellicott's[11][12]27714957
Massey's[13][14]60541086
Merryman's[15]43615791
Naces[16]33726716
Randall's[17]34022366
Reistertown[18][19][20]38223187
Towsen's[21]355125125

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Because the Federalist ran only one candidate for Congress in the 5th District, many of them voted for Nicholas Moore as their second choice.
[4]The October 5, 1803 edition of the American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD), the The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA), the Universal Gazette, the National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser, and the October 7, 1803 edition of the Gazette of the United States list 731 votes for George Buchanan, 5076 votes Nicholas Moore, and 3612 votes for William MacCreery.
[5]The October 4th and 5th, 1803 edition of the American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD), the October 7, 1803 edition of the Gazette of the United States, the National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser, the October 4, 1803 edition of the Federal Gazette, the The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA), the Universal Gazette, and the October 7, 1803 edition of the National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser list 2335 votes for Nicholas R. Moore.
[6]The American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD) lists 243 votes for William MacCreery.
[7]The American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD) lists 420 votes for Nicholas R. Moore and 417 votes for William MacCreery.
[8]The Federal Gazette lists 420 votes for Nicholas R. Moore.
[9]The Original Election Returns lists Nicholas Moore with 422 votes.
[10]The Gazette of the United States, the The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA), the Universal Gazette, the National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser and Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY) list 523 votes for George Buchanan, 2741 votes for Nicholas Moore, and 1564 for William MacCreery.
[11]The National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser, the Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY) and the October 5, 1803 edition of the Federal Gazette list 58 votes for George Buchanan, 276 votes for Nicholas Moore, and 151 for William MacCreery.
[12]Ellicott's was also known as District One.
[13]The Federal Gazette referred to Massey's District as Murray's District.
[14]Massey's was also known as District Four.
[15]Merryman's was also known as District Five.
[16]Naces was also known as District Three.
[17]Randall's was also known as District Six.
[18]The National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser, the Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), and the October 5, 1803 edition of the Federal Gazette list 392 votes for Nicholas Moore.
[19]The American Baltimore, October 3, 1803 edition and the October 12, 1803 edition of Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY) both list 81 votes for George Buchanan.
[20]Reistertown was also known as District Seven.
[21]Towsen's was also known as District Two.

References:

Original Election Returns. Maryland State Archives, Annapolis.
The American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 4, 1803.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 4, 1803.
The American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 5, 1803.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 5, 1803.
Universal Gazette (Washington, DC). October 6, 1803.
Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia, PA). October 7, 1803.
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). October 7, 1803.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). October 12, 1803.
The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). October 12, 1803.
Universal Gazette (Washington, DC). October 13, 1803.

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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).
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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).
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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).
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).
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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