Maryland 1808 Electoral College, District 8
- Office:
- Electoral College (Federal)
- Title:
- Elector
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Maryland 1808 Electoral College, District 8
- Date:
- 1808
- State:
- Maryland
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Electoral College/Elector
- Electors:
- Perry Spencer, Robert Goldsborough
Electors: | Perry Spencer[1] | Robert Goldsborough |
---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist |
Presidential Candidate: | James Madison | Charles C. Pinckney |
Final Result: | 1287 | 948 |
District of Eight[2] | 1287 | 948 |
Caroline County | 559 | 339 |
Dorchester County | 192 | 88 |
Reed's Grove[3] | 192 | 88 |
Talbot County | 536 | 521 |
Chappel | 95 | 129 |
Town of Easton | 182 | 129 |
Saint Michaels | 154 | 138 |
Trappe | 105 | 125 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"Perry Spencer, esq. for Talbot, Caroline, and the first district of Dorchester, by a majority of three hundred and thirty nine votes, over his federal opponent Robert H. Goldsborough; . . . Caroline, had the impudence to give Col. Spencer a majority of 220 votes! and the Dorchester district (and that too in his august presence) the overwhelming majority of 104 votes." Republican Star or Eastern Shore General Advertiser (Easton, MD). November 22, 1808.
[3]Reed's Grove also referred to as The 3rd District.
References:
Original Election Returns. Maryland State Archives, Annapolis.
The North American and Mercantile Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). November 15, 1808.
Republican Star or Eastern Shore General Advertiser (Easton, MD). November 15, 1808.
The North American and Mercantile Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). November 21, 1808.
Republican Star or Eastern Shore General Advertiser (Easton, MD). November 22, 1808.
The North American and Mercantile Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). November 23, 1808.
Republican Star or Eastern Shore General Advertiser (Easton, MD). November 29, 1808.
Willis, John T. Presidential Elections in Maryland. Mt. Airy, MD: Lomond Publications, 1984. 164.
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