Illinois 1820 U.S. House of Representatives
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Illinois 1820 U.S. House of Representatives
- Date:
- 1820
- State:
- Illinois
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Daniel P. Cook, Elias K. Kane, John MacLean, John Cook, P. Copph, D. Kain
| Candidates: | Daniel P. Cook[1] | Elias K. Kane | John MacLean | John Cook | P. Copph | D. Kain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Restrictionist | Pro-Slavery | ||||
| Final Result: [2][3][4] | 5322 | 2358 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander County | 35 | 73 | - | - | - | - |
| Bond County | 431 | 27 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of East Fork | 8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hurricane Fork | 52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of McCord | 55 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Perryville | 35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Powers | 63 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ripley | 141 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Vandalia | 77 | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| Clark County | 89 | 15 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Dubois[5] | 26 | 15 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Pike | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Washington | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wayne | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Crawford County | 186 | 263 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Allison | 66 | 84 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Palestine | 70 | 162 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Union | 50 | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| Edwards County | 99 | 473 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bon Pas | 18 | 136 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Coffee | 3 | 54 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Embarras | 56 | 54 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Palmyra | 20 | 193 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Prairie | 2 | 36 | - | - | - | - |
| Franklin County | 125 | 111 | - | - | - | - |
| Gallatin County | 303 | 285 | - | - | - | - |
| Jackson County | 148 | 105 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Beaucoup | 7 | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Crab Orchard | 17 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gognia | 3 | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mississippi | 14 | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Prairie | 27 | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Saline | 80 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Jefferson County | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Johnson County | 105 | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bloomfield | 31 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Massac | - | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Vienna | 74 | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| Madison County | 928 | 204 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Apple Creek | 72 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bounty Lands | 5 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fork Prairie | 99 | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Goshen | 179 | 54 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenfield | 71 | 67 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ridge Prairie | 134 | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sangamo | 42 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Silver Creek | 81 | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Six Mile Prairie | 61 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Springfield | 94 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wood River | 90 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Monroe County | 234 | 84 | - | - | - | - |
| Pope County | 205 | 175 | - | - | - | - |
| Randolph County | 275 | 255 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Kaskaskia | 64 | 115 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mary | 32 | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plum Creek | 80 | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Prairie du Rocher | 4 | 42 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Springfield | 62 | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamsburg | 33 | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Clair County | 612 | 118 | - | - | - | - |
| Union County | 286 | 104 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cash | 9 | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Jonesboro | 277 | 73 | - | - | - | - |
| Washington County | 260 | 29 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Carlyle | 66 | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Covington | 67 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Crooked Creek | 44 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shoal Creek | 25 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sugar Creek | 57 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Wayne County[6] | 63 | 118 | - | - | - | - |
| District of East | 35 | 46 | - | - | - | - |
| District of North | 17 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| District of West | 11 | 69 | - | - | - | - |
| White County | 414 | 267 | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"Returns having been received at the Secretary of State's office, from all the counties, it appears that Daniel P. Cook is elected from this state to the Seventeenth Congress, by a majority of 3,060 votes over Elias K. Kane, the opposing candidate." Philadelphia Union. October 6, 1820.
[3]The above statement includes Jefferson County, but not Alexander and Wayne, both carried by Elias K. Kane. These two missing counties, along with a handful of votes allowed both candidates due to incorrect spellings reduces Cook's majority to 2,964 votes.
[4]The returns in the work of Theodore C. Pease have the votes in Edwards County switched. Newspaper reports stated that Elias K. Kane only carried the counties of Alexander, Crawford, and Wayne.
[5]Elias K. Kane received one vote as E. K. Kane.
[6]Returns from one precinct were rejected for informality.
References:
The Illinois Intelligencer (Kaskaskia, IL). August 12, 1820.
Edwardsville Spectator (Edwardsville, IL). August 15, 1820.
The Illinois Gazette (Shawneetown, IL). August 19, 1820.
The Illinois Intelligencer (Kaskaskia, IL). August 19, 1820.
The Illinois Gazette (Shawneetown, IL). August 26, 1820.
The Illinois Intelligencer (Kaskaskia, IL). September 2, 1820.
Edwardsville Spectator (Edwardsville, IL). September 12, 1820.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 6, 1820.
Allen, Howard W. and Vincent A. Lacey, ed. Illinois Elections, 1818-1990: Candidates and County Returns for President, Governor, Senate, and House of Representatives. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1992.
Pease, Theodore Calvin. Illinois Election Returns, 1818-1848. Springfield, IL: The Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library, 1923. 4-7.
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