North Carolina 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 9

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
North Carolina 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 9
Date:
1796
State:
North Carolina
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Thomas Blount, Willis Alston
Candidates: Thomas Blount[1]Willis Alston
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2][3]--
District of Nine--
Beaufort County--
Edgecombe County--
Halifax County83578
Martin County--
Northampton County[4]--
Pitt County--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"From the returns of the late election for members of Congress, we find that Thomas Blount is elected for this district, by a majority of 1209." The North-Carolina Journal (Halifax, NC). August 22, 1796.
[3]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists Thomas Blount as having a majority of 1200.
[4]Willis Alston is listed with a majority of 63.

References:

The North-Carolina Journal (Halifax, NC). August 22, 1796.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). August 30, 1796.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). September 5, 1796.
The Argus, or Greenleaf's New Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). September 8, 1796.
Hinshaw, Seth Beeson, ed. North Carolina Election Returns 1790-1866: Covering the Races for President, Governor and U.S. House. 1992. State Library of North Carolina, Raleigh.

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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).

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