North Carolina 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, District 9

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
North Carolina 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, District 9
Date:
1798
State:
North Carolina
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Willis Alston, Thomas Blount, William Kennedy, John Binford
Candidates: Willis Alston[1]Thomas BlountWilliam KennedyJohn Binford
Affiliation:FederalistRepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [2][3][4][5]155312071019370
District of Nine155312071019370
Beaufort County1304396-
Edgecombe County535806-
Halifax County98536225
Martin County348321321
District of Hogston's170---
Northampton County15696-340
Pitt County101594834

Notes:

[1]Elected
[2]"In 1796, Blount had a majority of more than 1200 votes -- at the present election, all the candidates, except himself, avowed their determination to support the measures of our government and were generally supported on that principle." Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser (Savannah, GA). September 25, 1798.
[3]"On casting up the votes that each Candidate had in the Counties above mentioned - We find that Willis Alston got a majority of three hundred and thirty eight votes." Original Certificates.
[4]"346 majority in Favor of W. Alston, Esq." New Bern Gazette. August 25, 1798.
[5]"Mr. Blount they are determined to throw out. The voice of the people has converted near all the democractic candidates, except Blount; who they declared should not represent them; and as Mr. Alston was mentioned by some respectable people, he was without hesitation cheerfully voted for." Extract of a letter from a gentleman near Halifax, in North Carolina, dated 11th August, 1798, as quoted in The Newport Mercury (Newport, RI), September 4, 1798.

References:

Original Election Certificate. State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
Compiled Congressional Returns. State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
Bache's Philadelphia Aurora (Philadelphia, PA). August 10, 1798.
The North-Carolina Journal (Halifax, NC). August 20, 1798.
The Newbern Gazette (New Bern, NC). August 25, 1798.
The North-Carolina Journal (Halifax, NC). August 27, 1798.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). August 31, 1798.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). September 3, 1798.
The North-Carolina Journal (Halifax, NC). September 3, 1798.
The Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). September 4, 1798.
The Virginia Gazette, and General Advertiser (Richmond, VA). September 4, 1798.
Norfolk Weekly Journal and Country Intelligencer (Norfolk, VA). September 5, 1798.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). September 20, 1798.
Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser (Savannah, GA). September 25, 1798.
The North-Carolina Journal (Halifax, NC). October 1, 1798.
Gilpatrick, D. H. Jeffersonian Democracy in North Carolina, 1789-1816. New York: Octagon Books, 1967. 93-99.
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.
North Carolina Historical Review. IX, no 1. (January, 1932) 85.

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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).
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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