Maryland 1818 Electoral Assembly for Mayor, Baltimore

Office:: Electoral Assembly for Mayor (City)
Title:: Elector
Jurisdiction:: City

Label:: Maryland 1818 Electoral Assembly for Mayor, Baltimore
Date:: 1818
State:: Maryland
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Electoral Assembly for Mayor/Elector

Electors:	null[1]	null
Affiliation:
Presidential Candidate:	George Stiles	John Montgomery
Final Result: [2][3][4]	4298	2576
City of Baltimore	4298	2576
Ward One	386	158
Ward Two	592	265
Ward Three	431	301
Ward Four	373	479
Ward Five	277	73
Ward Six	439	53
Ward Seven	363	40
Ward Eight	189	140
Ward Nine	305	68
Ward Ten	367	292
Ward Eleven	291	238
Ward Twelve	285	469

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Prior to 1833, the mayor of Baltimore was not directly elected, but was chosen by eight electors. The electors were directly elected.

[3]There is no information on the names of the individual electors - only the vote totals for each ticket.

[4]When the Electoral Assembly voted, they elected George Stiles Mayor of Baltimore.

References:

American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 6, 1818.

Baltimore Patriot and Mercantile Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 6, 1818.

Federal Republican and Baltimore Telegraph (Baltimore, MD). October 9, 1818.

Republican Star and General Advertiser (Easton, MD). October 13, 1818.

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