North Carolina 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 8

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
North Carolina 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 8
Date:
1796
State:
North Carolina
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Dempsey Burgess, Joseph Riddick, James Gregory, James Brown
Candidates: Dempsey Burgess[1]Joseph RiddickJames GregoryJames Brown
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: ----
District of Eight----
Bertie County----
Camden County[2]----
Chowan County[3]----
Currituck County----
Gates County90545-
Hertford County----
Pasquotank County265--2
Elizabeth Town177---
Nixonton882--
Perquimans County----
Tyrrell County----

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"Dempsey Burgess Esq. had a majority of One Hundred and Forty Nine Votes." Original Election Returns.
[3]"Dempsey Burgess had a majority of 147 votes." Original Election Returns.

References:

Original Election Returns. State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
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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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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