North Carolina 1823 House of Commons, Craven County

Office:: House of Commons (State)
Title:: Member of the House of Commons
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: North Carolina 1823 House of Commons, Craven County
Date:: 1823
State:: North Carolina
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Commons/Member of the House of Commons
Candidates:: John M. Bryan, Samuel Whitehurst, William Gaston

Candidates:	John M. Bryan [1]	Samuel Whitehurst [2]	William Gaston
Affiliation:			Federalist
Final Result: [3]	367	322	207
Craven County	367	322	207
Adams' Creek	11	25	19
Bay River	52	63	44
Beard's Creek	22	18	15
Ives'	18	15	17
Lane's	22	-	22
Latham's	35	34	-
New Bern	71	46	68
Swift Creek	79	74	2
White's	57	47	20

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]"William Gaston, Esq. did not announce himself as a Candidate; in consequence of which, it was doubted by many whether he would serve if elected, so much so, that many of his friends did not vote for him." Carolina Sentinel (New Bern, NC). August 9, 1823.

References:

Carolina Sentinel (New Bern, NC). August 9, 1823.

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