South Carolina 1812 House of Representatives, Prince George, Winyah Parish

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: South Carolina 1812 House of Representatives, Prince George, Winyah Parish
Date:: 1812
State:: South Carolina
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: John Lyde Wilson, Joseph Blyth, Nathan Huggins, Thomas Rothmahler Mitchell, Benjamin Huger, John M. Taylor, Joseph Pyatt, Thomas Carr, John Cushman

Candidates:	John Lyde Wilson [1]	Joseph Blyth [2]	Nathan Huggins [3]	Thomas Rothmahler Mitchell [4]	Benjamin Huger	John M. Taylor	Joseph Pyatt	Thomas Carr	John Cushman
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Republican	Republican
Final Result: [5]	150	140	135	122	120	101	91	89	73
Prince George Winyah Parish	150	140	135	122	120	101	91	89	73
Black Mingo[6]	58	5	12	35	10	1	4	46	56
Town of Georgetown	70	79	62	60	81	77	46	38	11
Peedee	8	7	14	3	15	10	11	4	3
Santee	8	29	31	9	2	2	4	1	-
Sampit	6	20	16	15	12	11	26	-	3

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Thomas Rothmahler Mitchell is elected, but was disqualified on November 28, 1812, because the election was illegally conducted in this parish.

[5]The election of Thomas R. Mitchell was contested by Benjamin Huger, and a new election was held.

[6]"In opening the poll held at Black Mingo, it appeared after calling over the Votes, that there were Sixty-Four Voters, and Seventy-Seven Votes came out, which votes are here with enclosed." The Investigator (Charleston, SC). October 17, 1812.

References:

Original Election Returns. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.

The Investigator (Charleston, SC). October 17, 1812.

Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). October 19, 1812.

Biographical Directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Vol. 1. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1974. 285.

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