Maryland 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Maryland 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
Date:
1818
State:
Maryland
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Joseph Kent, John C. Weems
Candidates: Joseph Kent[1]John C. Weems
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2]14851136
District of Two14851136
Anne Arundel County[3]820470
City of Annapolis14492
District of One[4]153147
District of Two6436
District of Three12515
District of Four20649
District of Five128131
Prince George's County[5]655666
Town of Bladensburgh13754
Nottingham15899
Town of Piscataway47214
Spalding11120
Upper Malborough147111
Town of Vansville15568

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Maryland Republican and the National Intelligencer list 1465 votes for Joseph Kent.
[3]The Maryland Gazette and Maryland Republican list 666 for Joseph Kent.
[4]The Maryland Gazette lists 143 for Joseph Kent.
[5]A second return for Prince George's County lists this statement: "Joseph Kent had six hundred and sixty five votes."

References:

Original Election Returns. Maryland State Archives, Annapolis.
The Maryland Republican and Political and Agricultural Museum (Annapolis, MD). October 6, 1818.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). October 7, 1818.
Washington City Gazette (Washington, DC). October 7, 1818.
Maryland Gazette and Political Intelligencer (Annapolis, MD). October 8, 1818.
Washington City Gazette (Washington, DC). October 10, 1818.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). October 12, 1818.
Federal Republican and Baltimore Telegraph (Baltimore, MD). October 13, 1818.
Republican Star and General Advertiser (Easton, MD). October 13, 1818.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). October 26, 1818.
Federal Republican and Baltimore Telegraph (Baltimore, MD). October 27, 1818.
The Maryland Republican and Political and Agricultural Museum (Annapolis, MD). November 11, 1818.

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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).
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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