Delaware 1820 U.S. House of Representatives

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Delaware 1820 U.S. House of Representatives
Date:
1820
State:
Delaware
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Caesar A. Rodney, Louis MacLane, Willard Hall, John Mitchell, William Poole, David Houston, Caleb Kirk, Samuel H. Black, James Canby, Thomas Clayton, Thomas Mendenhall, J. Rice, Thomas Richardson, G. Willard, William Wood, Joshua Wollaston
Candidates: Caesar A. Rodney[1]Louis MacLane[2]Willard HallJohn MitchellWilliam PooleDavid HoustonCaleb KirkSamuel H. BlackJames CanbyThomas ClaytonThomas MendenhallJ. RiceThomas RichardsonG. WillardWilliam WoodJoshua Wollaston
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistRepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [3][4][5]40293918352535001472111111111
Kent County[6][7][8]9899131006947------------
Duck Creek198159188163------------
Little Creek1351213513------------
Mispillion172367199355------------
Murderkill[9]405341405372------------
Saint Jones79347944------------
New Castle County[10][11]1682100314588231472111111111
Appoquinimink136151132146------------
Brandywine12319585169------------
Christiana536264445204------------
Mill Creek1958619082------------
New Castle15916988100------------
Pencader1471714313------------
Red Lion66116611------------
Saint Georges1737116362------------
White Clay Creek1473914636------------
Sussex County[12][13]1358200210611730------------
Baltimore1361892180------------
Broad Creek185176179170------------
Broadkill[14][15]188316148279------------
Cedar Creek5224554247------------
Dagsborough11325633175------------
Indian River7513568128------------
Lewes and Rehoboth1358311073------------
Little Creek9627179255------------
Nanticoke130166130165------------
North West Fork248165239158------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE) of October 20, 1820 lists Willard Hall with 3565 votes.
[4]The Republican Star and General Advertiser (Easton, MD) of October 17, 1820 and 111 of Niles' Weekly Register (Baltimore, MD) of October 14, 1820 list Caesar A. Rodney with 4026 votes, Willard Hall with 3529 votes, Louis MacLane with 3917 votes, and John Mitchell with 3501 votes.
[5]The Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC) of October 13, 1820 lists Caesar A. Rodney with 4021 votes, Willard Hall with 3529 votes, Louis MacLane with 3917 votes, and John Mitchell with 3501 votes.
[6]Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE) of October 20, 1820 lists Caesar A. Rodney with 980 votes, but this is probably a typesetting error because he needs 989 votes in this county to get the state vote total (4029 votes) that this source gives him.
[7]The Republican Star and General Advertiser (Easton, MD) of October 17, 1820, and Philip Lampi's notes from the same source, show Caesar A. Rodney with 986 votes.
[8]The Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC) of October 13, 1820, The Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE) of October 17, 1820 and 111 of Niles' Weekly Register (Baltimore, MD) of October 14, 1820 list Caesar A. Rodney with 986 votes.
[9]Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE) of October 17, 1820 lists Caesar A. Rodney with 402 votes.
[10]The original Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE) of October 10, 1820 lists Caesar A. Rodney with 1685 votes, but the votes for each Hundred add up to 1682.
[11]The Republican Star and General Advertiser (Easton, MD) of October 17, 1820, The Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC) of October 13, 1820 and Page 111 of Niles' Weekly Register (Baltimore, MD) of October 14, 1820 list Caesar A. Rodney with 1632 votes, Willard Hall with 1462 votes, Louis MacLane with 1002 votes, and John Mitchell with 824 votes.
[12]Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE) of October 17, 1820 lists Willard Hall with 1101 votes.
[13]The Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC) of October 13, 1820 lists Caesar A. Rodney with 1353 votes.
[14]Broadkill Hundred was also sometimes known as Broad Kiln Hundred.
[15]Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE) of October 17, 1820 lists Willard Hall with 188 votes.

References:

Original Election Certificate. Delaware Public Archives, Dover.
Original Tally Sheet for Murderkill Hundred, 1820.
Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE). October 10, 1820.
Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). October 13, 1820.
Niles' Weekly Register (Baltimore, MD). October 14, 1820. 111.
Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE). October 17, 1820.
Republican Star and General Advertiser (Easton, MD). October 17, 1820.
Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE). October 20, 1820.
Governor's Register: State of Delaware. Wilmington, DE: Press of the Star Publishing, 1926. 174-175.

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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).

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