Kentucky 1798 Constitutional Convention

Office:
Constitutional Convention (State)
Title:
Convention Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Kentucky 1798 Constitutional Convention
Date:
1798
State:
Kentucky
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Constitutional Convention/Convention Delegate
Candidates:
for, against, blank
Candidates: foragainstblank
Affiliation:
Final Result: [1][2]91882097-
Bracken County---
Bullitt County1445-
Burbon County1280193200
Campbell County83195-
Clarke County[3]755638
Fayette County1357622268
Fleming County48333-
Franklin County97493-
Garrard County281358-
Green County43212-
Hardin County---
Harrison County40830-
Jefferson County50522-
Lincoln County45918257
Logan County---
Madison County907142
Mason County493259337
Mercer County[4]532235129
Montgomery County7623-
Nelson County[5]24242-
Scott County[6]303--
Shelby County333262-
Washington County38478-
Woodford County---

Notes:

[1]On the question of convening a State Constitutional Convention.
[2]Votes listed as Against may also include Blanks. The Official returns listed only Total Votes, Total For a Convention and Totals Against a Convention, although several counties lists Blank or Silent votes.
[3]Stewart's Kentucky Herald (Lexington, KY) and The Mirror (Washington, KY) lists 680 votes FOR and 6 votes AGAINST.
[4]Stewart's Kentucky Herald (Lexington, KY) lists 565 votes FOR and 225 votes AGAINST.
[5]The Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY) and The Mirror (Washington, KY) lists 242 votes FOR and 22 votes AGAINST and 649 vote SILENT.
[6]The Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY) and The Mirror (Washington, KY) lists 340 votes FOR and 700 votes AGAINST.

References:

Stewart's Kentucky Herald (Lexington, KY). May 8, 1798.
Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). May 9, 1798.
The Mirror (Washington, KY). May 19, 1798.
Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). September 12, 1798.

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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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