Kentucky 1825 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3, Special

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Kentucky 1825 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3, Special
Date:
1825
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Special
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
James Clarke, Herman Bowmar
Candidates: James Clarke[1]Herman Bowmar
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3]29612026
District of Three29612026
Clarke County[4]867266
Fayette County13851043
Chiles's13127
Cross Plains14785
Town of Lexington1107931
Woodford County709717

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]This election was to fill the Congressional seat vacated by the resignation of Henry Clay who had been appointed United States Secretary of State. The date of this election was August 1, 1825.
[3]Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY) and The Commentator (Frankfort, KY) lists 1986 votes for Herman Bowmar.
[4]The August 8th Kentucky Reporter and the August 12th Commentator lists 226 votes for Herman Bowmar.

References:

Original Election Certificate. The National Archives, Washington, DC.
Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). August 5, 1825.
Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY). August 8, 1825.
The Commentator (Frankfort, KY). August 12, 1825.

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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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