Delaware 1809 State Senate, Sussex County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Delaware 1809 State Senate, Sussex County
Date:
1809
State:
Delaware
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Nathaniel Mitchell, Caleb Rodney, Manaen Bull
Candidates: Nathaniel Mitchell[1]Caleb RodneyManaen Bull
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2][3][4][5][6]699390323
Sussex County699390323

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) of October 16, 1809 lists Nathaniel Mitchell and Caleb Rodney as being on two separate tickets. It appears that there was a split in the Federalist party, with different groups supporting different candidates. The paper refers to the ticket with Caleb Rodney as the "Fair Play ticket", and notes that it received support from Democrats.
[3]The United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) of October 16, 1809 refers to Manaen Bull as Manain Bull.
[4]The United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) of October 16, 1809 refers to the Republican party as the "True Democratick Ticket".
[5]"We have not obtained the returns from Sussex, but toryism, no doubt, prevails." The American Watchman; and Delaware Republican (Wilmington, DE). October 7, 1809.
[6]The United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) of October 16, 1809 lists that the ticket that included Caleb Rodney received "about 140 democratick [sic] votes".

References:

The American Watchman; and Delaware Republican (Wilmington, DE). October 7, 1809.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1809.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1809.

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