Virginia 1805 House of Delegates, Nansemond County

Office:
House of Delegates (State)
Title:
Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Virginia 1805 House of Delegates, Nansemond County
Date:
1805
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Delegates/Delegate
Candidates:
Lemuel Riddick, M. Jones, Fisher Dashiel
Candidates: Lemuel Riddick[1]M. JonesFisher Dashiel[2]
Affiliation:
Final Result: [3][4][5]368316314
Nansemond County[6]368316314

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]There were contradictory polls in this election: The first poll came out 3 in favor of M. Jones, but the second poll reversed the outcomes and gave 2 in favor of Fisher Dashiel.
[4]The Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg, VA) on April 19, 1805 lists Fisher Dashiel with 314 votes in the first poll, for a difference of 2 votes.
[5]"On Monday last came on at Suffolk, the election...for Nansemond County, when, we are informed, the polls stoods thus:...[first and second poll numbers for all three candidates listed...Owing to the great confusion that took place, the Sheriff made no return, so that the two latter gentlemen will have to contest the election." O'Connor's Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald (Norfolk, VA). April 13, 1805.
[6]These numbers match those of the second poll.

References:

Letter from the Sheriff of Nansemond County. November 18, 1805.
O'Connor's Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald (Norfolk, VA). April 13, 1805.
The Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg, VA). April 19, 1805.
Petersburg Intelligencer (Petersburg, VA). April 19, 1805.
Leonard, Cynthia Miller, ed. The General Assembly of Virginia, July 30, 1619 - January 11, 1978: A Bicentennial Register of Members. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1978.

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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).

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