Virginia 1796 Electoral College, District 16
- Office:
- Electoral College (Federal)
- Title:
- Elector
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Virginia 1796 Electoral College, District 16
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Virginia
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Electoral College/Elector
- Electors:
- Moses Hunter, Richard K. Meade
Electors: | Moses Hunter[1] | Richard K. Meade |
---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist |
Presidential Candidate: | Thomas Jefferson | John Adams |
Final Result: [2] | 408 | 225 |
District of Sixteen | 408 | 225 |
Berkeley County | 357 | 88 |
Frederick County | 51 | 137 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"Colonel Moses Hunter has been chosen an Elector for the district of Berkeley and Frederick. His opponent was Colonel Richard Mead. The majority in favour of Col. Hunter was 189." The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA). November 17, 1796,
References:
Bowen's Virginia Gazette: and the Winchester Centinel (Winchester, VA). November 11, 1796.
Washington Gazette (Washington, DC). November 16, 1796.
The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA). November 17, 1796.
American Gazette, and Norfolk, and Portsmouth Public Advertiser (Norfolk, VA). November 18, 1796.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 18, 1796.
Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 18, 1796.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 19, 1796.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). November 21, 1796.
The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). November 22, 1796.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 30, 1796.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). December 2, 1796.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). December 5, 1796.
The Virginia Gazette, and General Advertiser (Richmond, VA). December 7, 1796.
The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA). December 8, 1796.
Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 10, 1796.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). December 12, 1796.
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