South Carolina 1801 U.S. Senate, Special

Office:
U.S. Senate (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Senator
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
South Carolina 1801 U.S. Senate, Special
Date:
1801
State:
South Carolina
Type:
Special
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
Candidates:
Thomas Sumter, John Rutledge, Thomas Evans
Candidates: Thomas Sumter[1]John RutledgeThomas Evans
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2][3]90471
House of Representatives[4]---
Senate[5]---

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"One vote cast for Thomas Evans, making one vote in excess." Report of the Committee on the Election of a Senator to Congress.
[3]"In the place of Charles Pinckney, Resigned. [sic] Appointed minister to the Court of Madrid." The City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC). December 7, 1801.
[4]107 representatives voted.
[5]30 senators voted.

References:

Report of the Committee on the Election of a Senator to Congress. December 3, 1801.
City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC). December 7, 1801.
Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). December 12, 1801.
Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina State Gazette (Raleigh, NC). December 15, 1801.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). December 30, 1801.

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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).

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