South Carolina 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
South Carolina 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
Date:
1812
State:
South Carolina
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Langdon Cheves, John Rutledge
Candidates: Langdon Cheves[1]John Rutledge
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2][3]1581839
District of One1581839
District of Charleston1190752
City of Charleston[4]1190752
Market[5]--
State House[6]--
Tobacco Inspection[7]--
Christ Church Parish908
Saint James Goose Creek Parish954
Saint James Santee Parish461
Saint John's Berkeley Parish9642
Saint Stephen's Parish432
Saint Dennis and Saint Thomas Parish2130

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The City Gazette and the Charleston Times report 1501 votes for Langdon Cheves, and 831 votes for John Rutledge in the 1812 election.
[3]District One was also known as Charleston District.
[4]"Colonel John Rutledge lost about 30 votes, by there being put into the wrong boxes." Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). October 15, 1812.
[5]757 votes were cast at the Market.
[6]961 votes were cast at the State House.
[7]260 votes were cast at the Tobacco Inspection.

References:

Original Election Returns. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). October 14, 1812.
City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). October 14, 1812.
The Investigator (Charleston, SC). October 14, 1812.
Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). October 15, 1812.
City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). October 15, 1812.
The Investigator (Charleston, SC). October 16, 1812.
City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). October 17, 1812.
The Investigator (Charleston, SC). October 17, 1812.
City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). October 19, 1812.
City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). October 21, 1812.
The Investigator (Charleston, SC). October 21, 1812.
City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). October 24, 1812.
The Times (Charleston, SC). October 24, 1816.
City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). October 25, 1816.

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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).
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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).
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).
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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