Delaware 1815 State Senate, New Castle County

Office:: State Senate (State)
Title:: State Senator
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Delaware 1815 State Senate, New Castle County
Date:: 1815
State:: Delaware
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:: N. Van Dyke, George R. Massey

Candidates:	N. Van Dyke [1]	George R. Massey
Affiliation:	Federalist	Democrat
Final Result: [2][3]	1286	1166
New Castle County	1286	1166
Appoquinimink	212	138
Brandywine	200	123
Christiana	319	354
Mill Creek	118	125
New Castle	87	130
Pencader	140	29
Red Lion	32	50
Saint Georges	99	152
White Clay Creek	79	65

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Republican Star or General Advertiser (Easton, MD) of October 17, 1815 refers to George R. Massey as G. W. Massey.

[3]The Republican Star or General Advertiser (Easton, MD) of October 17, 1815 and the American Watchman of October 11, 1815, both list N. Van Dyke with 1236 votes, but the American Watchman of October 14, 1815 states that the correct number of votes was 1286 instead of 1236.

References:

American Watchman (Wilmington, DE). October 11, 1815.

Delaware Gazette and Peninsula Advertiser (Wilmington, DE). October 12, 1815.

American Watchman (Wilmington, DE). October 14, 1815.

Republican Star or General Advertiser (Easton, MD). October 17, 1815.

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