Virginia 1816 U.S. Senate, Special, Ballot 4

Office:
U.S. Senate (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Senator
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Virginia 1816 U.S. Senate, Special, Ballot 4
Date:
1816
State:
Virginia
Type:
Special
Iteration:
Fourth Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
Candidates:
Armistead T. Mason, scattering
Candidates: Armistead T. Mason[1]scattering
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3][4]12833
Senate--
House of Delegates--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"The election of Senator to supply the place of Mr. Giles, or rather of Mr. Eppes, has excited an unusual degree of interest in the Virginia Legislature. The candidates were, Gen. Armistead T. Mason, of Loudon; Col. John Mercer of Fredericksburg, and Mr. James Pleasants, now in Congress." The Telescope (Columbia, S.C.). January 16, 1816.
[3]The previous election was summarily declared void. The House of Delegates declared: "The House of Delegates having decided, that its adjournment of yesterday before the examination of the ballots, and ascertainment of the result of the Election of Senator to the Congress of the United States, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of William B. Giles and declension of John W. Eppes, to accept that office, appointed, by the joint Resolution of the Senate and House of Delegates, to take place on yesterday, prevented the execution of that Order; and consequently, that no Report from the Committee appointed to examine the ballots can now be received." They then announced "Resolved, That this House will, on Wednesday the third instant, proceed, by joint ballot with the Senate, to the election of a Senator in the Congress of the United States, to supply the said vacancy."
[4]"Yesterday, the Senate concurred on the Resolution of the H. of D. for proceeding to the election of a Senator of the United States - The two houses accordingly proceeded to make the Election. Gen. A. T. Mason was the only person put into nomination." The Virginia Patriot (Richmond, VA). January 6, 1816.

References:

Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA). January 2, 1816.
Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA). January 4, 1816.
The Virginia Patriot (Richmond, VA). January 6, 1816.
The American Beacon and Commercial Diary (Norfolk, VA). January 8, 1816.
Alexandria Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA). January 10, 1816.

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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).

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