Maryland 1812 House of Delegates, Kent County
- Office:
- House of Delegates (State)
- Title:
- Delegate
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Maryland 1812 House of Delegates, Kent County
- Date:
- 1812
- State:
- Maryland
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- House of Delegates/Delegate
- Candidates:
- William Graves, Frederick Boyer, William R. Stuart, Cuthbert Hall, James Harris, Thomas Wilson, Benjamin Hanson, James Welch, John Collins
Candidates: | William Graves | Frederick Boyer | William R. Stuart | Cuthbert Hall | James Harris | Thomas Wilson | Benjamin Hanson | James Welch | John Collins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | |
Final Result: [1][2] | 583 | 582 | 581 | 579 | 577 | 575 | 574 | 557 | 1 |
Kent County | 583 | 582 | 581 | 579 | 577 | 575 | 574 | 557 | 1 |
District of One | 179 | 174 | 201 | 204 | 209 | 172 | 177 | 187 | 1 |
District of Two[3] | 219 | 218 | 184 | 176 | 178 | 220 | 216 | 174 | - |
District of Three | 185 | 190 | 196 | 199 | 196 | 180 | 181 | 190 | - |
Notes:
[1]The Federal Republican, and Commercial Gazette (Georgetown, DC), October 12, 1812, lists 581 votes for William Graves.
[2]The Republican Star or Eastern Shore General Advertiser (Easton, MD), October 13, 1812, lists the candidate's name as "James Welsh."
[3]The New-York Evening Post (New York, NY) lists that Thomas Wilson received 223 votes, Cuthbert Hall received 178 and James Harris received 176 votes.
References:
Kent County Pollbooks. Maryland State Archives, Annapolis.
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). October 9, 1812.
Federal Republican, and Commercial Gazette (Georgetown, DC). October 12, 1812.
Republican Star or Eastern Shore General Advertiser (Easton, MD). October 13, 1812.
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