Tennessee 1825 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Tennessee 1825 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
Date:
1825
State:
Tennessee
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
John Blair, John Tipton
Candidates: John Blair[1]John Tipton
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]36133348
District of One36133348
Carter County[3]297445
Greene County[4]1108673
Hawkins County1019606
Sullivan County408861
Washington County781763

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"John Blair is chosen... from the 1st Congressional district by a majority of 270 votes, over Col. John Tipton." Knoxville Enquirer (Knoxville, TN), 11 August 1825.
[3]The votes for Carter County were determined by subtracting the known Washington County votes (as listed in newspaper sources) from the combined totals for Washington and Carter counties (listed in the Original Election Returns).
[4]The Knoxville Register (Knoxville, TN), 12 August 1825, reported 1108 votes for Blair and 647 votes for Tipton.

References:

Original Election Returns. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
Knoxville Enquirer (Knoxville, TN). August 11, 1825.
The Knoxville Register (Knoxville, TN). August 12, 1825.
Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA). August 23, 1825.
Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE). August 26, 1825.
Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA). August 26, 1825.
Martinsburgh Gazette (Martinsburg, WV). September 1, 1825.

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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).

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