Virginia 1796 Attorney General

Office:: Attorney General (State)
Title:: Attorney General
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Virginia 1796 Attorney General
Date:: 1796
State:: Virginia
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Attorney General/Attorney General
Candidates:: Robert Brooke, Bushrod Washington, Alexander MacRae, Daniel Call

Candidates:	Robert Brooke	Bushrod Washington	Alexander MacRae	Daniel Call
Affiliation:
Final Result: [1]	69	64	15	11
Senate	-	-	-	-
House of Delegates	-	-	-	-

Notes:

[1]"Fredericksburg, November 22...Both houses of the legislature immediately proceeded to the election of an attorney-general, in the room of James Innes who hath resigned; and Mr. Andrews, of the committee appointed to examine the ballots, reported the numbers to stand as follows:... No candidate having a majority of the whole number, on a second ballot governor Brooke was found to stand elected. Gov. Brooke 89. Mr. Washington 71." Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 26, 1796.

References:

The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA). November 24, 1796.

Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 26, 1796.

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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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