Virginia 1803 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Virginia 1803 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7
- Date:
- 1803
- State:
- Virginia
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Joseph Lewis, Jr., Richard Brent
Candidates: | Joseph Lewis, Jr.[1] | Richard Brent |
---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican |
Final Result: [2][3][4][5] | 687 | 529 |
District of Seven | 687 | 529 |
Fairfax County[6][7] | 114 | 163 |
Loudoun County[8][9] | 517 | 170 |
Prince William County | 56 | 196 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]The Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD) lists party affiliations as: Richard Brent "Democratic" and Joseph Lewis "Republican."
[3]New-York Evening Post (New York, NY), True American (Philadephia) and Alexandria Advertiser and Commercial Intelligencer (Alexandria, VA) all give Richard Brent a total of 528 votes, but the total for the numbers they give him for the individual counties is actually 529. These three papers also give Thomas Lewis a majority of 158 (which is correct if the total for Richard Brent is 529, not 528 as they printed).
[4]The Petersburg Republican lists Richard Brent with 520 votes.
[5]"The Virginia Telegraphe says, 'That Major Thomas Lewis, the federal candidate for Congress has a majority of 172 votes in the district composed of...'" Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD). May 21, 1803.
[6]Newport Mercury (Newport, RI) and Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia, PA) list 162 votes for Richard Brent.
[7]"Mr. Brent has a majority of 49 over Mr. Lewis in Fairfax County. This leaves Mr. Lewis, the Federal Republican Candidate, a majority of 158 in the District." Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD). April 23, 1803.
[8]"Monday last being election day in Loudoun county, an uncommon number of voters attended at an early hour, and the [result?] has been...Majority for Mr. Lewis, 347." Alexandria Advertiser and Commercial Intelligencer (Alexandria, VA), April 13, 1803; and, Charleston Courier, April 30, 1803.
[9]Return information from the Loudoun County Poll Book is not complete.
References:
Loudoun County Poll Book. Library of Virginia, Richmond.
Alexandria Advertiser and Commercial Intelligencer (Alexandria, VA). April 6, 1803.
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). April 8, 1803.
Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD). April 9, 1803.
American Citizen (New York, NY). April 12, 1803.
Alexandria Advertiser and Commercial Intelligencer (Alexandria, VA). April 13, 1803.
The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). April 13, 1803.
The Republican; or, Anti-Democrat (Baltimore, MD). April 15, 1803.
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). April 15, 1803.
Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia, PA). April 15, 1803.
Petersburg Intelligencer (Petersburg, VA). April 15, 1803.
Washington Federalist (Georgetown, DC). April 15, 1803.
Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD). April 16, 1803.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 16, 1803.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 16, 1803.
Alexandria Advertiser and Commercial Intelligencer (Alexandria, VA). April 19, 1803.
American Citizen (New York, NY). April 19, 1803.
The Virginia Gazette, and General Advertiser (Richmond, VA). April 19, 1803.
The Virginia Telegraphe, and Rockbridge Courier (Lexington, VA). April 19, 1803.
Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia, PA). April 21, 1803.
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). April 22, 1803.
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). April 22, 1803.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 22, 1803.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 22, 1803.
City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC). April 23, 1803.
Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD). April 23, 1803.
The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). April 23, 1803.
The Virginia Gazette, and General Advertiser (Richmond, VA). April 23, 1803.
The North-Carolina Minerva (Raleigh, NC). April 25, 1803.
Petersburg Intelligencer (Petersburg, VA). April 26, 1803.
The Republican (Petersburg, VA). April 26, 1803.
Republican Star or Eastern Shore General Advertiser (Easton, MD). April 26, 1803.
American Citizen (New York, NY). April 27, 1803.
Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). April 30, 1803.
The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). April 30, 1803.
Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). May 3, 1803.
The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). May 4, 1803.
City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC). May 6, 1803.
Hudson Gazette (Hudson, NY). May 17, 1803.
Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD). May 21, 1803.
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