South Carolina 1802 House of Representatives, Saint John's Colleton Parish

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
South Carolina 1802 House of Representatives, Saint John's Colleton Parish
Date:
1802
State:
South Carolina
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
Benjamin Seabrook, Richard Jenkins, Lewis Gibbes, William Meggett
Candidates: Benjamin Seabrook[1]Richard Jenkins[2]Lewis GibbesWilliam Meggett
Affiliation:
Final Result: [3][4][5]52373636
Saint John's Colleton Parish52373636

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]There appeared six more ballots than there were voters. Eighty votes were taken.
[4]In this election, there appeared six more ballots cast than there were voters, the Committee on Privileges and Elections recommended and the house agreed that Benjamin Seabrook and Richard Jenkins should be allowed to retain their seats and that a new election should be held for the third member to break the tie between William Meggett and Lewis Gibbes.
[5]William Meggett and Lewis Gibbes received equal votes. William Meggett was chosen in a special election and qualified on November 24, 1803.

References:

Original Election Returns. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
The Times (Charleston, SC). October 14, 1802.
City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC). October 15, 1802.
American Citizen (New York, NY). October 26, 1802.
Biographical Directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Vol. 1. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1974. 262.

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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).
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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