Virginia 1800 State Senate, Class 3, District 2

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Virginia 1800 State Senate, Class 3, District 2
Date:
1800
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
James P. Preston, Robert Sayers
Candidates: James P. Preston[1]Robert Sayers
Affiliation:Republican
Final Result: [2]27631010
District of Two27631010
Botetourt County97116
Grayson County13761
Greenbrier County7226
Kanawha County3110
Lee County18918
Monroe County47327
Montgomery County68838
Russell County36595
Tazewell County[3]--
Washington County51372
Wythe County281247

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"Mr. James P. Preston, a decided republican, is elected for the senatorial district, which his brother Gen. John Preston represented in the last session of the Assembly. General Preston tho' strongly solicited declined serving the district; and Mr. James Preston declared himself a candidate after the 13th of March ~ On a comparison of the poll for the different counties, the votes were found to stand as follow:... Majority for Preston, 1753." The Examiner (Richmond, VA). May 16, 1800.
[3]No return.

References:

The Examiner (Richmond, VA). May 16, 1800.
Leonard, Cynthia Miller, ed. The General Assembly of Virginia, July 30, 1619 - January 11, 1978: A Bicentennial Register of Members. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1978.

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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).

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