South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Williamsburg District

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Williamsburg District
Date:
1820
State:
South Carolina
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
William Salters, Thomas Port Davis, Samuel R. Mouzon, John Graham
Candidates: William Salters[1]Thomas Port Davis[2]Samuel R. MouzonJohn Graham
Affiliation:
Final Result: [3][4]22816416384
District of Williamsburg22816416384

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Thomas Port Davis is elected, but his election was contested by Samuel R. Mouzon.
[3]The Committee Report on Contested Elections lists 60 votes for John Graham.
[4]The Committee on Privileges and Elections found that there were two bad votes given in this election. Since there was only a one-vote difference between the candidates, a new election was ordered on December 20, 1820. Samuel R. Mouzon was elected in the subsequent election.

References:

Original Election Returns. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
Committee Report on Contested Elections. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
Biographical Directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Vol. 1. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1974. 305.

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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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