Virginia 1815 U.S. Senate

Office:
U.S. Senate (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Senator
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Virginia 1815 U.S. Senate
Date:
1815
State:
Virginia
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
Candidates:
John W. Eppes, John Mercer
Candidates: John W. Eppes[1]John Mercer
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3]12543
Senate--
House of Delegates--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"The two houses this day proceeded to the election of a Senator of the United States in the room of Mr. Giles, resigned." The American Beacon and Commercial Diary (Norfolk, VA). December 11, 1815.
[3]Soon after this election, John Eppes declined to serve as U.S. Senator.

References:

The American Beacon and Commercial Diary (Norfolk, VA). December 11, 1815.
The American Beacon and Commercial Diary (Norfolk, VA). December 12, 1815.

Page Images

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).

These election records were released on 11 January 2012. Versions numbers are assigned by state. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia are complete and are in Version 1.0. All other states are in a Beta version. For more information go to the about page.