Virginia 1796 Attorney General, Ballot 2

Office:: Attorney General (State)
Title:: Attorney General
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Virginia 1796 Attorney General, Ballot 2
Date:: 1796
State:: Virginia
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: Second Ballot
Office/Role:: Attorney General/Attorney General
Candidates:: Robert Brooke, Bushrod Washington

Candidates:	Robert Brooke	Bushrod Washington
Affiliation:
Final Result: [1]	89	71
Senate	-	-
House of Delegates	-	-

Notes:

[1]"Fredericksburg, November 22...No candidate having a majority of the whole number, on a second ballot Governor Brooke was found to stand elected. Gov. Brooke 89. Mr. Washington 71." Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 26, 1796.

References:

The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA). November 24, 1796.

Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 26, 1796.

Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). November 29, 1796.

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