Maryland 1816 Electoral Assembly for Mayor, Baltimore

Office:
Electoral Assembly for Mayor (City)
Title:
Elector
Jurisdiction:
City
Label:
Maryland 1816 Electoral Assembly for Mayor, Baltimore
Date:
1816
State:
Maryland
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Electoral Assembly for Mayor/Elector
Electors: null[1]null
Affiliation:
Presidential Candidate:George StilesAbner Neal
Final Result: [2][3][4]30241239
City of Baltimore30241239
Ward One460217
Ward Two290163
Ward Three255179
Ward Four19083
Ward Five16285
Ward Six533211
Ward Seven704158
Ward Eight430143

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Prior to 1833, the mayor of Baltimore was not directly elected, but was chosen by eight electors. The electors were directly elected.
[3]There is no information on the names of the individual electors - only the vote totals for each ticket.
[4]When the Electoral Assembly voted, they elected George Stiles Mayor of Baltimore.

References:

American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 8, 1816.
Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 8, 1816.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 8, 1816.
Federal Republican and Baltimore Telegraph (Baltimore, MD). October 9, 1816.

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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).

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