Virginia 1796 Electoral College, District 6

Office:
Electoral College (Federal)
Title:
Elector
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Virginia 1796 Electoral College, District 6
Date:
1796
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Electoral College/Elector
Electors:
William Madison, Lewis Conner, Buckner
Electors: William Madison[1]Lewis ConnerBuckner
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublican
Presidential Candidate:Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson
Final Result: [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]---
District of Six---
Culpeper County---
Madison County---
Orange County90--
Spotsylvania County---

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"William Madison got about 90 votes." Francis Taylor Diaries. Entry of November 7, 1796, Orange County.
[3]"The Sheriffs met to make return who is elector of this district. William Madison had 66 votes more than Lewis Conner." Francis Taylor Diaries. Entry of November 12, 1796.
[4]"Fredericksburg, Nov. 9...Messrs. Madison and Buckner were the candidates for Spotsylvania County as electors. The former of the gentlemen, we hear, had a great majority in his favor. It is with inexpressible satisfaction we learn, that both of the successful candidates are the friends of Mr. Jefferson." Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD), November 15, 1796; and, Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 16, 1796.
[5]"Alexandria, November 12...Mr. Madison has been chosen as an Elector for Spotsylvania County, in this state." Washington Gazette (Washington, DC). November 16, 1796.
[6]"Mr. Lewis Connor is chosen an Elector for Spotsylvania, etc. and not Mr. Madison, as stated in the MIRROR of last Saturday." The Columbia Mirror and The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA). November 17, 1796.
[7]"Mr. Madison has been chosen as an elector for Spotsylvania county, in the state." Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 18, 1796.
[8]"Alexandria, Nov. 17...Mr. Lewis Conner is chosen an elector for Spotsylvania, etc. and not Mr. Madison, as stated in the MIRROR of last Saturday." Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD).
[9]"In our last we published Mr. Madison as an Elector for the district of Spotsylvania in this paper ~ It is Mr. Conner. We are informed it makes no difference, both the gentlemen being in favour of Mr. Jefferson." Washington Gazette (Washington, DC). November 19, 1796.
[10]"Fredericksburg, November 15...Mr. Lewis Connor is chosen Elector for President and Vice President, for the district of Spotsylvania, etc." Washington Gazette (Washington, DC). November 19, 1796.
[11]"Messrs. Madison and Buckner were the candidates for Spotsylvania County as electors. The former of the gentlemen, we hear, had a great majority in his favor." The Herald; A Gazette for the Country (New York, NY). November 19, 1796.
[12]"Fredericksburg, November 15...Mr. Lewis Connor is chosen Elector for President and Vice President, for the district of Spotsylvania, etc." Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 21, 1796; and, Washington Gazette (Washington, DC). November 21, 1796.
[13]"William Madison (and not Lewis Conner, as mentioned in our last) for Spotsylvania, etc." The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). November 22, 1796.
[14]"Alexandria, November 17...Mr. Lewis Conner is chosen elector for Spotsylvania, etc. and not Mr. Madison, as stated in the MIRROR of last Saturday." Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 23, 1796.
[15]"George-Town, November 18...A Fredericksburgh paper of the 15th inst. assures us, that Lewis Conner is chosen elector for the district of Spotsylvania, etc." Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 23, 1796.
[16]"Richmond, Nov. 22...William Madison (and not Lewis Conner, as mentioned in our last) for Spotsylvania, etc." Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 30, 1796.
[17]"William Madison (and not Lewis Connor, as mentioned in our last) for Spotsylvania, etc." Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). December 2, 1796.

References:

Francis Taylor Diaries. Library of Virginia, Richmond.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). November 15, 1796.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 16, 1796.
Washington Gazette (Washington, DC). November 16, 1796.
The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA). November 17, 1796.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 18, 1796.
The Herald; A Gazette for the Country (New York, NY). November 19, 1796.
Washington Gazette (Washington, DC). November 19, 1796.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 21, 1796.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). November 21, 1796.
The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). November 22, 1796.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 23, 1796.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 30, 1796.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). December 2, 1796.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). December 5, 1796.
The Virginia Gazette, and General Advertiser (Richmond, VA). December 7, 1796.
The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA). December 8, 1796.
Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 10, 1796.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). December 12, 1796.

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