Virginia 1799 U.S. House of Representatives, District 18

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Virginia 1799 U.S. House of Representatives, District 18
Date:
1799
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
John Nicholas, John Blackwell
Candidates: John Nicholas[1]John Blackwell
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2][3][4][5][6]--
District of Eighteen--
Culpeper County--
Fauquier County[7]196422
Stafford County[8][9]196172

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"Mr. John Nicholas was re-elected for the district of Culpepper, etc, by a majority of 101 votes;." The Examiner (Richmond, VA). May 7, 2011.
[3]"The information from Virginia make it very probable that John Nicholas, of Stafford, will not be re-elected; but in his place, Gen. Blackwell, a firm and able Federalist." Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). May 7, 1799.
[4]"At the close of the poll in Stafford county the votes for member of congress stood - for Mr. Nicholas 196, Gen Blackwell 172. In Fauquier county Gen. Blackwell had a majority of 227 votes. In Culpepper county, Mr. Nicholas had a majority of 261 - he is of course re-elected." Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser, May 1, 1799; and, The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), May 2, 1799.
[5]"Nicholas is re-elected by a majority of 58." The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). May 3, 1799.
[6]"Citizen Nicholas, who has been re-elected to Congress, by a very small majority, owes his success entirely to a misnomer in a number of the tickets for General Blackwell." Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). May 7, 1799.
[7]The spelling of Fauquier County is given as Tanquier here: "In Tanquier county, Gen. Blackwell had a majority of 261 - he is of course re-elected." The Georgetown Gazette (Georgetown, SC). April 30, 1799.
[8]"At the close of the poll in Stafford county the votes...stood --" The Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg, VA), April 26, 1799; and, The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), May 2, 1799.
[9]The Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY) and The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY) give 171 votes for John Blackwell.

References:

The Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg, VA). April 26, 1799.
The Georgetown Gazette (Georgetown, SC). April 30, 1799.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). May 1, 1799.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). May 2, 1799.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). May 3, 1799.
Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). May 4, 1799.
Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). May 7, 1799.
The Examiner (Richmond, VA). May 7, 1799.
Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). May 7, 1799.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 8, 1799.
The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY). May 10, 1799.
City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC). May 11, 1799.
South-Carolina State Gazette, and Timothy's Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC). May 11, 1799.
Abbot, W. W., ed. The Papers of George Washington: Retirement Series. Vol. 4. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1999. 16.

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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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