Virginia 1815 State Senate, Class 2, District 5
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Virginia 1815 State Senate, Class 2, District 5
- Date:
- 1815
- State:
- Virginia
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Cuthberth Powell, Thomas Hunton
Candidates: | Cuthberth Powell[1] | Thomas Hunton |
---|---|---|
Affiliation: | ||
Final Result: | 1010 | 575 |
District of Five | 1010 | 575 |
Fauquier County[2] | 398 | 312 |
Loudoun County[3][4] | 612 | 263 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"Upwards of 700 votes were taken and the polls closed two hours before sunset . . . and Cuth. Powell obtained a majority of 86 votes over the 'inflexible republican' Major Hunter in his own county." Alexandria Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA). April 13, 1815.
[3]Partial returns: "At three o'clock on Tuesday last the following was the state of the Poll. For the State Senate, Powell 572, Hunter 249. The Polls were to continue open till yesterday evening." Alexandria Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA). April 13, 1815.
[4]"Extracts from a letter to the editors of the Herald, dated Loudoun, March 24, 1815. 'Picket I am told does not offer for the senate, consequently the contest will be between Fleet Smith and Powell.'" Alexandria Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA). April 13, 1815.
References:
Loudoun County Poll Book. Library of Virginia, Richmond.
Alexandria Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA). April 13, 1815.
Alexandria Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA). April 15, 1815.
The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). April 15, 1815.
The Enquirer (Richmond, VA). April 15, 1815.
New-York Spectator (New York, NY). April 19, 1815.
Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger (Norfolk, VA). April 19, 1815.
Alexandria Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA). April 29, 1815.
The Alexandria Herald (Alexandria, VA). May 29, 1815.
Leonard, Cynthia Miller, ed. The General Assembly of Virginia, July 30, 1619 - January 11, 1978: A Bicentennial Register of Members. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1978.
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