Maryland 1802 U.S. Senate

Office:
U.S. Senate (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Senator
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Maryland 1802 U.S. Senate
Date:
1802
State:
Maryland
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
Candidates:
Samuel Smith, John Eager Howard
Candidates: Samuel Smith[1]John Eager Howard
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2][3][4]4630
General Assembly4630

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Senate gave 11 votes and the House of Delegates 65, making the whole 76.
[3]"The General Assembly, have elected Gen. Samuel Smith as Senator to represent this state in Congress after the 4th March next. There were 11 members of the senate attending." Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD). December 4, 1802.
[4]The Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD) lists John Eager Howard with 36 votes.

References:

Votes and Proceedings of the Maryland State Senate, 1802. 10.
The Examiner (Richmond, VA). November 27, 1802.
Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD). December 4, 1802.

Page Images

handwritten notes
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).
handwritten notes
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).
handwritten notes
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).

These election records were released on 11 January 2012. Versions numbers are assigned by state. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia are complete and are in Version 1.0. All other states are in a Beta version. For more information go to the about page.