Indiana 1824 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, Special

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Indiana 1824 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, Special
Date:
1824
State:
Indiana
Type:
Special
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Jacob Call, Thomas H. Blake, Ratliff Boon
Candidates: Jacob Call[1]Thomas H. BlakeRatliff Boon
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]2155208736
District of First2155208736
Daviess County12384-
Dubois County4511-
Gibson County151150-
Greene County3416-
Hendricks County[3]---
Knox County306167-
Lawrence County2101203
Martin County4857-
Monroe County[4]138117-
Montgomery County[5]52513
Morgan County447629
Orange County248137-
Owen County23941
Parke County62100-
Perry County617-
Pike County[6]7360-
Posey County192213-
Putnam County777-
Spencer County2025-
Sullivan County117177-
Vanderburgh County4459-
Vermillion County3152-
Vigo County110202-
Warrick County[7]7125-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"Jacob Call, Esq. who is elected to Congress from this district, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of the Hon. William Prince, his majority over Mr. Blake is 41 votes." The Evansville Gazette (Evansville, IN). January 8, 1825.
[3]"No return was found for Hendricks County. In the August election of this same year Hendricks County had given Blake 95 votes and Call none. The Indianapolis Western Censor, December 7, 1824, lists that Call was elected by a majority of about twenty votes, which would have meant that Blake's majority in Hendricks County was about forthy-eight." Indiana Election Returns, 1816-1851.
[4]The Western Sun and General Advertiser (Vincennes, IN) lists 137 votes for Jacob B. Call.
[5]The Western Sun and General Advertiser (Vincennes, IN) lists 44 votes for Jacob B. Call.
[6]The Western Sun and General Advertiser (Vincennes, IN) lists 74 votes for Jacob B. Call and 77 votes for Thomas Blake.
[7]The Western Sun and General Advertiser (Vincennes, IN) lists 64 votes for Jacob B. Call and 20 votes for Thomas Blake.

References:

Western Sun and General Advertiser (Vincennes, IN). November 27, 1824
Western Sun and General Advertiser (Vincennes, IN). December 11, 1824.
Evansville Gazette (Evansville, IN). January 8 1825.
Riker, Dorothy Lois and Gayle Thornbrough. Indiana Election Returns 1816-1851. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau, 1960. 80.

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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).

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