Virginia 1804 State Senate, Class 3, District 2

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Virginia 1804 State Senate, Class 3, District 2
Date:
1804
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Daniel Sheffey, James P. Preston
Candidates: Daniel Sheffey[1]James P. Preston
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]3519609
District of Two3519609
Botetourt County212161
Grayson County2122
Greenbrier County13166
Kanawha County156125
Lee County[3]--
Monroe County25513
Montgomery County223162
Russell County3617
Tazewell County1834
Washington County138358
Wythe County40311

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"Wythe, 29th April 1804. The Editors of the Virginia Telegraph, or, Rockbridge Courier. Sirs, Sometime ago you requested me to forward you a list of the polls of this county. I had not an opportunity until now of seeing them; and as the polls of the district are this day compared at this place, I have the pleasure of furnishing you with a statement of the whole from the poll books -- which are as follow: ...Mr. Sheffey has 3519 votes in the district, and Mr. Preston 609: -- leaving Mr. Sheffey a majority of 2910 votes! This is 'out-running' with a vengeance." The Virginia Telegraphe; or, Rockbridge Courier (Lexington, VA). May 5, 1804.
[3]No Return.

References:

The Virginia Telegraphe; or, Rockbridge Courier (Lexington, VA). May 5, 1804.
The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). May 5, 1804.
The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). May 16, 1804.
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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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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