Maryland 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Maryland 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
Date:
1812
State:
Maryland
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Joseph Kent, Archibald Van Horn
Candidates: Joseph Kent[1]Archibald Van Horn
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2]19051761
District of Two19051761
Anne Arundel County[3][4]1240887
District of One237246
District of Two248140
District of Three21331
District of Four332136
District of Five210334
Prince George's County[5]665874
Town of Bladensburgh[6][7]106173
Town of Nottingham149157
Piscataway[8]55300
Upper Malborough126144
Vansville229100

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The American and Commercial Daily Advertiser lists Archibald Van Horn as a Quid.
[3]The Alexandria Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA), Maryland Republican and Maryland Gazette list Joseph Kent with 1243 votes.
[4]The Alexandria Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA) lists Archibald Van Horn with 878 votes.
[5]The Alexandria Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA) and National Intelligencer list 666 votes for Joseph Kent.
[6]The Federal Republican lists 107 votes for Joseph Kent.
[7]The True American lists 174 votes for Archibald Van Horn and 107 votes for Joseph Kent.
[8]The National Intelligencer lists Joseph Kent with 56 votes.

References:

Original Election Returns. Maryland State Archives, Annapolis.
American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 7, 1812.
Baltimore Whig (Baltimore, MD). October 7, 1812.
Federal Republican, and Commercial Gazette (Georgetown, DC). October 7, 1812.
The Maryland Republican (Annapolis, MD). October 7, 1812.
The Maryland Gazette (Annapolis, MD). October 8, 1812.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). October 8, 1812.
Federal Republican, and Commercial Gazette (Georgetown, DC). October 9, 1812.
The Universal Gazette (Washington, DC). October 9, 1812.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). October 10, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1812.
Alexandria Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA). October 12, 1812.
Federal Republican, and Commercial Gazette (Georgetown, DC). October 12, 1812.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 14, 1812.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 15, 1812.

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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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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).
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).
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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