Mississippi 1823 Sheriff, Claiborne County

Office:: Sheriff (County)
Title:: Sheriff
Jurisdiction:: County

Label:: Mississippi 1823 Sheriff, Claiborne County
Date:: 1823
State:: Mississippi
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Joseph Briggs, John A. Barnes, John Hays

Candidates:	Joseph Briggs	John A. Barnes	John Hays
Affiliation:
Final Result:	306	224	89
Claiborne County[1]	306	224	89
Miller's	5	14	31
Town of Port Gibson	251	184	58
Rocky Spring	50	19	-

Notes:

[1]The town results for John A. Barnes listed in The Port-Gibson Correspondent (Port Gibson, MS) add up to 217 but the official totals listed in the Original Election Returns are 224.

References:

Original Election Returns. Series 107. Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Biloxi, MS.

Port-Gibson Correspondent (Port Gibson, MS). August 7, 1823.

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