Virginia 1797 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Virginia 1797 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
- Date:
- 1797
- State:
- Virginia
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- David Holmes, John Steele, John Bowyer
Candidates: | David Holmes[1] | John Steele | John Bowyer |
---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Republican |
Final Result: [2] | 1350 | 615 | 270 |
District of Two | 1350 | 615 | 270 |
Augusta County | 39 | 392 | 28 |
Bath County | 2 | 24 | 10 |
Rockbridge County | 1 | 169 | 231 |
Rockingham County[3] | 563 | 9 | 1 |
Shenandoah County[4] | 745 | - | 21 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"David Holmes, Rockingham, in the room of Mr. Moore." The North-Carolina Minerva, and Raleigh Advertiser (Raleigh, NC). April 8, 1797.
[3]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists 561 votes for David Holmes.
[4]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists 743 votes for David Holmes.
References:
Bath County Poll Book. Library of Virginia, Richmond.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 4, 1797.
The Virginia Gazette, and Petersburg Intelligencer (Petersburg, VA). April 4, 1797.
Bowen's Virginia Gazette: and the Winchester Centinel (Winchester, VA). April 7, 1797.
The North-Carolina Minerva, and Raleigh Advertiser (Raleigh, NC). April 8, 1797.
The Potomak Guardian, and Berkeley Advertiser (Martinsburg, WV). April 13, 1797.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 14, 1797.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 15, 1797.
Mattern, David B., J. C. A. Stagg, Jeanne K. Cross and Susan Holbrook Perdue, ed. The Papers of James Madison, Congressional Series. Vol. 16. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 1989. 502-503.
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