North Carolina 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 8, Special
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- North Carolina 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 8, Special
- Date:
- 1816
- State:
- North Carolina
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Samuel Dickens, John Craig
Candidates: | Samuel Dickens | John Craig |
---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican |
Final Result: [1] | 2487 | 2273 |
District of Eight | 2487 | 2273 |
Orange County | 1220 | 1131 |
A. Mason's | 29 | 119 |
A. W. Cauley's | 73 | 67 |
Chapel Hill | 66 | 160 |
Geo. Carrington's | 108 | 41 |
Hillsborough | 334 | 286 |
John Carrington's | 79 | 93 |
Kennons Mill | 138 | 91 |
Moulder's | 101 | 79 |
R. Carter's | 167 | 102 |
Widow Holt's | 125 | 93 |
Person County | 403 | 386 |
Wake County | 864 | 756 |
Bank's | 18 | 44 |
Delk's | 237 | 162 |
Horton's | 199 | 84 |
Legon's | 123 | 39 |
N. Jones' | 63 | 126 |
Raleigh | 186 | 242 |
Upchurch's | 38 | 59 |
Notes:
[1]"Samuel Dickens, Esq. the Federal Candidate for this district, is elected to fill the vacancy in Congress occasioned by the death of Richard Stanford." Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger (Norfolk, VA). August 22, 1816.
References:
Original Election Returns. State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina Gazette (Raleigh, NC). August 9, 1816.
Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina Gazette (Raleigh, NC). August 16, 1816.
The Times (Charleston, SC). August 19, 1816.
Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). August 20, 1816.
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). August 21, 1816.
Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger (Norfolk, VA). August 22, 1816.
The Carolina Federal Republican (New Bern, NC). August 24, 1816.
New York Herald (New York, NY). August 24, 1816.
Hinshaw, Seth Beeson, ed. North Carolina Election Returns 1790-1866: Covering the Races for President, Governor and U.S. House. 1992. State Library of North Carolina, Raleigh.
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