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 DickensJohn Craig
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [1]24872273
District of Eight24872273
Orange County12201131
A. Mason's29119
A. W. Cauley's7367
Chapel Hill66160
Geo. Carrington's10841
Hillsborough334286
John Carrington's7993
Kennons Mill13891
Moulder's10179
R. Carter's167102
Widow Holt's12593
Person County403386
Wake County864756
Bank's1844
Delk's237162
Horton's19984
Legon's12339
N. Jones'63126
Raleigh186242
Upchurch's3859

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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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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