Virginia 1799 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Virginia 1799 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7
Date:
1799
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
John Randolph, Powhatan Bolling, Clement Carrington
Candidates: John Randolph[1]Powhatan BollingClement Carrington
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [2]789784373
District of Seven789784373
Buckingham County624902
Charlotte County12947230
Cumberland County[3]19812142
Powhatan County[4]1611039
Prince Edward County[5][6]23911860

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Powhatan and Prince Edward County Poll Books spell the last name of Powhatan Bolling as Bowling.
[3]The Centinel of Liberty, and George-town Advertiser (Georgetown, DC) lists 168 votes for John Randolph, but lists the same total votes (789) as the other sources.
[4]Powhatan County Poll Book lists Clement Carrington with 40 votes.
[5]The Centinel of Liberty, and George-town Advertiser (Georgetown, DC) lists 119 votes for Powhatan Bolling.
[6]Powhatan Bowling listed with a total of 116 on tally sheet.

References:

Powhatan County Poll Book. Library of Virginia, Richmond.
Prince Edward County Poll Book. Library of Virginia, Richmond.
Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). May 7, 1799.
The Centinel of Liberty, and George-town Advertiser (Georgetown, DC). May 14, 1799.

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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).

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