Virginia 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Virginia 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
Date:
1819
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
James Pindall, William MacKinley
Candidates: James Pindall[1]William MacKinley
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2]--
District of One--
Brooke County[3][4]--
Harrison County[5]61795
Lewis County190143
Monongalia County34916
Ohio County100175
Preston County17327
Tyler County14410

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]James Pindall is elected with a majority of 1170 votes.
[3]"We have not yet received the state of the polls as to the number of votes given in Brooke, but are assured that Mr. Pindall's Majority there was 36."
[4]Virginia North-Western Gazette (Wheeling, WV), May 6: "In Brooke ... Mr. Pindall's majority there was 36. According to the statements which have been published, Mr. Pindall has obtained in the whole District, a majority of 1170 votes."
[5]Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC), May 3: "In the Clarksburg district, James Pindall is re-elected to Congress. We have heard but from one county, but the vote in that leaves no room to doubt the result. Harrison County: Mr. Pindall 617, William McKinley 95."

References:

Virginia North-Western Gazette (Wheeling, WV). April 8, 1819.
Virginia North-Western Gazette (Wheeling, WV). April 29, 1819.
Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). May 3, 1819.
The Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg, VA). May 5, 1819.
Virginia North-Western Gazette (Wheeling, WV). May 6, 1819.
Morton, Oren F. A History of Preston County, West Virginia. Kingwood, WV: The Journal Publishing, 1914. 167.
Wiley, Samuel T. History of Monongalia County, West Virginia. Kingwood, WV: Preston Publishing, 1883. 279-280.

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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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