Delaware 1796 House of Representatives, New Castle County

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Delaware 1796 House of Representatives, New Castle County
Date:
1796
State:
Delaware
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
James Stroud, Robert Armstrong, Joel Lewis, Casear A. Rodney, Nehemiah Tilton, Robert Maxwell, Elias Naudain, Isaac Grantham, Benjamin Merrit, Jacob Broom, Samuel Hollingsworth, Joseph Israel, William Frazier, Thomas Lea
Candidates: James Stroud[1]Robert Armstrong[2]Joel Lewis[3]Casear A. Rodney[4]Nehemiah Tilton[5]Robert Maxwell[6]Elias Naudain[7]Isaac GranthamBenjamin MerritJacob BroomSamuel HollingsworthJoseph IsraelWilliam FrazierThomas Lea
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [8]486476456455452448447396395392392384365347
New Castle County486476456455452448447396395392392384365347

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Elected.
[8]The Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE) of October 5, 1796 lists Jacob Broom with 332 votes and Isaac Grantham with 393 votes.

References:

The Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE). October 5, 1796.
Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1796.

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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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