Louisiana 1820 Governor, Ballot 2

Office:: Governor (State)
Title:: Governor
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Louisiana 1820 Governor, Ballot 2
Date:: 1820
State:: Louisiana
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: Second Ballot
Office/Role:: Governor/Governor
Candidates:: Thomas B. Robertson, blank

Candidates:	Thomas B. Robertson [1]	blank
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]	49	2
General Assembly[3]	49	2

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"The Legislature thereupon proceeded to ballot, when it appeared that there were for Mr. Robertson 49 votes for Mr. Robertson and two votes in blank - there being 51 members of both houses." Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). December 22, 1820.

[3]By Louisiana law, the legislature elected the Governor from among the top two vote-getters from the popular election.

References:

Journal of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1820. 4-5.

Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). December 22, 1820.

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