Virginia 1803 House of Delegates, Hampshire County

Office:
House of Delegates (State)
Title:
Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Virginia 1803 House of Delegates, Hampshire County
Date:
1803
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Delegates/Delegate
Candidates:
Jacob Jenkens, John Snyder, John Higgins
Candidates: Jacob Jenkens[1]John Snyder[2]John Higgins
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistRepublican
Final Result: [3][4][5][6][7]436337326
Hampshire County436337326

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]"Messrs. Snyder and Jenkins, two federalist, are elected Delegates to the General Assembly." The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). May 4, 1803.
[4]"Martinsburg, April 22. We have just been favoured with a statement of the poll in Hampshire on Tuesday evening last." Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), April 29, 1803; and, The Republican; or, Anti-Democrat (Baltimore, MD), May 6, 1803.
[5]"Note: This is not a complete return." is written with the notes for the quotation above from two newspapers.
[6]"Martinsburg, April 22. We have just been favoured with a statement of the poll in Hampshire on Tuesday evening last. The progress federalism has made in that county is highly gratifying, and has surpassed the calculations of the most sanguine federal republican. Desirous of satisfying the public anxiety we hasten to lay it before them...Now, citizens of Berkeley, with you it rests to close the scene." Republican or Anti-Democrat. May 6, 1803.
[7]No figures were given in the The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA) and all other newspapers had the same numbers of votes as noted. Only the Republican or, Anti-Democrat, May 6, 1803, spelled the name of John Snyder as John Snider.

References:

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 29, 1803.
The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). May 4, 1803.
The Republican; or, Anti-Democrat (Baltimore, MD). May 6, 1803.
Leonard, Cynthia Miller, ed. The General Assembly of Virginia, July 30, 1619 - January 11, 1978: A Bicentennial Register of Members. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1978.

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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).

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