Ohio 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Ohio 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6
Date:
1818
State:
Ohio
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
John Sloane, Peter Hitchcock, Benjamin Martin
Candidates: John Sloane[1]Peter HitchcockBenjamin Martin
Affiliation:Republican
Final Result: [2][3][4][5][6][7][8]42083758171
District of Six42083758171
Ashtabula County[9]3349-
Columbiana County583388-
Augusta15--
Beaver514-
Butler273-
Center98111-
Elk Run2215-
Fairfield159-
Franklin1414-
Goshen153-
Green34--
Hanover4817-
Knox21--
Madison2820-
Middleton2018-
Saint Clair4677-
Salem333-
Springfield255-
Unity256-
Washington13--
Wayne354-
West188-
Yellow Creek4911-
Cuyahoga County[10]-567-
Geauga County2567-
Huron County71333-
Knox County33259170
Bloomfield19-7
Chester35--
Clinton421690
Hilliard--17
Jackson41-1
Miller-191
Morgan43-9
Morris291917
Union42-16
Wayne81512
Medina County10582-
Portage County61511-
Richland County[11]63343-
Stark County65571-
Bethlehem24--
Brown16--
Canton11333-
Franklin24--
Green92-
Harrison36--
Jackson38--
Lake1810-
Lawrence37--
Lexington7--
Nimishillen18--
Osnaburgh466-
Paris298-
Perry572-
Pike273-
Plain543-
Rose19--
Sandy194-
Sugarcreek14--
Tuscarawas50--
Trumbull County[12]422778-
768-
Tuscarawas County[13]4771-
Wayne County86491

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Columbus Gazette (Columbus, OH) and Muskingum Messenger (Zanesville, OH) list Peter Hitchcock with 3759 votes.
[3]"We have no doubt as to the result of the election: - the people would not be deceived by the petty intrigues of Sloane's recruiting sergeants - not even his horse could procure him a majority though he had traversed the district, bearing on his back a recruiting sergeant! - But neither the horse nor his rider could get many votes for their master, in the Reserve." Cleaveland Register (Cleveland, OH). October 27, 1818.
[4]Muskingum Messenger (Zanesville, OH) lists John Sloane with 4219 votes and Peter Hitchcock with 3617 votes.
[5]The Ohio Repository (Canton, OH) lists John Sloane with 4202 votes.
[6]The City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC) and Muskingum Messenger (Zanesville, OH) list John Sloane with a majority of 602 votes.
[7]The Western Herald and Steubenville Gazette (Steubenville, OH) lists John Sloane with a majority of 592 votes.
[8]The Ohio Repository (Canton, OH) lists John Slaone with a majority of 454 votes.
[9]The Ohio Repository (Canton, OH) lists John Sloane with 2 votes.
[10]"We believe that every candidate who run for office, (with the exception of John Sloane) at the late election, were well qualified to fill the different stations to which their fellow citizens wished to elevate them." Cleaveland Register (Cleveland, OH). October 20, 1818.
[11]The Repository (Canton) and the Western Herald and Steubenville Gazette (Steubenville, OH) list John Sloane with 648 votes.
[12]Western Herald and Steubenville Gazette (Steubenville, OH) lists Peter Hitchcock with 788 votes.
[13]The Ohio Repository (Canton, OH) lists John Sloane with 471 votes.

References:

Original Trumbull County Election Returns, unknown township.
Abstract of Votes, Columbiana County. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland.
Cleaveland Register (Cleveland, OH). October 20, 1818.
The Ohio Register (Mount Vernon, OH). October 21, 1818.
The Western Reserve Chronicle (Warren, OH). October 22, 1818.
Muskingum Messenger (Zanesville, OH). October 23, 1818.
The Ohio Repository (Canton, OH). October 23, 1818.
Cleaveland Register (Cleveland, OH). October 27, 1818.
The Ohio Register (Mount Vernon, OH). October 28, 1818.
The Ohio Repository (Canton, OH). October 30, 1818.
Western Herald and Steubenville Gazette (Steubenville, OH). November 7, 1818.
Muskingum Messenger (Zanesville, OH). November 11, 1818.
The Western Reserve Chronicle (Warren, OH). November 12, 1818.
City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). November 27, 1818.
Columbus Gazette (Columbus, OH). December 24, 1818.
Muskingum Messenger (Zanesville, OH). December 30, 1818.
The Ohio Repository (Canton, OH). January 1, 1819.
Norton, A. Banning. A History of Knox County, Ohio, From 1779 to 1862 Inclusive. Columbus, OH: R. Nevins, 1862. 352.

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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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