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OfficeSpeaker of the House
HonorificSpeaker of the House - Abbr: Speaker of the House
Type General Election
Filing Deadline May 30, 1841 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 31, 1841 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close May 31, 1841 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start May 31, 1841 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1843 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedRBH January 02, 2011 02:11pm
Data SourcesCongressional Globe
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyWhig Won12/15/1839
NameRobert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter Votes119 (17.73%)
Term12/15/1839 - 03/04/1841 Margin6 (+0.89%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won12/04/1843
NameJohn W. Jones Votes128 (68.09%)
Term12/04/1843 - 03/04/1845 Margin69 (+36.70%)
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Name Rep. John White Rep. John W. Jones Rep. Henry A. Wise Rep. Joseph Lawrence Rep. George Nixon Briggs Rep. William Cost Johnson Rep. Nathan Clifford
PartyWhig Democratic Whig Whig Whig Whig Democratic
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Certified Votes 121 (54.75%) 84 (38.01%) 8 (3.62%) 5 (2.26%) 1 (0.45%) 1 (0.45%) 1 (0.45%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -37 (-16.74%) -113 (-51.13%) -116 (-52.49%) -120 (-54.30%) -120 (-54.30%) -120 (-54.30%)
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