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OfficeSpeaker of the House
HonorificSpeaker of the House - Abbr: Speaker of the House
Type General Election
Filing Deadline December 01, 1847 - 05:00am Central
Polls Open December 06, 1847 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close December 06, 1847 - 11:00am Central
Term Start December 06, 1847 - 12:05pm
Term End March 04, 1849 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedRBH January 02, 2011 02:10pm
Data SourcesCongressional Globe
Description Winthrop was elected on the third ballot.

Speaker of the U.S. House balloting, 1847
Contender: ballot1st 2d 3d
Robert C. Winthrop MA108 109 110
Linn Boyd KY61 82 64
Robert McClelland MI23 13 14
John A. McClernard IL11 5 8
Scattering17 10 22

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won12/01/1845
NameJohn W. Davis Votes119 (56.67%)
Term12/01/1845 - 03/04/1847 Margin47 (+22.38%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won12/22/1849
NameHowell Cobb Votes103 (10.72%)
Term12/22/1849 - 03/04/1851 Margin-9 (-0.94%)
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Name Rep. Robert C. Winthrop Rep. Linn Boyd Rep. Robert McClelland Rep. John Alexander McClernand Rep. Robert Barnwell Rhett Sr. Rep. James I. McKay Rep. Armistead Burt
PartyWhig Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Certified Votes 110 (42.31%) 82 (31.54%) 23 (8.85%) 11 (4.23%) 7 (2.69%) 5 (1.92%) 4 (1.54%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -28 (-10.77%) -87 (-33.46%) -99 (-38.08%) -103 (-39.62%) -105 (-40.38%) -106 (-40.77%)
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Name Rep. Howell Cobb Rep. James Wilson Rep. Richard French Rep. John Henry Harmanson Rep. Isaac E. Holmes Rep. Charles J. Ingersoll Rep. Timothy Jenkins
PartyDemocratic Whig Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Certified Votes 4 (1.54%) 2 (0.77%) 1 (0.39%) 1 (0.39%) 1 (0.39%) 1 (0.39%) 1 (0.39%)
Margin-106 (-40.77%) -108 (-41.54%) -109 (-41.92%) -109 (-41.92%) -109 (-41.92%) -109 (-41.92%) -109 (-41.92%)
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