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Established December 15, 1817
Disbanded March 03, 1847
Last ModifiedThomas Walker October 22, 2008 09:22am
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Redistricting: Light Green=Added Territory, Red=Removed Territory,
Dark Green=Kept Territory
Date Type Results
Dec 22, 1846 Special Election
 Henry T. Ellett
10,580
52.70% 		 Peter B. Starke
9,494
47.30%
Jun 01, 1846 Appointment
 Jacob Thompson(I)
1
33.33% 		 Stephen Adams(I)
1
33.33% 		 Robert W. Roberts(I)
1
33.33%
Nov 04, 1845 General Election
 Jacob Thompson(I)
27,945
16.81% 		 Jefferson Davis
27,645
16.63% 		 Stephen Adams
27,301
16.42% 		 Robert W. Roberts(I)
26,879
16.17% 		 Patrick W. Tompkins
18,378
11.05% 		 Peter B. Starke
17,685
10.64% 		 Walker Brooke
17,295
10.40%
   Scattering
3,150
1.89%
Nov 07, 1843 General Election
 Jacob Thompson(I)
21,612
14.97% 		 William H. Hammett
20,671
14.32% 		 Robert W. Roberts
20,091
13.91% 		 Tilghman M. Tucker
17,673
12.24% 		 Volney E. Tucker
16,948
11.74% 		 Joseph Dunbar
16,395
11.35% 		 John Gilmer
15,805
10.95%
  William G. Kendall
15,196
10.52%
Nov 02, 1841 General Election
 Jacob Thompson(I)
19,067
26.86% 		 William McKendree Gwin
18,981
26.74% 		 Adam L. Benjamin
16,601
23.38% 		 William Harley
16,347
23.03%
Nov 05, 1839 General Election
 Albert Gallatin Brown
18,602
27.17% 		 Jacob Thompson
18,411
26.89% 		 Adam L. Benjamin
16,215
23.68% 		 Reuben Davis
15,243
22.26%
Apr 25, 1838 Special Election
 Sergeant S. Prentiss
12,722
26.55% 		 Thomas Word
12,077
25.20% 		 John F. Claiborne
11,776
24.57% 		 James Davis
11,346
23.68%
Nov 07, 1837 General Election
 Sergeant S. Prentiss
13,651
35.20% 		 Thomas Word
12,340
31.82% 		 John F. Claiborne(I)
6,758
17.43% 		 Samuel Gholson(I)
6,032
15.55%
Jul 18, 1837 General Election
 John F. Claiborne(I)
11,203
32.10% 		 Samuel Gholson(I)
9,921
28.43% 		 Sergeant S. Prentiss
7,143
20.47% 		 E. L. Acee
6,631
19.00%
Nov 08, 1836 Special Election
 Samuel Gholson
9,925
52.19% 		 John A. Quitman
9,093
47.81%
Nov 04, 1835 General Election
 David Dickson
9,923
27.60% 		 John F. Claiborne
9,681
26.92% 		 Benjamin W. Edwards
8,293
23.06% 		 James C. Wilkins
7,831
21.78% 		 Harry Vose
231
0.64%
Nov 04, 1835 General Election
 John F. Claiborne
1
100.00%
Aug 07, 1832 General Election
 Franklin E. Plummer(I)
7,848
33.38% 		 Harry Cage
7,662
32.59% 		 John I. Guion
4,514
19.20% 		 Felix H. Walker
2,207
9.39% 		 Nathan Bouldin
1,282
5.45%
Aug 03, 1830 General Election
 Franklin E. Plummer
4,112
35.21% 		 David Dickson
2,575
22.05% 		 James C. Wilkins
2,081
17.82% 		 William L. Sharkey
1,380
11.82% 		 John H. Norton
1,376
11.78% 		 Richard W. Webber
156
1.34%
Oct 21, 1828 Special Election
 Thomas Hinds
1,238
92.87% 		  Scattering
95
7.13%
Aug 05, 1828 General Election
 Thomas Hinds
4,276
43.25% 		 David Dickson
2,338
23.65% 		 Adam L. Bingaman
1,705
17.25% 		 William Haile(I)
1,567
15.85%
Aug 07, 1826 General Election
 William Haile(I)
3,236
33.92% 		 Beverly R. Grayson
2,299
24.10% 		 John H. Norton
1,690
17.71% 		 Adam L. Bingaman
1,451
15.21% 		 Richard Stockton
865
9.07%
Jul 12, 1826 Special Election
 William Haile
1,591
30.47% 		 John H. Norton
1,330
25.47% 		 Benjamin Grayson
1,212
23.21% 		 Adam L. Bingaman
1,089
20.85%
Aug 03, 1824 General Election
 Christopher Rankin(I)
5,865
98.39% 		 George Poindexter
96
1.61%
Aug 06, 1822 General Election
 Christopher Rankin(I)
4,836
64.75% 		 George Poindexter
2,633
35.25%
Aug 08, 1820 General Election
 Christopher Rankin(I)
3,908
100.00%
Aug 03, 1819 General Election
 Christopher Rankin
2,769
68.90% 		 Cowles Mead
1,250
31.10%
Aug 05, 1817 General Election
 George Poindexter
3,225
100.00%

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