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OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1859 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open August 04, 1859 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close August 04, 1859 - 11:00am Central
Term Start March 04, 1859 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1861 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler January 29, 2005 08:43am
Data SourcesRaleigh Register 8/17/1859; (Tarboro) Free Press and Southerner 8/13/1859; official certificate of vote of Craven County in the state archives. The vote for Donnell and Clark is for two counties only, and they may have received more votes included in the unidentified scattering.
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won08/06/1857
NameThomas Ruffin Votes5,940 (90.60%)
Term03/04/1857 - 03/04/1859 Margin5,324 (+81.21%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyUnion Won01/30/1862
NameCharles H. Foster Votes268 (100.00%)
Term02/02/1862 - 02/03/1862 Margin268 (+100.00%)
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Name (I) Rep. Thomas Ruffin (W) Unidentified Scattering (W) Rep. Richard S. Donnell (W) Charles C. Clark  
PartyDemocratic Independent Whig Independent  
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Uncertified Votes 4,382 (89.10%) 366 (7.44%) 129 (2.62%) 41 (0.83%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -4,016 (-81.66%) -4,253 (-86.48%) -4,341 (-88.27%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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