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  NC US Senate - Special Election
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Parents > United States > North Carolina > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline December 01, 1814 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open December 13, 1814 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close December 24, 1814 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 05, 1815 - 12:00pm
Term End January 05, 1815 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler July 18, 2020 05:35am
Data SourcesNorth Carolina Government (1979), p. 672; Raleigh Register 12/16, 23, 30/1814; Norman D. Brown, Edward Stanly: Whiggery's Tarheel 'Conqueror', p. 15.
Description Locke was elected on the 11th ballot to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Sen. Stone. He resigned on 12/5/1815 before taking office, citing poor health.

1st ballot: Stanly 84, Franklin 53, Mebane 31, Pickens 20

2d ballot: Stanly 83, Franklin 82, Pickens 18

3d ballot: Franklin 86, Stanly 80, Pickens 18

4th ballot: Davis 90, Clarke 52, Franklin 45

5th ballot: Davis 94, Clark 92, Franklin 23

6th ballot: Davis 93, Clarke 82, Blank 11

7th to 10th ballot not located

11th ballot: Locke 104, Stanly 85
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic-Republican Won12/07/1812
NameDavid Stone Votes100 (54.35%)
Term03/04/1813 - 12/24/1814 Margin27 (+14.67%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic-Republican Won12/05/1815
NameNathaniel Macon Votes101 (35.82%)
Term12/13/1815 - 03/04/1819 Margin42 (+14.89%)
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Name Francis Locke Thomas Davis St. Sen. James W. Clarke Sen. Jesse Franklin St. Rep. John Stanly James Mebane Rep. Israel Pickens
PartyDemocratic-Republican Unknown Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Federalist Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
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Certified Votes 104 (19.92%) 94 (18.01%) 92 (17.63%) 86 (16.48%) 84 (16.09%) 31 (5.94%) 20 (3.83%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -10 (-1.92%) -12 (-2.30%) -18 (-3.45%) -20 (-3.83%) -73 (-13.98%) -84 (-16.09%)
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Certified Votes 11 (2.11%)  
Margin-93 (-17.82%)  
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