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Domestic News October 31, 1800

The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser

Washington, District Of Columbia

What is this article about?

Election results from late 1800 in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland show Republican ticket prevailing in Pennsylvania and Maryland with majorities, Federal ticket winning in New Jersey and narrowly in Delaware. Analysis suggests Jefferson would receive 20 electoral votes from these states.

Merged-components note: Tables of election results from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland, along with the accompanying analytical text under 'COMMUNICATION. Result of late Elections', form a single cohesive report on recent state elections. Original labels include table and domestic_news; unified as domestic_news.

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COUNTIES,REPUBLICAN,FEDERAL
Philadelphia City1,6981,684
County2,742765
Delaware546752
Montgomery2,0121,240
Bucks2,1771,654
Lancaster1,9262,275
Dauphin1,736468
Northampton2,344147
Westmoreland1,0930
York1,376629
Adams621857
Allegheny949555
19,22011,026

COUNTIES,REPUBLICAN,FEDERAL
Gloucester7551,446
Bergen8521,151
Essex1,66612
Middlesex8121,589
Mercer4131,410
Huntingdon1,2171,281
Burlington5202,806
6,2359,695

COMMUNICATION.
Result of late Elections
PENNSYLVANIA

These counties being those from which returns have been received contain about one half of the citizens of Pennsylvania. In the remaining counties, it is probable that the republican tickets will succeed by larger majorities.

NEW-JERSEY.

Of the remaining counties, two are all, though unanimously republican, and others doubtful, from which it is probable that the above proportion of votes in the remaining counties will be changed favorably to the republican interest.

DELAWARE.
Majority for federal ticket 364

MARYLAND.

From the foregoing statements, which have been condensed from scattered accounts, it appears that the republican ticket has prevailed by bold majorities in the large states of Pennsylvania and Maryland and that the federal ticket has succeeded in New Jersey by a considerable majority, and in Delaware by the small majority of 364 votes out of 5,044.

The above accounts are incomplete, inasmuch as they relate to Pennsylvania, New-Jersey, and Maryland. But they unequivocally establish the great change which has been placed in public opinion, and prove that Pennsylvania is unshaken in her republicanism. A majority, comparatively small, gave victory to the democratic ticket one year ago, on the election of Mr. McKean; that majority was not more than a tenth part of the total number of votes. The result of the election this year gives to the republican ticket two votes to one for the federal: the result in respect to Members of Congress will probably give the democrats 11 Members out of 13: and the two federal Members succeeded, the one only by a majority of 349, and the other by a majority of about 370.

Maryland in her election, has made a bold stand. The existing law vests the election of electors of a President in the PEOPLE. It was attempted by the friends of Mr. Adams and Mr. Pinckney, to divest the people of the choice by placing in the State Legislature Representatives, who would abrogate the present mode, and assume it themselves; thereby expecting to insure to the federal ticket for President and Vice President all the votes of Maryland. They have been foiled. The people have elected 48 republicans out of 80, the whole number of Members. What was the motive? Was the opposition given to the proposed change an opposition barely to the mode? No; common sense dictates that it was to the substance. It was the effect intended to be produced that roused the people. The question was Jefferson or Adams; and the citizens of Maryland voted in the proportion of 48 to 32, that is of 3 to 2 for Mr. Jefferson.

The result of the Delaware election is federal. But the tenure by which federalism is held in that State must be viewed as precarious when it is observed that Mr. Bayard's majority was only 364, and when it is recollected that both its neighbours, Pennsylvania and Maryland, are decidedly republican.

If it be wished to form an opinion of the political complexion of these four middle States in the aggregate (and on that complexion will almost every case of National importance depend, owing to the balanced state of Eastern and Southern politics) it will appear that the total votes as above stated are

These four States have 37 electors. If the whole number above be divided by 37, 1580 votes will be entitled to an elector: and dividing each of the above total votes for the republican and federal tickets, it follows that the public spirit of those States, if fairly expressed, would give Mr. Jefferson 20 votes, and Mr. Adams 17 votes. In this event Mr. Jefferson would undoubtedly be President, without a single vote from South Carolina, and with no more than six votes from North Carolina, which his opponents allow him.
COUNTIES,REPUBLICAN,FEDERAL
New-Castle1,2471,030
Kent720811
Sussex373963
2,3402,704
2,340

COUNTIES,REPUBLICAN,FEDERAL
Montgomery5651,171
Prince George9011,013
Baltimore2,035995
Annapolis184119
Washington196Majority.
Frederick60
3,9413,298

REPUBLICANFEDERAL
Delaware2,3402,704
Pennsylvania19,22011,026
Maryland3,9413,298
New-Jersey6,2359,695
31,73626,723
26,723
Whole number58,459

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics

What keywords are associated?

Election Results Republican Ticket Federal Ticket Pennsylvania Election Maryland Election Delaware Majority New Jersey Votes Jefferson Electors

What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. Mckean Mr. Adams Mr. Pinckney Mr. Jefferson Mr. Bayard

Where did it happen?

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland

Event Date

Late Elections

Key Persons

Mr. Mckean Mr. Adams Mr. Pinckney Mr. Jefferson Mr. Bayard

Outcome

republican ticket prevailed in pennsylvania (19,220 to 11,026) and maryland (3,941 to 3,298); federal ticket in new jersey (9,695 to 6,235) and delaware (2,704 to 2,340, majority 364). projected 20 electoral votes for jefferson, 17 for adams from these states.

Event Details

Reports vote tallies from counties in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland for Republican and Federal tickets in recent elections. Analysis highlights Republican majorities in Pennsylvania and Maryland, Federal wins in New Jersey and narrow in Delaware, indicating shift in public opinion favoring Jefferson over Adams.

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