Congress Representative Ballot, Free Soil Ticket

Free Soil Ticket 1849 – In this election for representative from the Western District no candidate received a majority vote. Benjamin Thurston, the Democrat candidate received a plurality of twenty votes over Sylvester Shearman a Whig. The Free Soil candidate Lauriston Hall received only 160 votes but it was sufficient to prevent a choice. 9.7 cm X 12.5 cm

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Original record: Congress Representative Ballot, Free Soil Ticket
Collection: University of Rhode Island: Rhode Island Election Ballots
Date(s): 1849
Usage: This item is in the public domain and may be freely re-used.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Subject(s): Benjamin Thurston
Congress
Humanities and Social Sciences
Rhode Island, United States (state)
Whig

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