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670
896
677
1,204
562
443
1,463
1,135
1,457
1,633
Taylor ...
750
796
619
716
765
807
718
1,086
782|
1,047
1,261
1,103
1 279
116
1,131|
1,468
1,584
1,221
Tucker
94
48
138
55
143
163
72
133
235
341
133
400
204
25
457
342
637
675
Tyler.
443
615
458
747
536
535
653
938
469
668
866
919
1,095
162
1,042
1,385
1,561
1,140
Upshur ...
685
716
243
721
321
347
785
1,036
424
573
1,085
617
1,017
212
779
1,384
1,731
833
Wayne.
86
224
163
287
192
541
266
595
1 361
1,893
534
1. 961
797
15
1,930
1,124
1 419
2,057
Webster .
16
23
20
36
104
134
27
46
330
440
49
578
75
25
582
189
295
650
Wetzel
317
356
708
409
799
840
352
531
1,010
1,292
624
1 640
820
2
2 020
1 120
1,402
2 285
Wirt
287
300
184
390
345
452
380
477
489
597
473
770
561
46
921
771
929
1,050
Wood
989
1,269 101
818
1,497
1 436
1,552
1 392
1,787
1 843
2,318
2 293
2,148
2,164
828
2,617
2,991
3,297 563
2,776
Wyoming.
..
Total.
19,192 23,802 17,158 27,348 22,250 28 693 26,683 42 888 40,305 56 206 43 477 60,991 44,855 13 027 71,438 66,149 78,904 78,798
401| 2,054| 2,093| 2,198| 2,307
Marshall.
1,220
1,330
666
874
1,247
1,111
124
138
507
269
232
Mineral ..
341
246
353
322
427
397
777
1,331
Morgan ..
314
1
341
96
175
313
505
178
236
343
114
21
387
193
581
McDowell.
...
82
7
79
43
..
1,118| 1,157| 1,446| 1,465|
1,711| 1,577| 1,375 1,900 1,877 1,828
1,721| 1,515 1,863
1,438| 2,174 1,747
624 622
3 1,683 2,172 1,068 1,106
2,351 2,415 492
2.714 2,667 .1,409
1,816 2,307 1,370
Mason ..
1.158
1,012
Mercer
57
139
76
14
1,568
1,257 1,712
126
1,183 1,149
186
55
406
120
248
235
469
387
636
405
693
365
186
846
1,144
935
1,280
1,353
Summers ..
290
480
926
436
968
588
297
92
451
449
506
311
210
236
137
368
..
WEST VIRGINIA.
111
..
...
..
81
169
83
82
1,234 878
923
188
46 392
112
PROMINENT MEN OF
ELECTION FOR SUPREME COURT JUDGES FROM 1866 TO 1888.
1866.
1868.
1872.
Edwin Maxwell.
Ralph L. Berkshire.
Caleb Boggess.
Ralph L. Berkshire.
Matthew Edmiston.
A F. Haymond.
James Paull.
John S. Hoffman.
C. P. T. Moore.
Matthew Edmiston.
Ralph L. Berkshire.
Edwin Maxwell.
Barbour.
693
699
.....
658
311
1,066
1,072
1,071
1,829
786
775
777
Berkeley
801
I01
125
931
498
1,386
1,387
1 384
2,595
1,314
1,314
1,314
Boone ....
190
179
....
224
131
895
903
910
1,217
384
340
Brooke ....
478
440
488
494
488
495
487
489
416
416
414
Cabell.
301
176
.....
.....
127
141
496
496
438
644
179
177
177
Clay ......
36
103
92
81
261
261
261
374
112
113
113
Doddridge.
574
346
......
585
478
540
545
533
1,140
416
524
610
Gilmer
171
165
189
243
622
621
619
870
250
255
254
Grant .....
322
21
340
35
290
289
283
679
392
409
403
Greenbrier .
117
182
145
194
1,427
1,410
1,407
1,826
414
399
398
Hampshire ...
101
374
....
106
464
1.244
1,244
1,245
1,285
52
52
...
Hancock
381
352
...
476
375
313
314
318
701
396
407
405
Hardy ..
24
237
60
252
904
905
846
940
95
38
38
Harrison
1,256
967
1,341
1,212
1,678
1,553
1,590
3,163
1,692
1,645
1,662
Jackson
596
428
27
702
407
1,031
1,031
1,032
1,915
942
943
943
Jefferson .
244
213
152
139
1,820
1,825
1,819
2,590
776
775
775
Kanawha
967
580
1,124
952
2,189
2,190
2,175
4,223
2,074
2,061
2,066
Lewis ...
267
161
513
785
1,019
990
942
1,632
866
640
641
Lincoln
63
15
61
108
859
860
897
979
121
124
121
McDowell.
1,000
762
1,159
894
1,527
1,509
1,505
1,515
46
294
234
Marshall
1,016
973
1,511
969
1,088
1,099
1,085
2,524
1,462
1,475
1,465
Mason
1,012
888
1,247
1,113
1 384
1,372
1,389
2,774
1,441
1,432
1,433
Mercer
127
90
121
139
856
848
856
963
114
115
114
Mineral.
340
248
354
322
1,091
1,093
1,094
1,094
1,388
1,434
1 382
Monroe
117
14
178
70
890
890
890
1,646
763
752
762
Morgan
318
1
1
294
92
354
358
352
765
444
435
435
Nicholas
113
73
40
16
592
592
592
777
208
219
219
Ohio
2,053
2,255
2,188
2,308
3,898
4,061
2,920
5,101
2,360
1,425
1,520
Pendleton.
215
52
243
137
750
752
747
969
227
117
225
Pleasants
276
255
273
329
393
392
393
726
335
336
335
Pocahontas
158
12
166
51
550
547
547
673
181
135
Preston.
1,263
668
1,538
766
826
823
824
2,487
1,532
1,573
1,565
Putnam.
306
222
35
411
293
1,032
1,031
1,031
1,399
397
397
397
Raleigh
189
52
204
120
820
825
823
833
10
10
9
Randolph
202
286
204
238
901
897
906
1,003
113
113
111
Ritchie
597
316
699
415
828
821
824
1,752
934
925
928
Roane
355
209
370
220
798
798
797
1,284
483
484
48
Taylor.
794
621
720
764
936
937
938
1,802
917
919
922
Tucker
27
159
55
143
272
271
272
352
81
81
81
Tyler ..
616
468
749
536
528
518
520
1,379
866
868
864
Upshur.
640
289
720
320
464
357
452
994
903
752
742
Wayne
216
168
286
191
1,822
1,822
1,819
1,937
119
113
112
Webster.
28
707
407
797
1,212
1,199
1,199
1,499
297
310
309
Wirt.
297
184
391
344
545
544
435
959
414
414
418
Wood .
1,251
838
...
1,525
1,426
1,917
1,905
1,918
3,681
1,657
1,621
1,608
Wyoming
+56
41
...
169
83
281
273
280
482
215
212
213
Total.
22,069
17,733
188
26,678
22,112
50,780
50,598
48,635
78,647
30.301
28,535
29,193
...
286
277
905
905
905
992
87
....
87
Fayette
205
69
16€
130
706
706
..
...
828
141
141
141
Calhoun.
97
107
245
171
1,292
1,290
1,292
1,603
309
311
312
.....
....
...
78
81
1,226
1,024
1,022
1,045
18
18
18
Logan
302
1,008
1,432
977
922
913
911
2,293
677
162
162
162
Summers
496
495
497
348
348
31
107
350
340
Wetzel ..
357
*Not existing.
+Reported to Governor too late to be tabulated or counted.
...
Monongalia ..
79
43
.....
Marion
......
Braxton.
COUNTY.
113
WEST VIRGINIA.
ELECTION FOR SUPREME COURT JUDGES-Continued.
1876.
1880.
1882.
.
COUNTY.
A. F. Haymond.
Okey Johnson.
Ralph L. Berkshire.
W. H. H. Flick.
Thomas C. Green.
Edwin Maxwell.
J. A. Thompson.
Adam C. Snyder.
Frank A. Guthrie.
Barbour.
1,199
1,196
777
775
1,248
902
217
691
885
Berkeley
1,833
1,814
1,549
1,596
1,715
1,410
302
1,329
1,355
Boone
757
759
237
237
667
170
283
395
123
Braxton
977
978
454
457
1,123
479
115
982
607
Brooke
620
620
484
481
607
501
97
541
53.2
Cabell
1,418
1,429
735
749
1 653
1,005
51
1,184
946
Calhoun.
563
556
267
266
712
355
169
647
460
Clay
334
334
134
134
315
189
161
188
171
Doddridge
781
775
817
811
764
774
416
600
821
Fayette
802
802
440
441
1,155
794
59
1,321
451
Gilmer
692
689
319
317
815
488
1.00
820
522
Grant.
364
364
666
668
348
716
234
580
Greenbrier ..
1,650
1,650
795
794
1,344
448
284
1,074
239
Hampshire.
1,333
1,317
200
207
1,300
246
..
888
215
Hancock
410
410
472
472
435
555
1
347
515
Hardy.
1,005
1,007
141
142
1,084
179
563
141
Harrison.
1 823
1,820
1,818
1,813
1,609
1,663
807
1,339
2,208
Jackson
1,317
1,319
1,202
1,208
1,560
1,582
60
1,327
1,368
Lincoln
1,015
1,026
183
186
1,280
127
301
640
326
Logan ...
1,002
1,003
54
54
1,332
115
29
936
46
McDowell
236
236
36
35
837
111
20
246
Marion.
1,749
1,725
1,555
1,525
1,739
1,417
398
1,555
1,735
Marshall.
1,403
1,403
1,874
1,870
1,539
2,147
2
1 248
2,003
Mason.
1,888
1 886
1,820
1,822
1,884
1,729
616
1,205
1,610
Mercer
938
937
163
163
810
13
525
612
54
Mineral
922
922
656
655
957
700
37
719
728
Monongalia
1,070
1,056
1,533
1,523
1,254
1,725
135
775
1,020
Monroe
1,199
1,199
814
819
1,168
855
43
712
573
Morgan
415
410
553
555
461
647
83
789
103
Ohio
3,809
3,780
3,295
3,275
4,037
3,655
14¿
3,930
3,918
Pendleton
743
648
351
444
915
472
1
362
279
Pleasants
469
467
362
359
660
462
58
429
359
Pocahontas
574
569
176
176
735
231
13
482
123
Preston
1,055
1,054
1,914
1,916
1,249
2,228
179
745
1,005
Putnam.
993
992
710
708
875
372
870
695
922
Raleigh .
638
638
406
406
715
378
160
547
73
Randolph
996
989
320
317
1,211
402
1
693
350
Ritchie.
950
957
1.090
1,075
968
1,175
421
799
1,205
Roane.
897
892
673
670
1,210
730
262
1,040
829
Summers.
933
932
422
422
989
568
176
928
640
Taylor
1,084
1,082
1,231
1,230
1,117
1,251
118
865
1,198
Tucker.
343
343
130
130
399
203
25
3:24
174
Tyler
679
682
856
842
935
1,086
162
656
1,147
Upshur
577
577
1,087
1,084
625
1,005
211
383
783
Wayne .
1,631
1,630
378
377
....
....
.....
77
24
338
73
Wetzel
1,347
1,327
571
572
1,679
804
2
1,277
872 .
Wirt.
609
613
460
457
801
545
32
599
664
Wood
2,447
2,498
2,206
2,163
2,119
2,183
855
1,590
2,675
Wyoming
238
239
137
137
386
299
71
306
107
Totals
57,653
57,449
41,839
41,853
59,597
44,115
11,632
46,661
43,440
1,911
1,905
844
842
1,734
775
73
1,596
646
Kanawha
2,835
2,834
2,157
2,156
2,346
1,751
2,186
1,700
2,853
Lewis
1,051
1,034
889
896
1,175
1,086
73
1,035
346
606
Nicholas
687
683
381
379
918
382
1,149
541
Webster
442
442
45
45
579
1,067
Jefferson ..
9
114
PROMINENT MEN OF
ELECTION FOR SUPREME COURT JUDGES-Continued.
1884.
1888.
COUNTIES.
Adam C. Snyder.
W. H. H. Flick.
Samuel Woods.
James H. Brown.
J. W. Mason.
H. C. Mcwhorter.
J. W. English.
Henry Brannon.
Barbour
1,359
1,280
1,307
1,295
1,476
1,477
1,511
1,511
Berkeley
1,684
2,008
1,827
1,850
2,182
2,183
2,012
2,012
Boone ..
590
532
580
531
521
521
746
746
Braxton.
1,452
790
1,451
794
1,061
1,064
1,687
1,649
Brooke
753
719
755
720
789
786
803
804
Cabell
1,987
1.475
1,993
1,470
1,952
1,944
2,430
2,427
Calhoun
828
580
826
580
624
624
933
933
Clay
375
369
375
368
466
466
414
414
Doddridge.
1,028
1 225
1,030
1.218
1,395
1,397
1,154
1,155
Fayette
1,660
1,814
1,648
1,820
2,629
2,639
1,953
1,949
Gilmer
1,000
661
1,000
660
834
831
1,179
1,175
Grant ..
317
871
319
871
1,028
1,026
378
373
Greenbrier
1,735
996
1,750
1,003
1,394
1,391
2,1:24
2,124
Hampshire.
1,753
403
1,756
400
519
518
1,906
1,901
Hancock
486
686
485
685
676
673
495
501
Hardy
1,136
298
1,137
297
436
437
1,153
1,153
Harrison
2,197
2,359
2,190
2,351
2,630
2,627
2,162
2,144
Jackson
1,819
1,919
1,818
1,919
2,237
2,237
1,942
1,942
Jefferson
2,204
978
2,224
951
1,132
1,132
2,349
2,350
Kanawha.
3,036
4,425
2,999
4,458
4,561
4,616
3,151
3.126
Lewis.
1,500
1,303
1,502
1,328
1,528
1,501
1,640
1,653
Lincoln
1,183
731
1,183
730
949
949
1,248
1,246
Logan ..
1,399
205
1,395
206
393
394
1,531
1,530
McDowell
387
218
387
221
582
582
409
409
Marion
2,051
2,093
2,054
2,094
2,227
2,233
2,270
2,269
Marshall
1,67º
2,356
1,679
2,356
2,678
2,679
1,831
1,834
Mason ..
2,174
2,415
2,172
2,412
2,635
2,604
2,375
2,321
Mercer
1,035
501
1,056
502
1,407
1,408
1,376
1,373
Mineral
1,106
1,024
1,104
1,019
1,247
1,247
1,211
1,211
Monongalia.
1,258
2,081
1,253
2,082
2,214
2.207
1,363
1,361
Monroe.
1,184
1,156
1,241
1,126
1,223
1,223
1,338
1,338
Morgan.
496
780
496
778
879
879
542
542
Nicholas.
881
637
881
640
786
786
1 014
968
Ohio
4.590
4,294
4,590
4,261
4,750
4,731
4,875
4,880
Pendleton
869
730
898
698
780
781
1,012
1 012
Pleasants
709
567
712
566
693
693
806
806
Pocahontas.
795
405
794
404
589
588
892
892
Preston.
1.197
2,748
1,201
2,747
2,996
2,992
1,405
1,405
Putnam
1,124
1,377
1,123
1,375
1,550
1,550
1,413
1,402
Raleigh.
835
701
837
702
804
804
626
926
Randolph
1,138
595
1,120
592
775
774
1,426
1,423
Ritchie
1,308
1,790
1,308
1,780
1,960
1,955
1.406
1,409
Roane.
1,466
1,134
1,468
1,130
1,452
1,453
1,637
1,635
Summers
1,157
930
1,153
933
1,279
1,279
1,353
1,353
Taylor ..
1,143
1,457
1,082
1,479
1,628
1,582
1,206
1,178
Tucker
457
354
454
343
632
632
673
676
Tyler
1,056
1,378
1,056
1,377
1,562
1,562
1,140
1,140
Upshur.
779
1,380
779
1,380
1,718
1,735
812
840
Wayne.
1.930
1,121
1,929
1,127
1,416
1,416
2,061
2,060
Webster
582
189
580
189
291
293
656
654
Wetzel
2,028
1,114
2,017
1,110
1,393
1,388
2,308
2,308
Wirt
933
756
932
756
923
923
1,055
1,055
Wood.
2,571
2,937
2,575
2,910
3.260
3,255
2,801
2,807
Wyoming.
443
461
443
456
563
563
506
506
Total.
70,842
66,306
70,924
66,050
78,306
78,230
78,999
78.818
115
WEST VIRGINIA.
THREE DECADES OF POPULATION INCREASE.
Census of West Virginia by Counties-1860, 1870, 1880-Estimated 1890.
1860.
1870.
1880.
1890.
COUNTIES.
WHI TE.
FREE COL' D.
SLAVE. WHITE.
COL'D.
WHITE. COL'D.
WHITE. COL'D.
Barbour.
8728
135
95
9926
386
11,413
457
13,239
653
Berkeley
10,589
286
1650
13,228
1672
15,452
1928
17,924
2757
Boone.
4681
1
158
4400
153
5635
189
6536
270
Braxton
4885
3
104
6393
87
9683
104
10,232
148
Brooke.
5425
51
18
5367
97
5928
85
6876
121
Cabell
7691
24
30
6306
123
12,842
902
14,896
1289
Calhoun
2492
1
9
2931
8
5998
74
6957
105
Clay
1761
5
21
2192
4
3460
4013
Doddridge
5168
1
34
7041
35
10,498
54
12,177
77
Fayette
5716
10
271
6529
118
10,438
1122
12,108
1604
Gilmer
3685
22
52
4311
24
7061
47
8190
67
Grant
Greenbrier
10,500
186
1525
10,314
1103
13,078
1981
15,170
2832
Hampshire
12,478
222
1213
7003
640
9714
652
11.168
932
Hancock
4442
1
2
4336
27
4854
24
5630
34
Hardy
8521
270
1073
4902
616
6042
752
7008
1075
Harrison
13,176
32
582
16,058
655
19,292
889
22,378
1271
Jackson
8240
11
55
10,242
58
16,209
103
18,802
147
Jefferson
10,064
511
3960
9731
3488
10,958
4045
12,711
5784
Kanawha.
13,785
181
2184
20,111
2238
29,596
2870
34,331
4104
Lewis
7736
33
230
9979
196
12,943
323
15,013
461
Lincoln.
4789
1
148
5022
162
7220
109
8375
155
McDowell.
1535
3
63
12,029
78
17,043
155
19,769
221
Marshall.
12,911
57
29
14,821
120
18,607
223
21,484
318
Mason.
8750
47
376
15,444
534
21,431
859
24,859
1228
Mercer
6428
29
362
6670
394
7101
366
8237
523
Mineral.
378
8141
489
9443
699
Monongalia.
12,901
46
101
13,316
231
14,668
317
17,014
453
Monroe.
9536
107
114
10,121
1003
10,372
1129
12,031
1614
Morgan
3614
24
94
4199
116
5580
197
6472
281
Nicholas
4471
2
154
4427
31
7165
58
8311
82
Ohio.
22,196
126
100
28,387
444
36,577
870
42,429
1244
Pendleton.
5870
50
244
6361
94
7923
99
9190
141
Pleasants.
2925
5
15
2996
10
6230
26
7226
37
Pocahontas
3686
20
252
3810
259
5257
334
6098
477
Preston
13,182
45
67
14,437
118
18,885
206
21,906
294
Putnam
5708
13
580
7534
260
11,020
355
12,783
507
Raleigh
3291
19
57
3657
16
7296
71
8463
101
Randolph
4793
14
183
5460
103
7990
112
9248
160
Ritchie
6809
38
8992
63
13,410
64
15,555
91
Roane.
5307
2
72
7209
23
12,145
39
14,088
55
Summers
8262
771
9583
1102
Taylor.
7300
51
112
9024
343
11,056
399
12,824
570
Tucker
1392
16
20
1880
27
3125
26
3625
37
Tyler
6488
11
18
7822
10
11,067
6
12,837
8
Upshur
7064
16
212
7851
172
10,048
201
11,655
287
Wayne
6604
143
7699
153
14,519
220
16,842
314
Webster
1552
3
1730
3205
2
3717
3
Wetzel
6691
2
10
8584
11
13,874
22
16,093
31
Wirt.
3728
23
4775
29
7091
13
8225
18
Wood
10,791
79
176
18,287
713
24,081
925
27,933
1323
Wyoming
2795
2
64
3130
41
4258
64
4939
92
The State.
355,526
2773
5017
36
8687
52
10,076
74
Logan
1952
3071
3
3562
4
Marion
12,656
5954
331
5038
503
5844
719
4136
10,371 424,033 17,980 592,537 25,886 687,342 37,016
NOTE .- From 1870 to 1880, or 10 years, the increase in population was: White, 68,504, or over 16 per cent .; colored, 7906, or over 43 per cent. The estimate for 1890 is based upon the same ratio of increase.
VOTE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS FROM 1871 TO 1884.
COUNTIES.
Vote on call for Con-
stitutional Conven-
tion, held fourth
Thursday of Aug-
Ratification ' of Con-
stitution of 1872,
of August, 1872. held 4th Thursday
·Constitutional Amendme't. Election held Oct. 12, 1880.
Amendment to Art. 3, Sec. 13.
Amendmer t to Art. 8.
Constituti'al Amend-
ment. Sec. 7, Art.
Constitu
tional Amendment,
May 24, '66. Voter's
Test Oath.
Ratifi- cation
Rejec- tion.
Ratifi- cation.
Rejec- tion.
Ratifi- cation.
Rejec- tion.
Ratifi- cation.
Rejec- tion.
Ratifi- cation.
Rejec- tion.
Ratifi- cation.
Rejec- tion.
Barbour ..
798
604
952
952
893
847
879
860
1,020
650
631
606
Berkeley.
1,119
969
1,249
1,414
1,548
711
1,446
726
2,057
496
767
274
Boone ...
305
259
498
329
245
593
245
598
395
359
181
36
Braxton ..
780
202
867
382
450
1,004
462
996
1,177
337
108
144
Brooke.
264
339
453
455
865
116
877
103
872
79
427
408
Cabell ..
483
444
1,010
660
1,028
810
1,025
819
1,753
1,010
Calhoun
326
146
444
208
575
368
579
368
285
67
90
104
Clay
146
108
216
146
277
246
284
257
259
257
37
69
Doddridge.
362
392
493
542
383
940
381
978
631
422
242
59
Gilmer.
440
163
586
289
514
635
636
551
28
1,439
173
145
Grant ..
153
398
245
548
496
369
494
387
364
450
373
23
Greenbrier ..
1,286
314
1,380
604
466
1,115
470
1,104
1,932
69
180
216
Hampshire.
707
77
990
24
360
728
351
654
992
477
91
506
Hancock ..
124
257
223
467
760
150
812
99
561
318
384
289
Hardy ..
424
224
767
234
43
1,097
43
1,097
995
166
11
138
Harrison
958
1,317
1,418
1 765
1,867
1,048
1,851
1.082
2 111
461
1 256
965
Jackson
833
740
950
1,000
2,380
442
2 367
442
2,186
883
467
190
Jefferson .
1,495
780
1,684
894
944
934
858
917
2,798
28
206
162
Kanawha
1,326
1,910
1,934
2,273
4,352
703
4,409
68i
6.055
185
1,041
350
Lewis .....
643
763
734
1 061
568
1,305
610
1,265
1 084
743
566
467
Lincoln ....
443
278|
704
353
276
615
258'
765
826
241
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171
673
338
727
689
719
726
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ust, 1871.
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Fayette ..
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Logan ...
Marion
Marshall.
680
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Mason .....
497
1,429
62
636 571
524
733
544
734
552
1.540
250
222
Monongalia
688
1,214
895
1,470
1,440
1,270
1,450
1,277
1,114
1.212
1,298
Monroe
698
655
868
800
399
900
312
904
1,068
268
193
22
Morgan
280
294
332
476
596
193
620
171
977
131
219
25
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190
29
56
220
56
220
403
18
Nicholas ..
444
220
545
321
561
479
556 520
536
193
Ohio.
1 297
1,418
2,862
2,489
5,482
483
6,066 478
4,672
2,136
1,610
1,910
Pendleton ..
140
235
590
370
347
161
348
461
714
406
281
34
Pleasants.
249
191
357
365
658
287
648
294
733
54
261
222
Pocahontas.
480
183
453
285
172
742
178
753
647
180
133
33
Preston
473
1,315
804
1,688
2,020
941
1,970
1,000
2,151
572
1,276
482
Putnam ...
588
490
854
565
1,081
432
1,086
440
1 596
107
274
244
341
198
689
390
492
878
482
899
886
1,109
1,131
154
620
216
Roane ..
624
414
717
538
1,913
118
1,907
118
838
186
359
191
Summers.
349
228
451
262
406
375
406
382
765
366
1,750
119
195
Tucker.
135
83
233
129
134
391
140
384
502
75
41
141
Tyler
318
616
464
935
1.430
390
1,408
460
784
1,076
556
485
Upshur
369
861
432
1,027
687
617
705
607
574
764
693
207
Wayne
595
429
1,228
568
481
1,400
509
1,424
1 818
798
247
64
Webster
220
6
343
19
74
533
80
533
198
163
102
Wetzel.
580
166
907
555
1,674
414
1,714
419
1 203
1,035
354
735
Wirt
486
317
515
449
1 134
98
1,120
91
839
150
312
223
Wood
1,304
1,386
1,778
1,923
3,685
405
4,281
318
3,350
496
1,375
924
Wyoming .
129
422
155
408
193
339
78
40
30,220 27,638
42,344
37,777
56.482 34,073 57,941 -
34,270
66,181 25,422
22,224
15,302
Vote on Test Oath Amendment not counted but reported late-Doddridge (received July 14, 1866), for ratification 438, rejection 396. Cabell, ratification 295, rejection 163. McDowell (no mail and had to be sent by hand), ratification 29, rejection 10. Nicholas (thrown out by Board of Supervisors for illegality), ratifica- tion 180. rejection 199. Raleigh (received July 28, 1866), ratification 171, rejection 50. * No return.
117
04 1,219
56
834
140 1,424 1,511 1,579
114 1,975 2,968
686 995 276
122|
859 1,005
1,181 2,152 1,415 2,824
278 788 796 476 286
1.135 1,354 -1,101 61
23 771 760 853 14
Mercer.
592
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Mineral.
403
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662
714
831
1,003
1,420
587
278
661
996
111
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270
212
501
345
256
673
Randolph
145
137
Ritchie.
569
646
9.45
1,030
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WEST VIRGINIA.
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Taylor.
465
572
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1,189 1 242
1,487 1,018 1,252
247
135
917
128
920
520
412
3,022 2,963
241
2,090
2,877
451
314
198 609
McDowell :..
Ralelgh
137
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CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS FROM 1864 TO 1888.
1864.
1866
1868.
First Dist.
Sec'd Dist.
Third Dist.
First Dist. Sec'd Dist. Third Dist.
First Dist.
Sec'd Dist. Third Dist.
C. D. Hubbard,
Samuel Crane,
Geo. R. Latham,
Fontain Smith,
Wm, B. Zinn.
K. V. Whaley,
John M. Phelps,
C. D. Hubbard.
D. D. Johnson,
B. M. Kitchen,
E. W. Andrews,
Daniel Polsley,
John H. Oley,
I. H. Duval,
H. S. Walker,
Jas. C. McGrew,
Wm. G. Brown,
John S. Witcher,
Chas. P. T. Moore,
Democrat.
Barbour
437
30
76
693
697
Berkeley
400
2
796
245
926
316 500
..
Boone ..
168
122
Braxton
184
177
229
128
Brooke ..
419
152
481
439
491
489
Cabell.
127
71
301
176
Calhoun
95
109
126
140
240
173
Clay ..
45
21
67
82
92
80
Doddridge
250
216
509
415
584
473
286
278
Gilmer ..
196
6
164
162
191
236
Grant
322
21
339
36
Greenbrier.
120
191
143
208
Hampshire
167
31
104
389
106
463
Hancock.
302
51
425
32S
476
375
Hardy ..
143
1
24
236
60
250
Harrison.
1,002
489
1,245
977
1,341
1,216
Jackson ..
404
139
595
454
699
407
Jefferson.
258
153
139
Kanawha.
739|
316
999|
533
1,127|
954|
8TI
PROMINENT MEN OF
COUNTIES.
Republican.
Democrat.
Republican.
Democrat.
Independent.
Republican.
Democrat.
Republican.
Democrat.
Republican.
Democrat.
Republican.
Democrat.
Republican.
Democrat.
Republican.
Democrat.
Republican.
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207
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218
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Fayette
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W. S. Richardson,
649
Lewis .....
312
278
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.
267
180
583
726
78
79
Lincoln.
61
26
60
106
Marion.
801
1
107
1,040
718
1,154
893
Marshall
957
298
1,335
657
1,502
973
1,008
890
1,234 1,122
108
105
121
138
Mercer
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920
546
1,435
986
179
69
Morgan ...
207
10
310
9
334
95
51
81
37
115
69
39
16
Ohio
1,810
1,564
....
...
.
220
62
243
138
Pleasants.
90
116
..
126
45
Preston ..
785
263
245
27
1,400
530
1,524
773
Putnam.
217
99
310
241
411
292
163
58
199
109
Randolph
251
12
203
279
205
239
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Ritchie
414
234
119
16
356
207
374
121
Summers.
593
153
791
619
718
760
Tucker
41
138
56
142
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614
464
749
536
...
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727
235
732
314
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94
212
166
281
190
Webster
35
104
Wetzel ..
117
416
353
712
407
801
Wirt
174
155
297
182
394
341
Wood ..
823
140
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1,277
812
1,553
1,389
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Wyoming.
..
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61
76
174
Total ..
7,198, 4 315 5,663
294 721
27 2 446 1,216 10,001 |8,239 8,296 5,190 4,927 3,456 11,569.10,729 9,147 6,517 6,215 4,806
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271
261
273
329
Pocahontas
18
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594
319
706
413
Roane ...
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Monroe ...
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2,074 2,222
2,193
2,292
352
324
Mineral
342
247
Monongalia.
121
13
McDowell.
Nicholas
Pendleton
103
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Tyler.
332
200
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Upshur.
695
10
Wayne ..
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Mason
664
546
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Logan ..
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Raleigh
119
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS-Continued.
1870.
1872 -Held August 22.
1874.
First Dist.
Seco'd Dis. Third Dist.
First Dist.
Second Dist.
Third Dist.
First Dist.
Second Dist. Third Dist.
COUNTIES.
John J. Davis.
Nathan Goff.
C. D. Downey.
Jas. C. McGrew.
Frank Hereford.
John S. Witcher.
Benj. Wilson.
J. J. Davis.
W. H. Lamon.
Alex. Boteler.
J. M. Hagans.
J. B. Walker.
Frank Hereford.
J. B. Walker.
Benj. Wilson.
Nathan Goff.
Chas. J. Faulkner.
Alex. R. Boteler.
Frank! Hereford.
John S. Witcher.
Barbour.
623
551
243
807
465
Berkeley
886
951
1,433 1,113
Boone
274
159
247
2
576
170
Braxton
259
281
516
30
860
349
Brooke
513
441
474
421
183
397
Cabell.
396
255
694
18
622
530
Calhoun
290
120
387
123
408
237
...
167
85
Doddridge.
574
577
523
614
518
710
Fayette
330
288
850
6
619
268
Gilmer.
377
171
593
275
577
279
Grant ...
126
336
255
163
192
318
Greenbrier.
161
305
932
922
387
Hampshire .. Hancock
474
91
846
293
367
425
296
405
300
416
393
324
Harrison
3.143
1,384
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1,425
1,759
1,423
1,560
Jackson.
1,474
656
706
1,038
859
860
695
Jefferson. Kanawha.
537
518
1,210
781
1,506 1 542
2,134
11
1.652| 1,338
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Hardy
338
99
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120
PROMINENT MEN OF
Clay.
113
108
235
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Lewis ...
716
602
687|
1,018
698
579
Lincoln.
297
237
459
218
Logan ..
220
70
301
462
86
Marion.
1,117 1 161
67
1,410
930
Marshall
1,087
1,200
1,092
1,390
918
1,337
Mason.
1.319 1,044
1 392 1 423
1,158
889
Mercer
587
133
191
522
185
Mineral ..
420
399
636
504
Monongalia. .
895 1,257
1,463
*562
312
Monroe ..
479
278
14
819
490
Morgan.
169
321
309
382
McDowell
176
93
Nicholas.
252
221
583
46
467
258
Ohio.
2,532
2,144
2,749
2,498
2,755
2,612
Pendleton
209
238
472
167
Pleasants
304
276
390
533
330
260
Pocahontas
¥50
33
438
50
Preston
598 1 267
1,455
756
994
Putnam ..
429
439
1,009
104
497
284
Raleigh.
249
237
649
292
136
Randolph
307
187
8
79
541
143
Ritchie.
292
470
837
912
750
824
Roane ..
437
426
772
252
618
369
Summers
593
313
Taylor
798
724
767
679
Tucker
164
72
111
18
Tyler.
331
653
461
902
448
613
Upshur ..
347
787
297
564
Wayne.
526
268
47
936
396
Webster.
40
19
320
27
Wetzel
834
354
1 017
463
952
467
Wirt
450
383
160
413
514
360
Wood .
1,530
1,369
1,857
1,835
1,725
1,980
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Wyoming ..
+242
192
246
206
Total
11,836 10.569 8.098 9 011
8,490 6,997 |12.948. 13,361
255
414 3.441 79 11,652 2 768 12,799 12 631
11,500 8,064 13,524 7.745
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WEST VIRGINIA.
10
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NOTE-(*) John M. Hagans 432. (+) Vote thrown out by Supervisors and not counted. () 35 votes also for John S. Witcher.
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CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS-Continued.
1876.
1878.
First Dist.
Second Dist.
Third Dist.
First Dist.
Second Dist.
Third Dist.
COUNTIES.
Benj. Wilson.
C. F. Scott:
B. F. Martin.
W. H. Lamon.
John E. Kenna.
Benj. F. Redmond.
Benj. Wilson.
John R. Hubbard.
James Bassell.
B. F. Martin.
F. A. Burr.
J. H. Thompson.
John E. Kenna.
H. G. Walker.
Seth Bumgarner.
Barbour.
1,233
889
1.202
399
359
Berkeley
1,840
1 618
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1,234
667
695
Boone ..... ..
486
191
656
424
Braxton ..
939
373
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