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Established January 03, 1813
Disbanded January 03, 1963
Last ModifiedRP December 19, 2002 06:51pm
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Date Type Results
Nov 08, 1960 General Election
 Eugene Siler(I)
81,903
71.80% 		 Donald R. Shepherd
32,163
28.20%
May 24, 1960 Primary Election
 Eugene Siler(I)
14,011
57.24% 		 Homer Neikirk
7,538
30.80% 		 Denver C. Knuckles
2,403
9.82% 		 Ernest N. Mynatt
270
1.10% 		 Roscoe Conklin Douglas
255
1.04%
May 24, 1960 Primary Election
 Donald R. Shepherd
3,356
40.04% 		 W.D. Scalf
2,976
35.50% 		 Napoleon Carmical
1,364
16.27% 		 Elijah Mills
686
8.18%
Nov 04, 1958 General Election
 Eugene Siler(I)
34,728
68.04% 		 W.D. Scalf
16,311
31.96%
May 27, 1958 Primary Election
 Eugene Siler(I)
14,100
71.03% 		 Daniel Boone Smith
5,545
27.93% 		 Granville P. Thomas
117
0.59% 		 Thurman Jerome Hamlin
89
0.45%
May 27, 1958 Primary Election
 W.D. Scalf
2,983
71.60% 		 James Cupp
656
15.75% 		 Andy Kirk
527
12.65%
Nov 06, 1956 General Election
 Eugene Siler(I)
80,067
71.68% 		 W.D. Scalf
31,632
28.32%
May 29, 1956 Primary Election
 W.D. Scalf
5,762
51.24% 		 Lyle L. Willis
3,546
31.53% 		 James Cupp
1,937
17.23%
May 29, 1956 Primary Election
 Eugene Siler(I)
13,988
92.17% 		 Joseph E. Candy
1,188
7.83%
Date Type Results
Nov 02, 1954 General Election
 Eugene Siler
56,182
63.40% 		 Mitchel S. Fannin
32,128
36.26% 		 Robert P. White
302
0.34%
Aug 07, 1954 Primary Election
 Eugene Siler
13,077
33.00% 		 Pleaz W. Mobley
9,997
25.23% 		 Daniel Boone Smith
7,581
19.13% 		 Edward P. Warinner
6,784
17.12% 		 W. Howes Meade
1,957
4.94% 		 Granville P. Thomas
229
0.58%
Aug 07, 1954 Primary Election
 Mitchel S. Fannin
6,484
59.56% 		 Otis C. Amis
3,180
29.21% 		 Lyle L. Willis
1,222
11.23%
Nov 04, 1952 General Election
 James S. Golden(I)
78,584
68.85% 		 W.D. Scalf
35,556
31.15%
Date Type Results
Nov 07, 1950 General Election
 Joe B. Bates(I)
37,727
60.50% 		 Elmer C. Roberts
24,627
39.50%
Nov 02, 1948 General Election
 Joe B. Bates(I)
52,328
58.61% 		 Hubert Counts
34,127
38.23% 		 Evelyn Jarvis (W)
2,821
3.16% 		 W. E. Garrison (W)
1
0.00%
Aug 07, 1948 Primary Election
 Joe B. Bates(I)
19,311
82.20% 		 H. Stanley Blake
4,182
17.80%
Aug 07, 1948 Primary Election
 Hubert Counts
4,146
68.08% 		 Elmer C. Roberts
1,944
31.92%
Nov 05, 1946 General Election
 Joe B. Bates(I)
33,408
52.58% 		 Ray Schmauch
30,127
47.42%
Aug 03, 1946 Primary Election
 Joe B. Bates(I)
10,158
57.64% 		 Harry King Lowman
7,465
42.36%
Aug 03, 1946 Primary Election
 Ray Schmauch
3,007
60.81% 		 W. R. Frasure
1,938
39.19%
Nov 07, 1944 General Election
 Joe B. Bates(I)
48,969
54.26% 		 Thomas S. Yates
41,154
45.60% 		 H. A. Mastin
134
0.15%
Aug 05, 1944 Primary Election
 Thomas S. Yates
6,734
82.19% 		 Arthur Stallard
1,018
12.43% 		 Elmer C. Roberts
441
5.38%
Nov 03, 1942 General Election
 Joe B. Bates(I)
22,499
56.05% 		 F. A. Easterling
17,644
43.95%
Aug 01, 1942 Primary Election
 Joe B. Bates(I)
15,995
78.96% 		 H. I. Miranda
3,143
15.52% 		 William O'Connor
1,118
5.52%
Nov 05, 1940 General Election
 Joe B. Bates(I)
61,881
58.04% 		 H. Clell Hayes
44,736
41.96%
Aug 03, 1940 Primary Election
 H. Clell Hayes
4,685
70.11% 		 F. A. Easterling
1,160
17.36% 		 Emmit McClave
837
12.53%
Aug 03, 1940 Primary Election
 Joe B. Bates(I)
22,470
74.90% 		 L. C. Fielder
5,253
17.51% 		 W. H. Caudill
2,275
7.58%
Nov 08, 1938 General Election
 Joe B. Bates(I)
39,006
58.82% 		 H. Clell Hayes
27,308
41.18%
Aug 06, 1938 Primary Election
 Joe B. Bates(I)
28,657
51.97% 		 Thomas Burchett
13,557
24.59% 		 H. Stanley Blake
11,264
20.43% 		 Smithfield Keffer
709
1.29% 		 Z. T. Branham
549
1.00% 		 Mont. Walker
404
0.73%
Jun 04, 1938 Special Election
 Joe B. Bates
21,318
52.91% 		 James C. Sparks
18,972
47.09%
Nov 03, 1936 General Election
 Frederick M. "Fred" Vinson(I)
60,474
58.72% 		 W. Hoffman Wood
42,507
41.28%
Aug 01, 1936 Primary Election
 W. Hoffman Wood
11,842
46.70% 		 Emmit McClave
6,533
25.76% 		 O. S. Deming
4,668
18.41% 		 Al Kiser
2,315
9.13%
Aug 01, 1936 Primary Election
 Frederick M. "Fred" Vinson(I)
43,305
84.19% 		 F. Saulsberry
8,134
15.81%
Nov 06, 1934 General Election
 Frederick M. "Fred" Vinson(I)
35,288
59.16% 		 George P. Ellison
24,358
40.84%
Aug 04, 1934 Primary Election
 George P. Ellison
6,267
67.82% 		 Banford M. Manning
2,276
24.63% 		 Elmer C. Roberts
412
4.46% 		 George Osborne
285
3.08%
Aug 04, 1934 Primary Election
 Frederick M. "Fred" Vinson(I)
23,521
67.82% 		 William J. Fields
11,092
31.98% 		 E. E. Maggard
68
0.20%
Date Type Results
Nov 04, 1930 General Election
 Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert
25,688
57.45% 		 Patrick H. Taylor
19,023
42.55%
Aug 02, 1930 Primary Election
 Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert
7,952
66.19% 		 O. P. Jackson
3,708
30.86% 		 T. P. Reed
354
2.95%
Nov 06, 1928 General Election
 Lewis L. Walker
33,931
52.72% 		 Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert(I)
30,424
47.28%
Aug 04, 1928 Primary Election
 Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert(I)
8,957
74.74% 		 B. C. Allin
3,028
25.26%
Aug 04, 1928 Primary Election
 Lewis L. Walker
4,472
54.58% 		 G. P. Garner
2,906
35.46% 		 Hunter Stratton
425
5.19% 		 W. B. Buford
214
2.61% 		 W. W. Jesse
177
2.16%
Nov 02, 1926 General Election
 Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert(I)
21,938
54.49% 		 E. W. Draffen
18,321
45.51%
Aug 07, 1926 Primary Election
 E. W. Draffen
1,637
48.19% 		 C. P. Cecil, Jr.
1,351
39.77% 		 Hunter Stratton
409
12.04%
Nov 04, 1924 General Election
 Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert(I)
29,887
100.00%
Nov 07, 1922 General Election
 Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert(I)
21,296
57.40% 		 D. H. Kincaid
15,802
42.60%
Aug 05, 1922 Primary Election
 D. H. Kincaid
1,492
67.09% 		 Ed Hubbard
732
32.91%
Nov 02, 1920 General Election
 Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert
37,381
51.99% 		 King Swope(I)
34,525
48.01%
Aug 07, 1920 Primary Election
 Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert
4,837
41.19% 		 Frank L. Ripy
4,359
37.12% 		 George T. Davis
2,484
21.15% 		 W. H. Edwards
64
0.54%
Aug 01, 1919 Special Election
 King Swope
15,314
52.89% 		 Charles Hardin
13,638
47.11%
Nov 05, 1918 General Election
 Harvey Helm(I)
15,270
52.76% 		 Robert L. Davidson
13,673
47.24%
Nov 07, 1916 General Election
 Harvey Helm(I)
21,187
53.69% 		 L. T. Neat
18,026
45.68% 		 J. S. Coke
218
0.55% 		 D. W. Vanderveer
34
0.09%
Nov 03, 1914 General Election
 Harvey Helm(I)
14,393
55.03% 		 James P. Spilman
10,460
39.99% 		 J. F. Holzclaw
1,303
4.98%
Nov 05, 1912 General Election
 Harvey Helm(I)
18,690
71.01% 		 J. W. Dinsmore
7,631
28.99%
Date Type Results
Nov 08, 1910 General Election
 Harvey Helm(I)
12,412
56.94% 		 Hugh Miller
9,385
43.06%
Nov 03, 1908 General Election
 Harvey Helm(I)
17,725
51.80% 		 L. W. Bethurum
16,049
46.90% 		 Andrew N. Johnson
442
1.29%
Nov 06, 1906 General Election
 Harvey Helm
13,182
54.82% 		 L. W. Bethurum
10,264
42.68% 		 T.P. Demaree
601
2.50%
Nov 08, 1904 General Election
 George G. Gilbert(I)
16,481
52.36% 		 N. D. Miles
14,536
46.18% 		 A. W. Carpenter
461
1.46%
Nov 04, 1902 General Election
 George G. Gilbert(I)
13,531
53.22% 		 Lawson Sumrall
11,458
45.07% 		 William Lowen
435
1.71%
Nov 06, 1900 General Election
 George G. Gilbert(I)
17,646
51.16% 		 John M. Williams
16,602
48.13% 		 R. L. Courtney
243
0.70%
Nov 08, 1898 General Election
 George G. Gilbert
13,047
50.79% 		 George M. Davison(I)
12,206
47.52% 		 W. H. Ziegler
435
1.69%
Date Type Results
Nov 03, 1896 General Election
 George M. Davison
18,110
53.68% 		 John B. Thompson
15,629
46.32%
Nov 06, 1894 General Election
 James B. McCreary(I)
13,532
50.55% 		 Phil Roberts
12,155
45.40% 		 T.P. Demaree
762
2.85% 		 Oswald Thomas
322
1.20%
Nov 08, 1892 General Election
 James B. McCreary(I)
14,092
100.00%
Nov 04, 1890 General Election
 James B. McCreary(I)
7,430
94.96% 		 J. C. Gilliam
394
5.04%
Date Type Results
Nov 06, 1888 General Election
 James B. McCreary(I)
16,209
51.49% 		 R. L. Ewell
14,660
46.57% 		 J. A. Nooc
612
1.94%
Nov 02, 1886 General Election
 James B. McCreary(I)
10,540
59.83% 		 Thomas Todd
7,077
40.17%
Nov 04, 1884 General Election
 James B. McCreary
14,924
53.87% 		 J. M. Sebastian
12,778
46.13%
Nov 07, 1882 General Election
 Philip B. Thompson(I)
11,202
52.01% 		 R. L. Ewell
10,338
47.99%
Date Type Results
Nov 02, 1880 General Election
 Philip B. Thompson(I)
14,249
52.99% 		 Speed S. Fry
12,004
44.64% 		 T. J. Cooper
636
2.37%
Nov 05, 1878 General Election
 Philip B. Thompson
12,538
53.80% 		 George Denny
10,766
46.20%
Nov 07, 1876 General Election
 Milton J. Durham(I)
15,484
55.03% 		 William O'Connell Bradley
12,654
44.97%
Nov 03, 1874 General Election
 Milton J. Durham(I)
8,195
94.93% 		 J. L. McMurtry
438
5.07%
Nov 05, 1872 General Election
 Milton J. Durham
10,736
51.62% 		 William O'Connell Bradley
10,063
48.38%
Date Type Results
Nov 08, 1870 General Election
 George M. Adams(I)
12,226
50.04% 		 Hugh F. Finley
12,208
49.96%
Nov 03, 1868 General Election
 George M. Adams(I)
10,318
51.13% 		 Sidney M. Barnes
9,861
48.87%
May 04, 1867 General Election
 George M. Adams
7,609
51.23% 		 Milton L. Rice
7,244
48.77%
Aug 07, 1865 General Election
 William H. Randall(I)
10,634
73.55% 		 Thomas T. Garrard
3,824
26.45%
Aug 03, 1863 General Election
 William H. Randall
7,938
97.58% 		 Robert Bradley
197
2.42%
Date Type Results
Jun 20, 1861 General Election
 John J. Crittenden
8,272
59.18% 		 William Emmett Simms(I)
5,706
40.82%
Aug 01, 1859 General Election
 William Emmett Simms
6,932
50.24% 		 John Marshall Harlan I
6,865
49.76%
Aug 03, 1857 General Election
 James Brown Clay
6,577
50.48% 		 Roger W. Hanson
6,451
49.52%
Aug 06, 1855 General Election
 Alexander K. Marshall
7,039
55.98% 		 James O. Harrison
5,536
44.02%
Date Type Results
Aug 01, 1853 General Election
 John C. Breckinridge(I)
6,532
52.10% 		 Robert P. Letcher
6,006
47.90%
Aug 04, 1851 General Election
 John C. Breckinridge
5,671
52.45% 		 Leslie Combs
5,141
47.55%
Aug 06, 1849 General Election
 Charles Morehead(I)
5,195
52.69% 		 S. F. Trabue
4,665
47.31%
Aug 02, 1847 General Election
 Charles Morehead
4,348
41.30% 		 S. F. Trabue
3,143
29.85% 		 Alexander K. Marshall
3,037
28.85%
Aug 04, 1845 General Election
 Garrett Davis(I)
5,819
53.25% 		 Thomas F. Marshall
5,109
46.75%
Aug 07, 1843 General Election
 Garrett Davis
5,788
54.07% 		 Charles A. Wickliffe
4,916
45.93%
Date Type Results
Apr 26, 1841 General Election
 James C. Sprigg
2,576
66.36% 		 William H. Field
1,306
33.64%
Aug 01, 1839 General Election
 William J. Graves(I)
4,952
51.31% 		 Elijah Nuttall
4,699
48.69%
Aug 07, 1837 General Election
 William J. Graves(I)
5,021
62.99% 		 Thomas F. Marshall
2,950
37.01%
Aug 05, 1835 General Election
 William J. Graves
4,294
50.11% 		 Patrick H. Pope(I)
3,646
42.55% 		 Joseph LeCompte
629
7.34%
Aug 05, 1833 General Election
 Patrick H. Pope
1
100.00% 		 Henry Crittenden
0
0.00%
Date Type Results
Aug 01, 1831 General Election
 Nathan Gaither(I)
1
100.00% 		 Samuel Brents
0
0.00%
Aug 03, 1829 General Election
 Nathan Gaither
2,267
34.52% 		 Martin Beaty
2,168
33.01% 		 William Owens
988
15.04% 		 Tunstall Quarles
950
14.47% 		 [FNU] Anderson
194
2.95%
Aug 06, 1827 General Election
 Richard A. Buckner(I)
3,527
52.07% 		 William Owens
3,247
47.93%
Aug 02, 1824 General Election
 Richard A. Buckner(I)
1,017
86.70% 		 Tunstall Quarles
156
13.30%
Aug 05, 1822 General Election
 Richard A. Buckner
1
100.00% 		 Nathan Gaither
0
0.00%
Date Type Results
Nov 19, 1821 Special Election
 James D. Breckinridge
1,685
56.34% 		 George B. Knight
1,173
39.22% 		 Norbone B. Beall
133
4.45%
Aug 07, 1820 General Election
 Wingfield Bullock
176
7.80% 		 Norbone B. Beall
1,109
49.14% 		 Samuel Churchill
656
29.07% 		 John Logan
316
14.00%
Aug 03, 1818 General Election
 Richard C. Anderson, Jr.(I)
1
100.00%
Aug 05, 1816 General Election
 Richard C. Anderson, Jr.
2,578
56.83% 		 Edward George
1,569
34.59% 		 Stephen Ormsby(I)
389
8.58%
Aug 01, 1814 General Election
 Stephen Ormsby(I)
1
100.00% 		 James Moore
0
0.00%
Apr 29, 1813 Special Election
 Stephen Ormsby
1
100.00%
Aug 03, 1812 General Election
 John Simpson
1
100.00% 		 Stephen Ormsby
0
0.00%

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