Contributed by Sloan Mason
Election~Congressional District 1821
Source: The Centinel
Written: 1821
THE CENTINEL, 1-27-1821
The following statement exhibits the number of votes taken at the late congressional election in this district, as ascertained by the returns of several Sheriffs compared at Kinston on Wednesday last.
| Blackledge | McKenne | |
| Carteret | 116 | 53 |
| Craven | 397 | 111 |
| Jones | 165 | 25 |
| Lenoir | 81 | 18 |
| Wayne | 49 | 290 |
| Johnston | 880 | 624 |
| 644 | ||
| 236 majority |
From Greene, where Gen. McKenne is said to have had a majority of 70 votes, no returns were received. Admitting this to be correct, Mr. Blackledge’s actual majority is 166.