Election Returns for the New Salem Precinct in Sangamon County, Illinois, 5 November
18321
| Voters Names | Daniel Stookey | Abner Flack | James Evans | Adam Dunlap | John C Alexander2 | William B. Archer | Leonard White | James B Moore | Elijah Iles | Pierre Menard3 |
| George Spears Jr. | / | / | / | / | / | |||||
| J R Herndon | / | / | / | / | / | |||||
| Z C Inghram. | / | / | / | / | / | |||||
| R Radford. | / | / | / | / | / | |||||
| Nelson Alley. | / | / | / | / | / | |||||
| Isaac Guliher | / | / | / | / | / | |||||
| Samuel Hill. | / | / | / | / | / | |||||
| I N Chrisman | / | / | / | / | / | |||||
| Jacob Bales | / | / | / | / | / | |||||
| Wm Williamson | / | / | / | / | / | |||||
| Wm White | / | / | / | / | / | |||||
| R Armstrong4 | / | / | / | / | / | |||||
| Johnson Elmore | / | / | / | / | / | |||||
| F Green | / | / | / | / | / | |||||
| Wm Be[rr]y. | / | / | / | / | / | |||||
| John C Vance | / | / | / | / | / | |||||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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| Voters Names | Daniel Stookey | Abner Flack | James Evans | Adam Dunlap | John C Alexander. | William B. Archer | Leonard White | James B More | Elijah Iles | Pierre Menard | |
| Wm Baxter | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| David Whray. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Josiah Crawford | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| James Baxter | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Stephen McAdams | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Lewis Clarkson | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Conrad Elmore | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Edward Greer. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Washington Hornbuckle | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| James Berry. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| H F Miller | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| A T Williams | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| E. Potter5 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Miller6 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Levi Summers | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| P Morris | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Dobson | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm Webb Sen | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Jason Duncan | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm Webb Jr. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| P Lukins. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Percupile7. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Saml Berry. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| John Kinner | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm G Shastid | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| R. Webb. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| R G Hawthorn | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| T Hornbuckle | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| John Warnsing | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| John Kelso. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| T S Edwards | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm Green Sen | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm McNeely. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| John C Strader | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| W G Jeter | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Raffety | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| John Allen | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| James Hornbuckle | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| M Waddle | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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| B B Berry | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| P Ingram | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Syon Wadrup | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm Lucas | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Ben Wilcox | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| P Barnette | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| I Lowe | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Black | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Clary. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| A Trent | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| H Holland | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| E Jones | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| S Dutton | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| E Bruner | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| R Loyd | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Purkapile8 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| S Watkins9 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| B Welton | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Jo Watkins | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm Jones | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| T. Dowell | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Isaac Burner | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| T Elmore10 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| M Elder | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| M R Tremble | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm Miller | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Marshall | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J King11 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Penticost | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm Penticost | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm Sampson | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| I Snodgrass | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| B Fleehaty | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| R M Johnson | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| D Woldrige | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Davis | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm Hohimer | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| P L Harrison | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm H Cox | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm Moore | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| T Martin | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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| J Elmore12 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| M Trent | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| E Nance | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| A Hickey | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Cose Sen | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Close Jr. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| T Williamson | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| B Conner | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| T Loyd | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Farfield | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Shastid | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| T Arnold | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| S B Neely | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| B Abell | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm Duff— Jr. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J England13 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| I. Hays | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Maltby14 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| John Potter | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| D M Pantier | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| P Summers | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| C Kerby. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| A Green | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| W [Sorel?] | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| John Tippett | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm Clark | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Parleir15 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| P Lucas | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| W Marshall | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm H Houghton | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| H Eliot | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| James Bracken | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm Rutledge | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| G Davis | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Z A Plunkett. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wms Trent | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| H Trent | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | |
| A Houghton16 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| E Harison | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| T Jones | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| S Houghton | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| 36 | 36 | [36] | [36] | [36] | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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| J Pantier | / | / | [/] | [/] | [/] | ||||||
| J Martin17 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Wilson | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| R Elkin | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Lucas | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | |
| A Combs | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Pemberton | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| L Ferguson18 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Z Hash | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Clemment | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| H Penticost | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| T Wooldridge | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| John Jones | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| S Baker | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| H McHenry | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Fletcher | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| G Spears Sen | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J White | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm Lobb. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| E B Harison | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Coddington. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| D Williams | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| O Short | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Z Tyler | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| W Armstrong | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| R Elkin | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| W T Sprouce | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Perigo | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Rolls | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J A. Revis | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| G Miller | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J H Plunkett | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Carver. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| A Baker | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Witt | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| E Green19 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| John Watkins | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| P Armstrong | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Leeper | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| M Young. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J. Miller20 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| I McGlassen | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Gaddie | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| H Clark | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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| A Tibbs | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| E Houghton | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| M Martin21 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| O Smith | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Graham | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| C Houghton | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| S Rogers | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Hickey | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Wm Brown | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Houghton | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| F Hash | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Randells | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| H Hohimer | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| H Cox. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J B Witty | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| M. Brown22 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| R Nance | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| S B Childers | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| W I Cole | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| H Bell | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| P Dick | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| B Gibbs | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| D Brunk | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| B Connoyers | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| M Brown23 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| A P Melton | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| S Combs. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| S Ray. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| A B Bell | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Campbell | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| R Cownover. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Z Nance | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Nance | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Cox. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| I Revis. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| R Short | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Hickey | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Goldsby | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Hickey | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Logue | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J M Bingley. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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| P Hash.24 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| T W Lane | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| W Prior. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| T J Nance | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Y Lane | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J M Berry | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| T Wynne | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| B W Bice | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| R A Milton | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| O. Logue | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| W D Rosset. | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| C Nance | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| R Armstrong25 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Nance | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| B Bond.26 | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| I Lane | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| F Regnier | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| H Onstot | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| D Arterberry | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Lewis Watkins | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| Richard Wright | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| A Hash | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| I Coulson | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| John Erwin | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| John Burner | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| G Warburton | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| G Lukins | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J Gumm | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| D Bagby | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| H Armstrong | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| J. Rutledge | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| B Green | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| A Lincoln | / | / | / | / | / | ||||||
| 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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[ endorsement
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11/05/1832
L S[Legal Seal] Justice of the peace
11/05/1832
I certify that the Judges and Clerks this Election was Duly qualified
Novm 15th 1832Bowling GreenL S[Legal Seal] Justice of the peace
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At an election held at the house of Samuel Hill in the New Salem precinct in the County of Sangamon and State of Illinois on the fifth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirtytwo the following named persons received the number of votes annexed to their respective
names for the following described offices (to Wit)
Daniel Stookey had one hundred & eightyfive votes for elector of President & Vice
President
Abner Flack had one hundred & eighty five votes for elector of President & Vice President
James Evans had one hundred & eighty five votes for electors of President & Vice President
Adam Dunlap ^had^ one hundred & eighty five votes for electors of President & Vice President
John C. Alexander had one hundred & eighty five Votes for electors of President &
Vice President
William B Archer had Seventy Votes for elector of President & Vice President
Leonard White had Seventy Votes for elector of President & Vice President
James B Moore had Seventy Votes for elector of President & Vice President.
Elijah Iles had Seventy votes for elector of President & Vice President
Pierre Menard had Seventy Votes for elector of President & Vice President27
| A Lincoln | } | Clerks of the election |
| William Green |
| James Rutledge | } | |
| Bowling Green | Judges of the election | |
| Hugh Armstrong |
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[ docketing
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N Salem
Rcd[Received] of A. Lincoln
Rcd[Received] of A. Lincoln
1Abraham Lincoln, acting as Clerk of the election, wrote the entirety of this document
aside from Bowling Green’s certification on page eight and the docketing on the back
page. Lincoln also wrote the signatures of Green, Rutledge, Green, and Armstrong on
page nine.
Illinois’ 1818 constitution provided for state elections to be conducted viva voce, in which a voter would present himself in person to the election judges and declare
his votes publicly. An election official would then record the votes in a poll book.
In 1819, the First General Assembly reversed this provision in favor of voting by
ballot. The legislature mandated a return to viva voce in 1821, ballots in 1823, viva voce again in 1829, and finally settled on ballots in 1849.
Ill. Const. (1818), art. 2, §28; Sec. 13 of “An Act Regulating Elections,” 1 March
1819, Laws of Illinois (1819), 93; Sec. 5 of “An Act Regulating Elections,” 3 February 1821, Laws of Illinois (1821), 75-76; Sec. 14 of “An Act Regulating Elections,” 3 January 1823, Laws of Illinois (1823), 57; Sec. 10 of “An Act Regulating Elections,” 10 January 1829, Revised Laws of Illinois (1829), 57; Sec. 13 of “An Act to Provide for the Mode of Voting by Ballot, and for
the Manner of Returning, Canvassing and Certifying Votes,” 12 February 1849, Laws of Illinois (1849), 73.
2Columns two through six have the names of the Illinois presidential electors for Democratic candidate Andrew Jackson.
Sangamo Journal (Springfield, IL), 3 November 1832, 2:4.
3Columns seven through eleven have the names of the Illinois presidential electors
for Whig candidate Henry Clay.
Sangamo Journal (Springfield, IL), 3 November 1832, 2:4.
11There were two John Kings living in Sangamon County during this time period; this
could be either of them.
17Possibly John Martin. There were two men named John Martin living in this locality
during this time, either of which could have been this voter.
21There were two men named Moses Martin in Sangamon County in 1830. One of them may
have been this particular voter.
27Jackson won Illinois’ five electoral votes by a healthy margin, receiving 14,617
votes (68 percent) to Clay’s 6,754 (31 percent). Clay performed better in Sangamon
County than in the state as a whole, but Jackson still recorded a substantial majority,
receiving 1,035 votes (56 percent) to Clay’s 810 (44 percent). Jackson won in six
of the seven precincts, with the New Salem precinct giving him the largest margin
of victory, with 73 percent of its votes.
Theodore C. Pease, ed., Illinois Election Returns, 1818-1848, vol. 18 of Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library (Springfield: Illinois State Historical Library, 1923), 80-81; Sangamo Journal (Springfield, IL), 17 November 1832, 3:1.
Autograph Document Signed, 10 page(s), Lincoln Collection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (Springfield, IL).