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Boozing, Bribing and Brawling on Election Day

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George Washington was 24 years old when he first ran for a seat in the Virginia House of Burgesses. Since market day was Wednesday in most towns, that day didn’t work. During the 1860 presidential election, Democratic supporters of Stephen Douglas held a “Grand Political Carnival and Ox Roast” in New York City.