File:The_Gerry-Mander_retouched.png
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English: Original cartoon of "The Gerry-Mander", this is the political cartoon that led to the coining of the term Gerrymander. The district depicted in the cartoon was created by Massachusetts legislature to favor the incumbent Democratic-Republican party candidates of Governor Elbridge Gerry over the Federalists in 1812. **Changes:** Touched up the picture to correct a missing letter and to darken the areas that were too light. |
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Author | Elkanah Tisdale (1771-1835) (often falsely attributed to Gilbert Stuart)[1] | |||||
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