Wednesday, November 29, 1854
The first election is held in Kansas Territory, and Democrat John W. Whitfield, a proslavery settler and veteran of the Mexican-American War, is selected as the territory's first delegate to Congress. Free-Staters complain about fraudulent voting by Missourians who cross the border to cast their ballots and intimidate antislavery voters, especially in proslavery towns such as Leavenworth.