Pennsylvania 1806 House of Representatives, Dauphin County

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Pennsylvania 1806 House of Representatives, Dauphin County
Date:: 1806
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: Jacob Bucher, Andrew Schulze, James Wallis, Jacob Weirich, Christian Walborn, David Ferguson, J. Wilson

Candidates:	Jacob Bucher [1]	Andrew Schulze [2]	James Wallis [3]	Jacob Weirich	Christian Walborn	David Ferguson	J. Wilson
Affiliation:
Final Result: [4][5][6]	1917	1901	1764	880	454	267	3
Dauphin County	1917	1901	1764	880	454	267	3
Annville	118	48	105	104	17	11	-
Halifax	157	153	157	4	-	-	-
Harrisburg	405	349	387	53	138	20	3
Hummelstown	112	37	111	5	53	17	-
Jonestown	197	264	-	270	-	89	-
Lebanon	95	235	93	248	126	15	-
Middle Paxton	83	88	87	-	2	-	-
Middletown	167	174	174	4	-	5	-
Myerstown	94	160	160	43	43	-	-
Palmstown	142	131	142	40	11	5	-
Schaefferstown[7]	59	76	97	70	52	-	-
Upper Paxton	131	111	131	20	-	-	-
West Hanover	157	75	120	19	12	103	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Andrew Schulze is also listed as A. Shultz and James Wallis is also listed as J. Wallace.

[5]The Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA) and Weekly Adertiser from October 17, The Oracle of Dauphin, and Harrisburgh Advertiser (Harrisburg, PA) from October 18, Pennsylvania Correspondent, and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA) from October 27 and True American from October 23 only list the top five candidates with their vote totals.

[6]James Wallis is listed as James Wallace in The Oracle of Dauphin, and Harrisburgh Advertiser (Harrisburg, PA), Pennsylvania Correspondent, and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA) from October 27 and True American from October 23.

[7]The Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA) from October 18 lists James Wallis with 79 votes in Schaefferstown, but reports the same vote total of 1764 as other sources do for him in Dauphin County.

References:

Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA). October 18, 1806.

The Oracle of Dauphin, and Harrisburgh Advertiser (Harrisburg, PA). October 18, 1806.

Dauphin Guardian (Harrisburg, PA). October 21, 1806.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 21, 1806.

Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 21, 1806.

The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1806.

Pennsylvania Correspondent, and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). October 27, 1806.

The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA). November 5, 1806.

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