Pennsylvania 1793 House of Representatives, York County

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

Label:: Pennsylvania 1793 House of Representatives, York County
Date:: 1793
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: Thomas Campbell, Alexander Turner, Philip Gardner, Thomas Lilly, John Stewart, James Kelly, William MacPherson, William Ross, Henry Tyson, Ebenezer Finley, Conrad Sherman, William Gilliland, Joseph Reed

Candidates:	Thomas Campbell [1]	Alexander Turner [2]	Philip Gardner [3]	Thomas Lilly [4]	John Stewart [5]	James Kelly [6]	William MacPherson	William Ross	Henry Tyson	Ebenezer Finley	Conrad Sherman	William Gilliland	Joseph Reed
Affiliation:
Final Result: [7][8][9]	1908	1331	1279	1131	1086	1077	986	726	709	628	476	207	18
York County	1908	1331	1279	1131	1086	1077	986	726	709	628	476	207	18
District of One	762	559	593	441	577	536	291	317	325	169	154	-	18
District of Two[10]	330	96	117	120	120	158	143	144	172	198	124	202	-
District of Three	456	418	387	383	204	249	377	76	35	74	69	5	-
District of Four	190	110	55	62	56	86	51	137	141	137	80	-	-
District of Five	170	148	127	125	129	48	124	52	36	50	49	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]The Pennsylvania Herald and The Carlisle Gazette, and the Western Repository of Knowledge (Carlisle, PA) list the spelling Stuart for John Stewart.

[8]The Journal of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives lists the spelling Gartner for Philip Gardner.

[9]The Pennsylvania Herald, and York General Advertiser (York, PA) lists 629 votes for Ebenezer Finley but the township totals add up to 628.

[10]The Pennsylvania Herald, and York General Advertiser (York, PA) lists 177 votes for Philip Gardner in the Second District; however, it also lists a total for Philip Gardner in the county as 1279, which suggests that 117 is in fact the correct figure.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

Journal of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 3.

The Pennsylvania Herald, and York General Advertiser (York, PA). October 16, 1793.

The Carlisle Gazette, and the Western Repository of Knowledge (Carlisle, PA). October 23, 1793.

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