Pennsylvania 1820 Sheriff, Lehigh County

Office:: Sheriff (County)
Title:: Sheriff
Jurisdiction:: County

Label:: Pennsylvania 1820 Sheriff, Lehigh County
Date:: 1820
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Charles L. Hutter, Joseph Sager, Christian Brobst, Peter Hauck, Daniel Mertz, George Miller, Philip Sellers, Jacob Gangewehr, Jacob Steckel, Daniel Fretz, Jacob Dillinger, Henry Weaver, Philip Gross, Jacob Schant, Daniel B. Breyfogel

Candidates:	Charles L. Hutter [1]	Joseph Sager	Christian Brobst	Peter Hauck	Daniel Mertz	George Miller	Philip Sellers	Jacob Gangewehr	Jacob Steckel	Daniel Fretz	Jacob Dillinger	Henry Weaver	Philip Gross	Jacob Schant	Daniel B. Breyfogel
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]	712	680	674	577	463	400	386	345	199	173	142	97	54	35	20
Lehigh County[3][4][5]	712	680	674	577	463	400	386	345	199	173	142	97	54	35	20
District of Allentown[6][7]	328	180	193	275	360	80	176	221	165	36	95	41	47	33	3
Hanover	74	8	22	26	24	27	2	6	6	4	4	6	3	-	-
North Whitehall	47	42	35	48	20	16	21	59	33	6	81	2	5	-	2
Northampton	65	12	13	47	105	3	4	22	45	6	2	17	14	-	-
Salzburg	32	6	28	59	87	3	14	21	43	7	1	4	18	-	-
Saucon[8]	34	20	31	35	13	15	111	85	12	11	2	8	-	33	-
South Whitehall	76	92	64	60	111	16	24	28	26	2	5	4	7	-	1
Grimm's[9][10]	84	172	219	74	2	34	41	8	15	-	4	6	7	-	-
District of Heidelberg[11][12]	61	279	64	94	19	19	64	86	2	2	20	3	-	2	7
Heidelberg	19	203	32	67	16	14	60	81	1	2	20	3	-	2	7
Lowhill	42	76	32	27	3	5	4	5	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
District of Millerstown	239	49	200	134	82	267	75	30	17	135	23	47	-	-	10
Macungie	139	27	123	54	58	211	39	11	11	16	4	12	-	-	-
Upper Milford	100	22	77	80	24	56	36	19	6	119	19	35	-	-	10

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"Charles L. Hutter, Esq. is elected sheriff of Lehigh county, by a small majority, although he did not offer himself as a candidate until 2 weeks of the election." The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 21, 1820.

[3]Der Northampton Correspondent, October 20, reports 674 total votes for Christian Brobst. However, the township votes listed in Der Friedens Bothe, October 12, add up to 676.

[4]The Der Friedens-Bothe und Lecha. Northampton, Bucks und Montgomery Caunties wochentlicher Anzeiger (Allentown, PA) reports 493 total votes for Daniel Mertz.

[5]The Der Friedens-Bothe und Lecha. Northampton, Bucks und Montgomery Caunties wochentlicher Anzeiger (Allentown, PA) reports 386 total votes for Philip Sellers, though the township votes add up to 356.

[6]Der Northampton Correspondent reports 238 votes for Charles L. Hutter.

[7]Der Northampton Correspondent, October 20, and Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA), October 24, report 223 votes for Christian Brobst. However, the township votes add up to 193.

[8]Der Friedens-Bothe und Lecha. Northampton, Bucks und Montgomery Caunties wochentlicher Anzeiger (Allentown, PA) lists Saucon as Upper Saucon.

[9]Der Northampton Correspondent reports 48 votes for Charles L. Hutter.

[10]The Der Friedens-Bothe und Lecha. Northampton, Bucks und Montgomery Caunties wochentlicher Anzeiger (Allentown, PA) reports 32 votes for Daniel Mertz.

[11]Der Northampton Correspondent reports 9 votes for George Miller.

[12]Der Northampton Correspondent, October 20, reports 32 votes for Christian Brobst. However, the township votes listed in Der Friedens Bothe, October 12, add up to 64.

References:

Der Friedens-Bothe und Lecha. Northampton, Bucks und Montgomery Caunties wochentlicher Anzeiger (Allentown, PA). October 12, 1820.

The Easton Centinel (Easton, PA). October 20, 1820.

The Mountaineer (Easton, PA). October 20, 1820.

Der Northampton Correspondent (Easton, PA). October 20, 1820.

The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 21, 1820.

Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 24, 1820.

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