Pennsylvania 1819 Sheriff, Chester County

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

Label:: Pennsylvania 1819 Sheriff, Chester County
Date:: 1819
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Samson Babb, James Jefferis, Sr., William Frame, James Ramsay, William Evans, John Hall

Candidates:	Samson Babb [1]	James Jefferis, Sr.	William Frame	James Ramsay	William Evans	John Hall
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Democrat	Republican	Democrat	Federalist
Final Result:	3207	3121	2935	1535	1286	32
Chester County[2][3][4]	3207	3121	2935	1535	1286	32
District of Chatham	377	377	179	153	24	-
District of Gum Tree	157	152	140	91	50	-
District of Manor	187	179	374	177	194	-
District of Marshaltown	318	315	28	21	9	-
District of New London Cross Roads	28	-	199	94	104	27
District of New Red Lion	300	299	85	82	3	-
District of Paoli	517	512	370	75	294	-
District of Pughtown	160	132	539	314	122	-
District of Old Red Lion	346	347	329	230	95	-
District of Oxford	127	119	344	90	251	5
District of Sloan's	167	165	203	148	56	-
District of West Chester	523	524	145	60	84	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Village Record, October 20, and the American Republican, October 19, list 1455 votes for James Ramsay in Chester county, though the township votes given add up to 1535.

[3]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) lists Samson Babb with 3205 votes and William Frame with 2917 votes.

[4]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA), October 23, lists 2379 votes for William Frame.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1819.

Franklin Gazette (For the Country) (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1819.

The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). October 19, 1819.

Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA). October 20, 1819.

The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 23, 1819.

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