Pennsylvania 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3

Office:: U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: Pennsylvania 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3
Date:: 1822
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: Daniel H. Miller, Thomas Forrest

Candidates:	Daniel H. Miller [1]	Thomas Forrest
Affiliation:	Republican	Federalist
Final Result: [2]	2891	1500
District of Three	2891	1500
Philadelphia County[3][4]	2891	1500
Bristol	57	42
Bustleton	149	143
Frankford	81	161
Germantown	247	131
District of Kensington	433	102
Northern Liberties	1386	741
Penn	394	93
District of Rose Hill	50	48
Roxborough	91	33

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Thomas Forrest was elected on October 1, 1822, in the first district, to the Seventeenth Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Milnor and served from October 8, 1822 to March 3, 1823. He lost to Daniel H. Miller when he ran for office in the Eighteenth Congress in the third district (following redistricting).

[3]Several sources report 2888 votes for Daniel H. Miller and 1494 votes for Thomas Forrest, including the October 9th issue of The National Gazette and Literary Register (Philadelphia, PA), the October 10th issue of The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA), and the October 16th issue of The National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). Please note that the sums of the township totals reported in several sources are 2888 and 1494 for Miller and Forrest respectively.

[4]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) changed the votes it reports for Daniel H. Miller from 2888 to 2891 and for Thomas Forrest from 1494 to 1500 between its October 9th and October 16th editions, and reports that the votes listed in the October 16th edition are the "Official Returns."

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 9, 1822.

The National Gazette and Literary Register (Philadelphia, PA). October 9, 1822.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1822.

The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1822.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1822.

Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1822.

Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1822.

The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1822.

Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1822.

National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). October 16, 1822.

Washington Republican (Washington, DC). October 16, 1822.

The Westmoreland Republican (Greensburgh, PA). November 1, 1822.

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