Pennsylvania 1808 Sheriff, Erie County

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

Label:: Pennsylvania 1808 Sheriff, Erie County
Date:: 1808
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Jacob Spang, John Salsbury, Robert Irwin

Candidates:	Jacob Spang	John Salsbury	Robert Irwin
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican	Federalist
Final Result: [1][2]	328	307	287
Erie County	328	307	287
Brokenstraw	5	5	19
Conneaut	43	43	8
Erie and Mill Creek	76	66	89
Fairview	27	27	29
Greenfield	13	13	23
McKean	27	27	32
North East	20	20	23
Springfield	42	43	19
Venango	19	19	8
Waterford	46	44	37

Notes:

[1]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) lists Jacob Strong in place of Jacob Spang. November 12, 1808.

[2]The Original Returns list Jacob Shang with 325 votes and John Salsbury with 315 votes.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA). October 20, 1808.

Mirror (Erie, PA). October 22, 1808.

The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA). November 2, 1808.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). November 12, 1808.

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