Pennsylvania 1818 Commissioner, Berks County
- Office:
- Commissioner (County)
- Title:
- Commissioner
- Jurisdiction:
- County
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1818 Commissioner, Berks County
- Date:
- 1818
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Commissioner/Commissioner
- Candidates:
- George N. Lechner, Jacob Miesse, Henry Leiss, John Bollman, John Filbert
| Candidates: | George N. Lechner | Jacob Miesse | Henry Leiss | John Bollman | John Filbert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | |||||
| Final Result: | 1531 | 1357 | 207 | 111 | 65 |
| Berks County[1][2] | 1531 | 1357 | 207 | 111 | 65 |
| Bethel | 48 | 4 | 3 | - | 9 |
| Croll's | 148 | 23 | - | - | - |
| District | 11 | 25 | - | - | - |
| Earl | 57 | 29 | - | - | - |
| Forrest | 67 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| Hamburg | 112 | 84 | - | - | - |
| Hoof's | 63 | 15 | - | - | - |
| Keeley's | 51 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Kutztown | 183 | 97 | 1 | - | - |
| Long Swamp | 31 | 12 | 3 | - | 6 |
| Morgantown | 56 | 23 | - | - | - |
| Mutharts | 32 | 27 | - | - | - |
| Oley | 52 | 83 | - | - | - |
| Pike | 33 | 21 | - | - | - |
| Pricetown | 18 | 72 | - | 7 | - |
| Reading | 268 | 542 | 189 | 78 | - |
| Rockland | 39 | 61 | - | - | - |
| Shartles's | 33 | 92 | 2 | - | 10 |
| Tulpehocken | 98 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| White Horse | 64 | 64 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Wommelsdorf | 67 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 33 |
Notes:
[1]"The Democrats have succeeded in Berks so far as to have elected their candidate for the very important office of County Commissioner." The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1818.
[2]The Readinger Postbothe lists 1563 votes for George N. Lechner.
References:
The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 17, 1818.
Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA). October 17, 1818.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1818.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 20, 1818.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 24, 1818.
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