Pennsylvania 1819 House of Representatives, Chester County

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Pennsylvania 1819 House of Representatives, Chester County
Date:: 1819
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: James Kelton, Thomas Ashbridge, Joshua Hunt, Thomas Baird, Abraham Baily, Joshua Evans, Eber Worthington, David Dickey, Richard Walker, Hugh Strickland

Candidates:	James Kelton [1]	Thomas Ashbridge [2]	Joshua Hunt [3]	Thomas Baird [4]	Abraham Baily [5]	Joshua Evans	Eber Worthington	David Dickey	Richard Walker	Hugh Strickland
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat
Final Result:	3332	3254	3186	3166	3157	3030	2965	2831	2762	2523
Chester County[6][7]	3332	3254	3186	3166	3157	3030	2965	2831	2762	2523
District of Chatham	433	394	391	390	389	164	161	127	162	154
District of Gum Tree	144	138	135	137	121	167	166	154	158	162
District of Manor[8]	186	188	195	166	178	382	375	374	349	369
District of Marshaltown	318	319	321	317	312	28	33	28	27	26
District of New London Cross Roads	47	37	37	37	37	202	203	188	201	202
District of New Red Lion	292	294	294	292	290	93	96	93	90	90
District of Paoli	516	524	510	489	515	406	367	358	362	356
District of Pughtown[9]	203	171	169	188	147	549	525	520	444	234
District of Old Red Lion	376	376	370	368	368	323	306	306	277	233
District of Oxford	132	122	76	121	122	349	351	377	347	347
District of Sloan's	148	152	151	152	144	221	220	172	212	217
District of West Chester	537	559	537	509	534	146	162	134	133	133

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Chester county voted in election districts composed of several towns. These districts were numbered but more commonly referred to by names derived from the locations where voting took place (ie-a tavern, schoolhouse, individual's farm, etc.) For more information, see "History of Chester County, Pennsylvania" by J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, 1881. 224-226.

[7]The Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA), October 26, and The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA), October 23, list 3172 votes for Joshua Hunt, 3302 for James Kelton, 3196 for Abraham Baily, 2963 for Eber Worthington, 3019 for Joshua Evans, 2819 for David Dickey, 2650 for Richard Walker, and 2513 for Hugh Strickland.

[8]The American Republican lists 147 votes for Abraham Baily.

[9]The American Republican lists 178 votes for Abraham Baily.

References:

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

Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 26, 1819.

Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 27, 1819.

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