Pennsylvania 1801 Sheriff, Luzerne County

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

Label:: Pennsylvania 1801 Sheriff, Luzerne County
Date:: 1801
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Benjamin Dorrance, John Jenkins, Anderson Dana, Denison

Candidates:	Benjamin Dorrance [1]	John Jenkins	Anderson Dana	Denison
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Republican
Final Result: [2]	673	625	408	246
Luzerne County	673	625	408	246
Braintrim	45	64	12	7
Huntington	62	22	68	8
Kingston	86	47	24	45
Pittston	62	52	90	22
Rindaw[3]	53	55	-	2
Salem	32	20	33	18
Tioga	103	108	8	3
Tunkhannock	42	71	20	26
Wilkes-Barre	90	65	127	54
Willingborough	16	12	10	11
Wyalusing	20	39	-	19
Wysox	62	70	16	31

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The American Eagle (Easton, PA) lists Benjamin Dorrance with 661 votes, John Jenkins with 638 votes, and lists no other candidates.

[3]Rindaw township was also known as Rush township.

References:

The Luzerne County Federalist (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 17, 1801.

American Eagle (Easton, PA). October 24, 1801.

The Luzerne County Federalist (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 24, 1801.

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