Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Luzerne County

Office:
Sheriff (County)
Title:
Sheriff
Jurisdiction:
County
Label:
Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Luzerne County
Date:
1807
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:
Anderson Dana, Jacob Hart, Eleazer Blackman, Napthali Hurlbut, Jabez Hyde, Zebulon Butler, Jonathan Hancock
Candidates: Anderson DanaJacob HartEleazer BlackmanNapthali HurlbutJabez HydeZebulon ButlerJonathan Hancock
Affiliation:
Final Result: [1]436425390314281228180
Luzerne County436425390314281228180
Braintrim4810434813-
Clifford-21122621-3
Exeter17153332623
Huntington3734310331932
Kingston10032275211604
Nicholson517712874
Orwell-1334--4-
Pittston47371295432
Rush[2]11216-65326
Salem195931-2936
Tunkhannock40144025843
Wilkes-Barre76894550217828
Willingborough13162547321
Wyalusing15315125514
Wysox1856472324924

Notes:

[1]"For Sheriff of Luzerne, Anderson Dana had 431 votes; Jacob Hart, 392." Pennsylvania Correspondent. October 22, 1807.
[2]Rush is also known as Rindaw township.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Pennsylvania Correspondent, and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). October 22, 1807.
The Luzerne Federalist: and Susquehannah Intelligencer (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 23, 1807.

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