Pennsylvania 1796 State Senate, District 2

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1796 State Senate, District 2
Date:
1796
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
William Chapman, Joseph MacLellan, Thomas Jenks, Amos Gregg
Candidates: William Chapman[1]Joseph MacLellanThomas JenksAmos Gregg
Affiliation:Federalist
Final Result: [2][3][4]164816181060919
District of Two164816181060919
Bucks County591164664711
Chester County230112432612
Montgomery County82733070196

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The official return lists James Chapman in place of William Chapman.
[3]Gales's Independent Gazetteer (Philadelphia, PA) and Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) use the name Clapman for William Chapman and the spelling M'Clelan for Joseph McLellan.
[4]The Gazette of the United States uses the spelling McClellan for Joseph McLellan.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1796.
Gales's Independent Gazetteer (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1796.
Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1796.
Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 25, 1796.

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handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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