Pennsylvania 1822 Sheriff, Westmoreland County

Office:
Sheriff (County)
Title:
Sheriff
Jurisdiction:
County
Label:
Pennsylvania 1822 Sheriff, Westmoreland County
Date:
1822
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:
John Niccolls, Benjamin Byerly, Cline, Jones, Johnston, Bigham, Miller, Drum, Steel, Singer, MacKibben, Connor, Walton, Carpenter, Nealy, Baird, Spohn
Candidates: John Niccolls[1]Benjamin ByerlyClineJonesJohnstonBighamMillerDrumSteelSingerMacKibbenConnorWaltonCarpenterNealyBairdSpohn
Affiliation:Republican
Final Result: [2][3]16281027699660623528429428392326187179157156574022
Westmoreland County16281027699660623528429428392326187179157156574022
Allegheny435934126161614895182440-1-
Derry10414234557921854341410939233-
Donegal243672754652163301122-22
Fairfield[4]474717510272682521269-2---
Franklin20851-2860186184818560-1-
District of Greensburgh327296359132236327183518584320962911
Greensburgh[5]43376347915112714114--
Hempfield10316730821938552211465195-104
Mount Pleasant[6]3012114822-12-12-1-1-13
Unity1518034609413168232133-22184
District of Mount Pleasant[7]210589714724135946532-1-7-27
North Huntingdon[8][9]249163928245561932912110--1
Rostraver[10]2337-15362-1-1-64--
Salem6110530-42130292261066314121--
South Huntingdon2752213122222511218-1-112-
Washington[11]3584125133420353232-892-1

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Both sources lists Steel with 397 total votes, when the sum of township totals listed in The Westmoreland Republican (Greensburgh, PA) is 392.
[3]The Greensburgh Gazette (Greensburg, PA) lists Carpenter with 150 total votes, but the sum of the township totals listed for Carpenter in both sources is 156 total votes.
[4]The Greensburgh Gazette (Greensburg, PA) lists 112 votes for Johnston and 0 votes for MacKibben, but lists Johnston and MacKibben with the same sums for all township totals as does The Westmoreland Republican (Greensburgh, PA).
[5]The Greensburgh Gazette (Greensburg, PA) lists 4 votes for Jones, but lists Jones with the same sum for all township totals as does The Westmoreland Republican (Greensburgh, PA).
[6]The Greensburgh Gazette (Greensburg, PA) lists 1 vote for MacKibben, but lists MacKibben with the same sum for all township totals as does The Westmoreland Republican (Greensburgh, PA).
[7]The Greensburgh Gazette (Greensburg, PA) lists 149 votes for Jones, but lists Jones with the same sum for all township totals as does The Westmoreland Republican (Greensburgh, PA).
[8]The Greensburgh Gazette (Greensburg, PA) lists 0 votes for Walton, but lists Walton with the same sum for all township totals as does The Westmoreland Republican (Greensburgh, PA).
[9]The Greensburgh Gazette (Greensburg, PA) lists 0 votes for Spohn, but lists Spohn with the same sum for all township totals as does The Westmoreland Republican (Greensburgh, PA).
[10]The Greensburgh Gazette (Greensburg, PA) lists 1 vote for Steel, but lists Steel with the same sum of 397 votes for all townships as does The Westmoreland Republican (Greensburgh, PA), when the sum of the township totals as listed in The Westmoreland Republican (Greensburgh, PA) is actually 392.
[11]The Greensburgh Gazette (Greensburg, PA) lists 188 votes for Byerly, but lists Byerly with the same sum for all township totals as does The Westmoreland Republican (Greensburgh, PA).

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The Greensburgh Gazette (Greensburg, PA). October 11, 1822.
The Westmoreland Republican (Greensburgh, PA). October 11, 1822.

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