Pennsylvania 1799 State Senate, District 2

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1799 State Senate, District 2
Date:
1799
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Zebulon Potts, John Richards
Candidates: Zebulon Potts[1]John Richards
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: 68096155
District of Two68096155
Bucks County21542056
Bristol341309
Newton866389
Chester County28831883
Montgomery County[2][3]17722216

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Norristown Gazette (Norristown, PA) and The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 1775 votes for Zebulon Potts and 2211 votes for John Richards.
[3]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1785 votes for Zebulon Potts and 2221 votes for John Richards.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1799.
The Norristown Gazette (Norristown, PA). October 11, 1799.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1799.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1799.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1799.
The Norristown Gazette (Norristown, PA). October 18, 1799.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 1, 1799.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). January 18, 1800.

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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).
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).
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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