Pennsylvania 1815 House of Representatives, Dauphin County

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Pennsylvania 1815 House of Representatives, Dauphin County
Date:: 1815
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: Jacob Bucher, James Reiley, John Philips, Thomas Elder, Hugh Hamilton

Candidates:	Jacob Bucher [1]	James Reiley [2]	John Philips	Thomas Elder	Hugh Hamilton
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican	Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [3]	1315	1232	685	631	101
Dauphin County[4]	1315	1232	685	631	101
Halifax	211	206	20	29	3
Harrisburg	398	373	200	232	73
Hummelstown	75	46	224	116	14
Lykens[5]	127	108	22	5	-
Middle Paxton	94	94	13	16	3
Middletown	105	104	140	158	7
Upper Paxton[6]	162	170	21	42	-
West Hanover	143	131	45	33	1

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]The October 14th edition of The Oracle of Dauphin (Harrisburg, PA) and the October 16th edition of The Chronicle or Harrisburgh Visitor (Harrisburg, PA) both report 1132 total votes for James Reiley, though township vote totals provided add up to 1232 total votes.

[4]The Oracle of Dauphin (Harrisburg, PA) from October 14, 1815 and The Chronicle or Harrisburgh Visitor (Harrisburg, PA) from October 16, 1815 report transposed totals for Lykens and Upper Paxton townships.

[5]Lykens township is also listed as "Snyder's."

[6]Upper Paxton township is also listed as "Hawk's."

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

The Oracle of Dauphin (Harrisburg, PA). October 14, 1815.

The Chronicle or Harrisburgh Visitor (Harrisburg, PA). October 16, 1815.

Pennsylvania Republican (Harrisburg, PA). October 17, 1815.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 21, 1815.

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