Pennsylvania 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4

Office:: U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: Pennsylvania 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4
Date:: 1820
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: James S. Mitchell, Jacob Hostetter

Candidates:	James S. Mitchell [1]	Jacob Hostetter
Affiliation:	Republican	Federalist
Final Result:	2577	2161
District of Four	2577	2161
York County[2]	2577	2161
Chanceford	51	109
Codorus	229	27
Dover	178	56
Fawn	41	46
Hanover	324	345
Hellam	135	117
Hopewell	97	50
District of Monaghan and Franklin	175	142
Newberry	171	279
Peach Bottom	81	20
Shrewsbury	189	40
Warrington	74	98
Washington	43	84
Windsor	114	91
District of York	675	657

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA) reports 2197 total votes for Jacob Hostetter.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

Erie Gazette (Erie, PA). October 14, 1820.

The York Recorder (York, PA). October 14, 1820.

The Examiner (Washington, PA). October 16, 1820.

The Genius of Liberty (Uniontown, PA). October 17, 1820.

Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 17, 1820.

York Gazette (York, PA). October 17, 1820.

American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1820.

The Republican Advocate (Huntingdon, PA). October 19, 1820.

American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1820.

Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1820.

American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1820.

Erie Gazette (Erie, PA). October 21, 1820.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 21, 1820.

Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1820.

Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 24, 1820.

The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). October 25, 1820.

American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1820.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 28, 1820.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). November 4, 1820.

The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). November 8, 1820.

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