Pennsylvania 1805 House of Representatives, Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Venango, and Warren Counties

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1805 House of Representatives, Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Venango, and Warren Counties
Date:
1805
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
Wilson Smith, James Pollack
Candidates: Wilson Smith[1]James Pollack
Affiliation:RepublicanConstitutionalist
Final Result: [2]15971031
District of Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Venango and Warren15971031
Crawford County440310
Erie County394237
Mercer County[3]508305
French Creek602
Mercer11494
District of Neshanock, Mahoning, and Shenango8161
Mahoning--
Neshannock--
Shenango--
Pymatuning4131
District of Salem and West Salem7161
Salem--
West Salem--
Sandy Lake2314
Slippery Rock6319
Wolf Creek[4]5523
Venango County[5]255179

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The returns listed here are higher than what are often reported for this district. The difference is accounted for by the votes from Wolf Creek in Mercer County. Officially, the votes were either rejected or not returned in time and not included in official vote totals. However, the votes are incuded in these totals in order to recount, as accurately as possible, the voters' intention in this election.
[3]Official returns at the time of this election report Wilson Smith with 453 votes and James Pollack with 282 votes. The vote total reported here includes the votes from Wolf Creek though many published totals are lower because these votes were either rejected or not returned in time and not included in official vote totals.
[4]These votes were either rejected or not returned in time and were not included in official vote totals, however they have been included here to show the voters' intention in this election as accurately as possible.
[5]The returns for Venango County include the votes from Warren County.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA). October 16, 1805.
The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA). October 19, 1805.

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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).
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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