Pennsylvania 1800 Commissioner, Allegheny, Beaver and Butler Counties

Office:
Commissioner (District)
Title:
Commissioner
Jurisdiction:
District
Label:
Pennsylvania 1800 Commissioner, Allegheny, Beaver and Butler Counties
Date:
1800
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Commissioner/Commissioner
Candidates:
Nathaniel Irish, Alexander MacLaughlin
Candidates: Nathaniel IrishAlexander MacLaughlin
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: 1210833
District of Allegheny, Beaver and Butler[1]1210833
Allegheny County[2]785696
Elizabeth[3]13729
Fayette/Noblesburgh8769
District of Mifflin and Saint Clair[4][5]112163
Pittsburgh[6][7]350370
District of Plumb and Versailles3826
Racoon[8]6139
Beaver County28270
Beaver[9][10]16034
Forks of Beaver[11]312
Georgetown[12]9134
Butler County14367
Connequnessing9458
Slippery Rock499

Notes:

[1]The Herald of Liberty (Washington, PA), October 27, reports 835 votes for Alexander MacLaughlin.
[2]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), October 27, reports 819 total votes for Nathaniel Irish and 709 total votes for Alexander MacLaughlin, including returns from Beaver township counted as part of Allegheny county.
[3]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) from October 27 does not report votes from the township of Elizabeth.
[4]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), October 27, and the Tree of Liberty, October 25, report 115 votes for Nathaniel Irish and 165 votes for Alexander MacLaughlin.
[5]Only part of Saint Clair voted with Mifflin.
[6]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), October 27, and the Tree of Liberty, October 25, report 348 votes for Nathaniel Irish and 369 votes for Alexander MacLaughlin.
[7]Pitt, First Moon, part of Saint Clair, Robinson, Pine, Sewickley, and Deer voted with Pittsburgh.
[8]Racoon is also referred to as "Second Moon."
[9]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), October 27, and the Tree of Liberty, October 25, report 31 votes for Alexander MacLaughlin.
[10]These returns are also listed as coming from "Sewickley and South Beaver."
[11]These returns area also listed as coming from "South and North Beaver."
[12]These returns are also listed as coming from "Second Moon, Beaver, and Hanover."

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA). October 25, 1800.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 27, 1800.
The Herald of Liberty (Washington, PA). October 27, 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).

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