Pennsylvania 1820 State Senate, District 3

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1820 State Senate, District 3
Date:
1820
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Cyrus Cadwallader, William Erwin, William H. Rowland, Thomas Yardley
Candidates: Cyrus Cadwallader[1]William ErwinWilliam H. RowlandThomas Yardley
Affiliation:FederalistRepublicanFriends of ReformFriends of Reform
Final Result: [2][3]222116081042151
District of Three222116081042151
Bucks County[4]222116081042151
Bedminster671149-
Bensalem53122265
Bristol927268-
Buckingham117377622
Cross-Roads69651675
Doylestown705810419
Durham14431-
Falls13356315
Haycock33813-
Hilltown8144881
Lower Makefield1033-42
Middletown19416322
New Britain7822694
Newtown10516519
Nockamixon174942-
Northampton5353686
Plumstead15534284
Richland2082436-
Rockhill641683-
Solebury15783492
Southampton519532
Springfield75147183
Tinicum3578416
Upper Makefield14715203
Wrightstown501951

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Pennsylvania Correspondent, October 17, lists William H. Rowland and Thomas Yardley as members of the "Democratic party opposed to the State Administration."
[3]The October 16th edition of The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA), the October 17th edition of The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), and the October 21st edition of The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) all list the name "Samuel Erwin" in place of "William Erwin," and "J. Yardley" in place of "Thomas Yardley."
[4]Most newspaper sources, including the Democratic Press, October 16, the Lancaster Intelligencer, October 21,and The Compiler, October 25, list 1605 votes for William Erwin in Bucks county. The township votes as given in the Philadelphia Corrspondent, October 17, however, add up to 1608.

References:

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 14, 1820.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1820.
The Examiner (Washington, PA). October 16, 1820.
The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). October 17, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1820.
Correspondent and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). October 17, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1820.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 17, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 21, 1820.
The Examiner (Washington, PA). October 23, 1820.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 24, 1820.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). October 25, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 28, 1820.
Nordwestliche Post (Sunbury, PA). November 3, 1820.

Page Images

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).

These election records were released on 11 January 2012. Versions numbers are assigned by state. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia are complete and are in Version 1.0. All other states are in a Beta version. For more information go to the about page.