Pennsylvania 1816 Sheriff, Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County

Office:
Sheriff (County)
Title:
Sheriff
Jurisdiction:
County
Label:
Pennsylvania 1816 Sheriff, Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County
Date:
1816
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:
Thomas Truxton, Thomas Elliott, Isaac Worrell, Joshua Sullivan, Richard Palmer, Paul Cox, T. S. Manning
Candidates: Thomas Truxton[1]Thomas Elliott[2]Isaac WorrellJoshua SullivanRichard PalmerPaul CoxT. S. Manning
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistNew School RepublicanUnion TicketOld School RepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [3]44413961320727281832--
City of Philadelphia268424791185117358583762
Philadelphia County[4][5]17571482202215551247--
District of Blockley and Kingsessing110103964438--
Bustleton1441101558011--
District of Germantown and Bristol1891612803313--
Northern Liberties773626819653594--
Oxford[6]321916111849--
Penn[7]7162138174135--
Roxborough3840114----
District of Southwark, Moyamensing, and Passyunk[8][9]442346257457458--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Several newspaper sources report 4401 total votes for Thomas Truxton, 3993 total votes for Thomas Elliott, 3205 total votes for Isaac Worrell, 2722 total votes for Joshua Sullivan, and 1823 total votes for Richard Palmer, including the October 10th edition of Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and the October 11th edition of The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA).
[4]Several newspaper sources which include individual vote totals in Philadelphia County report 1717 votes for Thomas Truxton, 1514 votes for Thomas Elliott, 2020 votes for Isaac Worrell, 1549 votes for Joshua Sullivan, and 1238 votes for Richard Palmer in Philadelphia County, including the October 10th edition of Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), the October 11th edition of The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA), and the October 12th edition of The United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA).
[5]The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1717 votes for Thomas Truxton, 1514 votes for Thomas Elliott, 2020 votes for Isaac Worrell, 1348 votes for Joshua Sullivan, and 1258 votes for Richard Palmer in Philadelphia County. October 10, 1816.
[6]The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA) reports 160 votes for Isaac Worrell.
[7]The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA) reports 135 votes for Isaac Worrell.
[8]Several newspaper sources report 401 votes for Thomas Truxton, 447 votes for Joshua Sullivan, and 398 votes for Richard Palmer in the district composed of Southwark, Moyamensing, and Passyunk, including the October 9th edition of The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA), the October 10th edition of The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA), and the October 12th edition of The United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA).
[9]Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 435 votes for Thomas Truxton, 333 votes for Thomas Elliott, 259 votes for Isaac Worrell, and 447 votes for Joshua Sullivan in the district composed of Southwark, Moyamensing, and Passyunk. October 9, 1816.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 9, 1816.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 9, 1816.
Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 9, 1816.
The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1816.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1816.
Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1816.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1816.
The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 12, 1816.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1816.
Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1816.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1816.
The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1816.
The Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA) and Repertory. October 15, 1816.
The Huntingdon Gazette (Huntingdon, PA). October 17, 1816.
The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 19, 1816.
The Reporter (Washington, PA). October 21, 1816.

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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).

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