Pennsylvania 1801 House of Representatives, Lancaster County

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1801 House of Representatives, Lancaster County
Date:
1801
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
John Roberts, John Steele, Samuel Cooke, Benjamin Kaufman, John Mohler, John Miller, Edward Hand, Patterson Bell, Brice Clark, Charles Smith, Daniel Buckley, Henry Hambright
Candidates: John Roberts[1]John Steele[2]Samuel Cooke[3]Benjamin Kaufman[4]John Mohler[5]John Miller[6]Edward HandPatterson BellBrice ClarkCharles SmithDaniel BuckleyHenry Hambright
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublican
Final Result: [7][8][9][10][11]217021562153212921182056203020162011200619821973
Lancaster County217021562153212921182056203020162011200619821973
Elizabeth175178183168168145145134142142134168
Ephrata243242242243238161150148150150147105
Lancaster[12]776775772764767587586583578575581761
Manheim[13]170169169168168246243244243240243167
New Holland271262262265263410405404402405395251
Salisbury[14][15]142140138137133158150150150149143139
Strasburg135129129128128237238237236235227127
Unicorn258261258256253112113116110110112255

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) and Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA) use the name Heinrich Hambright for Henry Hambright and Charles Schmidt for Charles Smith; and use the spelling Kaufmann for Benjamin Kaufman and Steel for John Steele.
[8]"One of the republican candidates has not succeeded, and one of the opposite ticket has been elected, to wit: Mr. John Miller, who is in fact a republican, and was put on the opposition ticket from the known weight of his private character, which they expected to carry the other side; so that in fact Lancaster has gained a complete republican representation." Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 28, 1801.
[9]Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA) lists John Steele with 2153 votes, Samuel Cooke with 2152 votes, John Mohler with 2120 votes, Henry Hambright with 1963 votes, John Miller with 2059 votes, and Edward Hand with 2020 votes.
[10]The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) lists Samuel Cooke with 2152 votes, John Mohler with 2120 votes, and Henry Hambright with 1963 votes.
[11]The American Eagle (Easton, PA), Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), True American, and The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) list Samuel Cooke with 2152 votes, John Mohler with 2120 votes, John Miller with 2059 votes, Edward Hand with 2020 votes, and Henry Hambright with 1963 votes.
[12]The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA), October 21, reports 771 votes for Samuel Cooke.
[13]The Lancaster Correspondent (Lancaster, PA), October 24, reports 269 votes for Samuel Cooke, but its overall vote total for Samuel Cooke reflect an actual count of 169 votes.
[14]Salisbury voting district is referred to as Young's in Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) and Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA). It is referred to as Turnpike in The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA).
[15]The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) reports 135 votes for John Mohler and 129 votes for Henry Hambright.

References:

Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 20, 1801.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1801.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 21, 1801.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1801.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 22, 1801.
American Eagle (Easton, PA). October 24, 1801.
Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA). October 24, 1801.
The Lancaster Correspondent (Lancaster, PA). October 24, 1801.
The Farmers Instructor, and Harrisburgh Courant (Harrisburg, PA). October 28, 1801.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 28, 1801.

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