Pennsylvania 1789 Electoral College

Office:
Electoral College (Federal)
Title:
Elector
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1789 Electoral College
Date:
1789
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Electoral College/Elector
Electors:
Edward Hand, Collinson Read, Laurence Keene, George Gibson, John Arndt, James Wilson, James O'Hara, David Grier, Samuel Potts, Alexander Graydon, William Gibbons, Thomas Craig, David Rittenhouse, James Potter, John Smilie, James MacLene, Joseph Hiester, Walter Stewart, Philip Wager, John Woods, James Gibbons, George Bryan, John Hannums, William Stewart, James Edgar, Joseph Montgomery, Robert Whitehill, Jared Ingersoll, James Irwin, Daniel Hiester, Samuel Postlewait, Robert Clark, Moses MacLean, Robert Lollar, James Arndt, Joseph Potts, Nicholas Lutz, William Findley, Thomas Mifflin, William Gibson, John O'Hara, George Grier, Alexander MacGee, William Irvine, Levi Hollingsworth, John Potts, John Allison, Robert Hunter, Joseph Cook, Frederick Rora, Adam Hubley, John Steinmetz, Alexander Grier, Matthew Scott, Thomas MacKean, William Stuart, William Todd, John Irwin, John Parker, George Clymer, John Stuart, John Young, John Bradshaw, John Craig, William MacGee, Joseph Sharp, John Barr, William Hunter, James MacLauren, James Heister, John Baird, James Barr, James Riddle, George Clingan, George Potts, John Hiester, James Potts, Edward Roberts, Christian Steer, William Dean, John Cope, Andrew Porter, Alexander Potts, John Boyd, John Mackey, John Nixon, George Palmer, Jacob Hiltzheimer, Lewis Farmer, Henry Kammerer, William Heyshaus, Robert Hunt, John Ralston, John Van Compton, Charles Pettit, Francis Mentges, George Habacker, Benjamin Penington, John Karr, Isaac
Electors: Edward Hand[1]Collinson Read[2]Laurence Keene[3]George Gibson[4]John Arndt[5]James Wilson[6]James O'Hara[7]David Grier[8]Samuel Potts[9]Alexander Graydon[10]William Gibbons[11]Thomas Craig[12]David Rittenhouse[13]James Potter[14]John Smilie[15]James MacLene[16]Joseph Hiester[17]Walter Stewart[18]Philip Wager[19]John WoodsJames GibbonsGeorge BryanJohn HannumsWilliam StewartJames EdgarJoseph MontgomeryRobert WhitehillJared IngersollJames IrwinDaniel HiesterSamuel PostlewaitRobert ClarkMoses MacLeanRobert LollarJames ArndtJoseph PottsNicholas LutzWilliam FindleyThomas MifflinWilliam GibsonJohn O'HaraGeorge GrierAlexander MacGeeWilliam IrvineLevi HollingsworthJohn PottsJohn AllisonRobert HunterJoseph CookFrederick RoraAdam HubleyJohn SteinmetzAlexander GrierMatthew ScottThomas MacKeanWilliam StuartWilliam ToddJohn IrwinJohn ParkerGeorge ClymerJohn StuartJohn YoungJohn BradshawJohn CraigWilliam MacGeeJoseph SharpJohn BarrWilliam HunterJames MacLaurenJames HeisterJohn BairdJames BarrJames RiddleGeorge ClinganGeorge PottsJohn HiesterJames PottsEdward RobertsChristian SteerWilliam DeanJohn CopeAndrew PorterAlexander PottsJohn BoydJohn MackeyJohn NixonGeorge PalmerJacob HiltzheimerLewis FarmerHenry KammererWilliam HeyshausRobert HuntJohn RalstonJohn Van ComptonCharles PettitFrancis MentgesGeorge HabackerBenjamin PeningtonJohn KarrIsaac
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Presidential Candidate:
Final Result: [20]6711632963156312630762976279625062255954672487424421416413402381370110584542363527221515141312121212121110987655443333322222222211111111111111111111111111111111111111111
Bedford County62626262626262626262------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Berks County157159158158158147159159159159--------------------------11---------------------------------------------------------------
Bucks County443443443443443443443443443443------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
District of Newtown[21]331331331331331331331331331331------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bensalem7777777777------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bristol6666666666------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bristol8888888888------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Buckingham20202020202020202020------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Falls12121212121212121212------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lower Makefield34343434343434343434------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Middletown40404040404040404040------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newtown41414141414141414141------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Northampton87878787878787878787------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Solebury9999999999------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Southampton9999999999------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Upper Makefield32323232323232323232------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Warminister1111111111------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Warrington----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Warwick4444444444------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wrightown21212121212121212121------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
District of Upper110110110110110110110110110110------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chester County5014904914904914914904914921293789-1099999-------------------9-------------------------------------------------------------
Cumberland County155160158160154160160148156158-------11------------------------5--4----1--2----------------------------------------------
District of Carlisle83838383828383838383------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
District of Two[22]18181818181818181818------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
District of Shippenburgh[23]54595759545959475557-------11------------------------5--4----1--2----------------------------------------------
Dauphin County369197196196194197198196165215135174178175172173178142198----34-26--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fayette County[24]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Franklin County[25]349322312313315301301315311314348080828283827179-4445-2--19----------10--------2-----2-------------------11111-----------------------
Huntingdon County90666665666666666666242424242424-2424---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lancaster County549540540540539540540540498540999999999---42-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Luzerne County36363636363636363636------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Montgomery County343327327324323320322318327318161717171716161716---------------------36--4--------------------------------11111-----------------11
Northampton County32431231231232431230125831130417715121312161212---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Northumberland County157157156157157157157157157156------------------------------------------------------------------------111---------------
District of One85858485858585858584------------------------------------------------------------------------11----------------
District of Two51515151515151515151--------------------------------------------------------------------------1---------------
District of Lycoming21212121212121212121------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Philadelphia County647644644641645640643642635642121111113----------------6--------------2--------1----------------------------------------
District of One438433433433434433433434425433121111113----------------6-----------------------1----------------------------------------
District of Two157159159156159155158156158157----------------------------------------2-------------------------------------------------
District of Three52525252525252525252------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
City of Philadelphia[26]1545153115311530153215311535153015251533131415151313141613------1--2------6-------3--1----2-------1-------------------------11111111111111-
Ward Chesnut55535352535352535353222222221------1-------------------------1------------------------------------------------
Ward Dock173170171171170171172171170171212222222---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ward High Street6261616161616161616111111111---------------------------------1------------------------------------------------
Ward Lower Delaware58585858585858585658-------------------------2----------------------------------------------------------------
Ward Middle187186185186185186186185184186223222223---------1------2-------1--------------------------------------------------------
Ward New Market221221221220221220221221221221-------1----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ward North[27]202200200200200200201201200201233322231---------1--------------1--1------------1-------------------------111111111------
Ward North Mulberry and Upper Delaware258255254254256254256254254254343433442----------------1-------1--------------------------------------------------11111-
Ward South84838484848484848384-------------------------1----------------------------------------------------------------
Ward South Mulberry198197197197197197197195196197111111114---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ward Walnut47474747474747474747------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Washington County2119212121219172121---------16--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Westmoreland County[28]10564741561565608084757572766969414---35-315131413121212-----8---2---333----22222-111111111111----------------------------
York County[29]858858858857843858851857855853111111111---------------12-----4-----------------------------------------------------------

Notes:

[1]Lancaster Ticket
[2]Lancaster Ticket
[3]Lancaster Ticket
[4]Lancaster Ticket
[5]Lancaster Ticket
[6]Lancaster Ticket
[7]Lancaster Ticket
[8]Lancaster Ticket
[9]Lancaster Ticket
[10]Lancaster Ticket
[11]Harrisburg Ticket
[12]Harrisburg Ticket
[13]Harrisburg Ticket
[14]Harrisburg Ticket
[15]Harrisburg Ticket
[16]Harrisburg Ticket
[17]Harrisburg Ticket
[18]Harrisburg Ticket
[19]Harrisburg Ticket
[20]The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections lists 6306 votes for John Arndt, 6296 votes for James Wilson, 5951 votes for Alexander Graydon and 423 votes for David Rittenhouse.
[21]The total from Newtown district is reported as 333 votes per candidate but the township totals add up to 331 each.
[22]The Second District of Cumberland County includes Rye, Tyrone, and Teboyn townships.
[23]The Shippenburgh District of Cumberland County includes Hopewell, Newton, and Shippenburgh townships.
[24]"Not enough people appeared on election day to hold an election [in Fayette County]." The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections. Edited by Merrill Jensen and Robert A. Becker. 389.
[25]Alexander Graydon received 3 votes as Alexander Grayson.
[26]The Democratic-Republicans of Philadelphia: The Origins, 1776-1797 and The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections list 1530 votes for James Wilson.
[27]James Wilson received 1 vote as John Wilson.
[28]David Rittenhouse received 1 vote as Daniel Rittenhouset.
[29]John Arndt received 1 vote as Jonathan Arndt.

References:

Original Bedford County Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Original Berks County Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Original Bucks County Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Original Chester County Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Original Cumberland County Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Original Dauphin County Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Original Franklin County Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Original Huntingdon County Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Original Lancaster County Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Original Luzerne County Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Original Montgomery County Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Original Northampton County Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Original Northumberland County Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Original Philadelphia City Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Original Philadelphia County Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Original Washington County Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Original Westmoreland County Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Original York County Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Original Lycoming District Election Returns. Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC.
Baumann, Roland Milton. The Democratic-Republicans of Philadelphia: The Origins, 1776-1797. Dissertation, Penn. State, 1970. 609.
Jensen, Merrill and Robert A. Becker, ed. The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections: 1788-1790. Vol. I. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1976. 389-400.

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