Pennsylvania 1802 State Senate, District 8

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1802 State Senate, District 8
Date:
1802
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Samuel Maclay
Candidates: Samuel Maclay[1]
Affiliation:Republican
Final Result: [2]2766
District of Eight2766
Northumberland County[3]2766
District of Beaver130
District of Berlin139
District of Bloom and Brier112
District of Buffalo209
District of Catawissa111
District of Fishing Creek and Greenwood96
District of Mahanoy140
District of Mifflinburg65
District of Milton352
District of Northumberland153
District of Selinsgrove234
District of Shamokin159
District of Sunbury194
District of Swineford129
District of Washington342
District of West Buffalo210

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Samuel Maclay is "elected without opposition." Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 27, 1802.
[3]The Annals of Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania: 1755-1855 reports the vote total for Samuel Maclay as 2776, but the district totals provided add up to 2775.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1802.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1802.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1802.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1802.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1802.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1802.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 22, 1802.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 22, 1802.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1802.
Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1802.
The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA). October 23, 1802.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 27, 1802.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 30, 1802.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). November 2, 1802.
Linn, John Blair, ed. Annals of Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania: 1755-1855. Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1877. 334.

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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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