Pennsylvania 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4
Date:
1806
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Robert Whitehill, David Baird, Ezra Doty, Oliver Pollack
Candidates: Robert Whitehill[1]David Baird[2]Ezra DotyOliver Pollack
Affiliation:RepublicanQuidRepublicanQuid
Final Result: [3]60245388983225
District of Four60245388983225
Cumberland County[4][5][6]157114979527
Buffalo2525--
Carlisle4654762-
Kritzer's136137--
Landisburg134134--
Millerstown1126943-
Newville3703724-
Petersburg503--
Shippensburg196198--
Toboyne8383--
Dauphin County[7]23402294741
Annville135134--
Halifax157156--
Harrisburg439439618
Hummelstown112111--
Jonestown267236--
Lebanon269258-3
Middle Paxton8586--
Middletown167172-6
Myerstown168168--
Palmstown146146--
Schaefferstown119119--
Upper Paxton130131--
West Hanover146138114
Huntingdon County1160127518794
Coffee Run121121--
Dublin2827531
Frankstown120155145
Huntingdon2953828136
Shaver's Creek19518015-
Shirleysburg1381171433
Tuckahoe5554-1
Warriors Mark14615366
Williamsburg6286412
Mifflin County[8]95332269463

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]The Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY) lists David Baird as David Bard.
[4]The Original Returns list Ezra Doty with 95 and Oliver Pollock with 27 total votes, without listing a breakdown of township totals.
[5]Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA) from October 17 and Carlisle Herald (Carlisle, PA) from October 24 list Ezra Doty with 49 total votes, with 2 in Carlisle, 43 in Millerstown and 4 in Newville.
[6]The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) from October 23 lists Ezra Doty with 49 total votes and Oliver Pollock without any votes in Cumberland County.
[7]The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) from October 23 lists Ezra Doty without any votes.
[8]The American Citizen (New York, NY) from November 5 lists David Baird with 368 votes, as does the Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY) from November 7, however the latter lists him as David Bard.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The Cumberland Register (Carlisle, PA). October 14, 1806.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 17, 1806.
Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA). October 17. 1806.
Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA). October 18, 1806.
The Oracle of Dauphin, and Harrisburgh Advertiser (Harrisburg, PA). October 18, 1806.
The Bedford Gazette (Bedford, PA). October 20, 1806.
Dauphin Guardian (Harrisburg, PA). October 21, 1806.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 21, 1806.
The Centinel (Gettysburg, PA). October 22, 1806.
The Huntingdon Gazette (Huntingdon, PA). October 23, 1806.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1806.
Carlisle Herald (Carlisle, PA). October 24, 1806.
The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 29, 1806.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 31, 1806.
Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA). November 1, 1806.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). November 4, 1806.
The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). November 4, 1806.
American Citizen (New York, NY). November 5, 1806.
The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA). November 5, 1806.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 6, 1806.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). November 7, 1806.
Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA). November 15, 1806.

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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).
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).
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).
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).
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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