Pennsylvania 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 12

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 12
Date:
1820
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Thomas Patterson, Thomas MacGiffin
Candidates: Thomas Patterson[1]Thomas MacGiffin
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: 29611436
District of Twelve29611436
Washington County[2]29611436
Amity5056
Buffalo20020
Burgetts28252
Canonsburg351108
Finley12544
Hamilton's248169
Hanover9423
Hill's27161
Morris14462
Mount Pleasant12642
Pike Run24165
Robinson8718
Somerset18021
Stevenson's15077
Urie's31621
Washington396274
West's2844
West Bethlehem14379

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The township votes listed here add up to 2971 votes for Thomas Patterson, and this total is also given in many newspaper sources, including The American Sentinel, October 26, The Reporter (Washington, PA), October 16, The Examiner, October 23, and the Reporter, October 16. The original election returns, however, list 2961 votes for Thomas Patterson.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Erie Gazette (Erie, PA). October 14, 1820.
The Examiner (Washington, PA). October 16, 1820.
The Reporter (Washington, PA). October 16, 1820.
The Genius of Liberty (Uniontown, PA). October 17, 1820.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 17, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1820.
The Republican Advocate (Huntingdon, PA). October 19, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1820.
Erie Gazette (Erie, PA). October 21, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 21, 1820.
The Examiner (Washington, PA). October 23, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1820.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). October 25, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 28, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). November 4, 1820.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). November 8, 1820.

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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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