Pennsylvania 1818 House of Representatives, Chester County

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Pennsylvania 1818 House of Representatives, Chester County
Date:: 1818
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: Joseph Sharp, Thomas Ashbridge, William Boyd, John G. Parke, Joshua Hunt, Isaac D. Barnard, Joshua Evans, David Thomas, Samuel Glascow, Owen Evans

Candidates:	Joseph Sharp [1]	Thomas Ashbridge [2]	William Boyd [3]	John G. Parke [4]	Joshua Hunt [5]	Isaac D. Barnard	Joshua Evans	David Thomas	Samuel Glascow	Owen Evans
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Democratic Republican	Democratic Republican	Democratic Republican	Democratic Republican	Democratic Republican
Final Result:	2745	2743	2730	2727	2724	2529	2501	2476	2474	2463
Chester County[6][7][8]	2745	2743	2730	2727	2724	2529	2501	2476	2474	2463
District of Chatham[9][10]	331	333	329	333	333	114	112	110	112	111
District of Gum Tree	130	132	135	133	132	168	163	166	169	164
District of Hood's	68	71	75	68	70	311	305	314	310	307
District of Manor	158	155	158	158	151	307	296	294	296	285
District of Marshallton[11]	273	273	274	274	274	23	20	22	21	21
District of New London Cross Roads[12]	37	38	36	37	37	158	157	155	155	155
District of New Red Lion[13]	235	235	236	233	235	71	69	69	70	70
District of Old Red Lion	339	341	337	336	342	251	250	248	246	250
District of Paoli	428	434	424	423	424	348	362	341	338	339
District of Pughtown[14]	107	109	106	107	107	470	465	467	467	467
District of Sloan's	130	133	133	140	132	174	170	159	159	164
District of West Chester[15][16]	489	489	487	485	487	134	132	131	131	131

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Chester county voted in election districts composed of several towns. These districts were numbered but more commonly referred to by names derived from the locations where voting took place (ie-a tavern, schoolhouse, individual's farm, etc.) For more information, see "History of Chester County, Pennsylvania" by J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, 1881. 224-226.

[7]Der Postbothe lists 2720 votes for John G. Parke.

[8]The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) lists 2725 votes for Joseph Sharp.

[9]The American Republican lists 112 votes for David Thomas.

[10]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) and the Democratic Press list 233 votes for Thomas Ashbridge and 429 votes for Wallace Boyd.

[11]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) and the Democratic Press list 374 votes for John G. Parke.

[12]The Democratic Press lists 27 votes for John G. Parke.

[13]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) and the Democratic Press list 74 votes for Samuel Glasgow.

[14]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) and the Democratic Press list 907 votes for Joseph Sharp.

[15]The Village Record lists 486 votes for John G. Parke.

[16]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) and the Democratic Press list 485 votes for Joshua Hunt.

References:

The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). October 20, 1818.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1818.

Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA). October 21, 1818.

Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1818.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 24, 1818.

Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA). October 24, 1818.

Correspondent and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). October 27, 1818.

Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 27, 1818.

Futhey, John Smith and Gilbert Cope. History of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: L. H. Everts, 1881. 224-226.

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