Pennsylvania 1808 State Senate, District 5

Office:: State Senate (State)
Title:: State Senator
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Pennsylvania 1808 State Senate, District 5
Date:: 1808
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:: Gabriel Heister, Daniel Udree, John S. Heister, Peter Frailey, Conrad Feger

Candidates:	Gabriel Heister [1]	Daniel Udree [2]	John S. Heister	Peter Frailey	Conrad Feger
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [3][4][5]	3278	3223	3186	3094	391
District of Five	3278	3223	3186	3094	391
Berks County	3278	3223	3186	3094	391
Bethel	128	115	30	32	21
Crolls	128	130	197	196	-
Forrest	230	225	252	237	26
Hamburg	351	347	110	106	16
Kutztown	336	337	332	306	81
Mahantango	45	41	62	69	7
Muthardt	266	263	293	270	25
Orwigsburg[6]	329	324	242	242	-
Pine Grove	116	119	34	33	6
Reading	784	763	1201	1170	182
Whitehorse	175	169	168	170	12
Wommelsdorf	390	390	265	263	15

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]The Der Freymuthige Libanoner (Lebanon, PA) reports 3074 votes for Peter Frailey. October 19, 1808.

[4]The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA) reports 3274 votes for Gabriel Heister and 3101 votes for John S. Heister. November 9, 1808.

[5]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) reports 3274 votes for Gabriel Heister and 3101 votes for John S. Heister. October 18, 1808.

[6]The votes from Orwigsburg were not included in the Official Returns.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1808.

Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 18, 1808.

Der Freymuthige Libanoner (Lebanon, PA). October 19, 1808.

The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA). November 9, 1808.

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