Pennsylvania 1808 House of Representatives, Berks County

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

Label:: Pennsylvania 1808 House of Representatives, Berks County
Date:: 1808
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: Jacob Snyder, Jacob Rhoads, James MacFarland, John M. Hyneman, John Weiser, David Kirby, Daniel Rose, Daniel Yoder, Jacob Shaffer, Jacob Griesemer

Candidates:	Jacob Snyder [1]	Jacob Rhoads [2]	James MacFarland [3]	John M. Hyneman [4]	John Weiser [5]	David Kirby	Daniel Rose	Daniel Yoder	Jacob Shaffer	Jacob Griesemer
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [6][7][8]	3377	3364	3359	3353	3329	3283	3238	3192	3163	3101
Berks County	3377	3364	3359	3353	3329	3283	3238	3192	3163	3101
Bethel	134	134	134	134	134	28	29	29	20	29
Crolls	128	128	128	125	115	216	197	191	200	200
Forrest	231	230	232	230	230	252	255	252	252	254
Hamburg	351	353	351	350	352	109	111	109	59	29
Kutztown	352	352	344	352	348	365	353	338	350	325
Mahantango	50	50	50	50	50	62	62	60	62	62
Muthardt	267	266	267	266	266	294	294	293	295	279
Orwigsburg[9]	329	330	329	329	329	242	222	222	221	222
Pine Grove	119	119	119	119	119	36	36	36	36	36
Reading	849	842	839	831	828	1230	1227	1214	1220	1217
Whitehorse	177	171	177	177	177	176	173	173	173	173
Wommelsdorf	390	389	389	390	381	273	279	275	275	275

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) reports 3101 votes for Jacob Shaffer and 3163 votes for Jacob Griesemer. October 18, 1808.

[7]The Der Freymuthige Libanoner (Lebanon, PA) reports 3359 votes for John M. Hyneman and 3142 votes for Daniel Yoder. October 19, 1808.

[8]The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA) reports 3355 votes for John M. Hyneman, 3282 votes for David Kirby, 3101 votes for Jacob Shaffer, and 3163 votes for Jacob Griesemer. November 9, 1808.

[9]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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