Pennsylvania 1824 U.S. House of Representatives, District 12
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1824 U.S. House of Representatives, District 12
- Date:
- 1824
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- John Mitchell, John Brown, Robert Allison
Candidates: | John Mitchell[1] | John Brown | Robert Allison |
---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Republican |
Final Result: [2] | 2731 | 2644 | 1982 |
District of Twelve | 2731 | 2644 | 1982 |
Centre County[3] | 1178 | 589 | 230 |
Clearfield County | 258 | 80 | 14 |
Huntingdon County | 885 | 433 | 1243 |
District of Huntingdon | 50 | 76 | 296 |
District of Shaverscreek | 78 | 78 | 105 |
Springfield | 8 | 3 | 119 |
Union | - | - | - |
Mifflin County[4] | 410 | 1542 | 495 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]The Congressional election was directly influenced by that for State Senate at least in Huntington and Mifflin counties, where a well know Federalist was running against a Republican. So since the Federalists were running a candidate for State Senate, their votes were split between the various candidates for Congress. In Centre County it seems the Federalist voted for John Brown, while in Huntington for Robert Allison and in Mifflin, for Robert Allison and John Mitchell.
[3]The Juanita Gazette lists John Brown with 586 votes but this is most likely a typesetting error, as it has the correct district total of 2644.
[4]The Bradford Settler (Towanda, PA) and Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA) list John Brown with 1547 votes.
References:
Original Election Certificate. The National Archives, Washington, DC.
The Huntingdon Gazette (Huntingdon, PA). October 14, 1824.
The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1824.
Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA). October 22, 1824.
Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA). October 24, 1824.
The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 25, 1824.
Juniata Gazette (Lewistown, PA). October 26, 1824.
Bradford Settler (Towanda, PA). October 28, 1824.
The Huntingdon Gazette (Huntingdon, PA). October 28, 1824.
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