Pennsylvania 1803 State Senate, District 1

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1803 State Senate, District 1
Date:
1803
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Edward Heston, James Jones
Candidates: Edward Heston[1]James Jones
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublican
Final Result: 46248
District of One46248
Delaware County[2]595-
Chester205-
Concord146-
Darby175-
Newtown69-
City of Philadelphia1682-
Philadelphia County2347-
District of Blockley and Kingsessing878
Blockley518
Kingsessing36-
Bustletown318-
District of Germantown358-
Bristol50-
Germantown219-
Roxborough89-
District of Northern Liberties[3]1107-
District of Southwark477-
Moyamensing--
Passyunk--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists Edward Heston with 596 votes but the township totals add up to 595.
[3]The township of Northern Liberties was partially incorporated into a district on March 28, 1803.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1803.
The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). October 14, 1803.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1803.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1803.
The York Recorder (York, PA). October 19, 1803.
American Eagle (Easton, PA). October 22, 1803.
The Farmers Register (Greensburg, PA). October 22, 1803.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 25, 1803.

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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).
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).
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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