Pennsylvania 1815 Sheriff, Dauphin County

Office:: Sheriff (County)
Title:: Sheriff
Jurisdiction:: County

Label:: Pennsylvania 1815 Sheriff, Dauphin County
Date:: 1815
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Henry Wolf, Peter Wenrich, John Machesney, Daniel Miller, Frederick Wolfersberger, Melchoir Rahm, Jacob Bear

Candidates:	Henry Wolf [1]	Peter Wenrich	John Machesney	Daniel Miller	Frederick Wolfersberger	Melchoir Rahm	Jacob Bear
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican	Republican	Federalist	Republican	Republican	Republican
Final Result: [2][3]	761	617	496	460	383	243	168
Dauphin County[4]	761	617	496	460	383	243	168
Halifax	69	156	27	59	24	3	39
Harrisburg	206	144	208	169	212	40	11
Hummelstown	133	98	53	32	66	52	6
Lykens[5]	94	23	45	4	22	2	30
Middle Paxton	53	22	33	42	14	4	6
Middletown	72	10	16	113	28	129	5
Upper Paxton[6]	98	43	57	36	6	11	70
West Hanover	36	121	57	5	11	2	1

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Oracle of Dauphin (Harrisburg, PA) from October 14, 1815 lists 494 total votes for John Machesney.

[3]Peter Wenrich is also listed as Peter Wenrick.

[4]The Oracle of Dauphin (Harrisburg, PA) from October 14, 1815 and The Chronicle or Harrisburgh Visitor (Harrisburg, PA) from October 16, 1815 report transposed totals for Lykens and Upper Paxton townships.

[5]Lykens township is also listed as "Snyder's."

[6]Upper Paxton township is also listed as "Hawk's."

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

The Oracle of Dauphin (Harrisburg, PA). October 14, 1815.

The Chronicle or Harrisburgh Visitor (Harrisburg, PA). October 16, 1815.

Pennsylvania Republican (Harrisburg, PA). October 17, 1815.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 21, 1815.

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