Pennsylvania 1821 Sheriff, Huntingdon County

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

Label:: Pennsylvania 1821 Sheriff, Huntingdon County
Date:: 1821
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Patrick Gwin, William Spear, Jacob Miller, James Simpson

Candidates:	Patrick Gwin	William Spear	Jacob Miller	James Simpson
Affiliation:	Republican	Federalist
Final Result:	1079	996	576	557
Huntingdon County[1]	1079	996	576	557
Alexandria	107	127	82	47
Antis	80	22	39	14
Dublin	22	1	48	20
Franklin	15	116	29	23
Frankstown	76	154	70	40
Hopewell	26	48	5	21
Huntingdon	206	49	115	123
Shaver's Creek	205	71	20	38
Shirley	75	25	15	69
Springfield	36	-	44	31
Tell	21	48	2	24
Union	54	41	1	43
Warriors Mark	74	101	59	34
Woodbury	82	193	47	30

Notes:

[1]The Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA) reports 1058 votes for Patrick Gwin and 948 votes for William Spear, but these totals do not include the votes cast in Tell Township.

References:

Republican Advocate (Huntingdon, PA). October 18, 1821.

Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA). October 27, 1821.

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