Pennsylvania 1821 House of Representatives, Allegheny and Butler Counties

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1821 House of Representatives, Allegheny and Butler Counties
Date:
1821
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
James C. Gilleland, James S. Stevenson, John Brown, John Negley, Lazarus Stewart, John Rankin, James Logan, John Bredin, Charles Cist
Candidates: James C. Gilleland[1]James S. Stevenson[2]John Brown[3]John Negley[4]Lazarus StewartJohn RankinJames LoganJohn BredinCharles Cist
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: 25652613245523601547147614011405242
District of Allegheny and Butler25652613245523601547147614011405242
Allegheny County[5][6][7][8]1583175015251469118411741047102355
Butler County[9]982863930891363302354382187
Buffalo5655535475894
Butler82878188323431394
Centre11911811910816161532-
Clearfield5145424016148271
Connoquenessing1242890928037968105
Cranberry542149442421312827
Donegal9511211393242195615
District of Mercer and Slipperyrock161162147141494545751
Mercer---------
Slipperyrock---------
Middlesex55555761505150453
Muddy Creek898890802926271924
District of Parker and Venango96928990363234443
Parker---------
Venango---------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Several newspaper sources report 1547 votes for James C. Gilleland, 1710 votes for James S. Stevenson, 1495 votes for John Brown, 1141 votes for Lazarus Stewart, 1037 votes for John Rankin, 1025 votes for James Logan, and 994 votes for John Bredin in Allegheny County, including the October 27th edition of The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA), the October 24th edition of The Bellefonte Patriot (Bellefonte, PA), and the October 25th edition of The Perry Forester (Landisburg, PA).
[6]The October 23rd edition of the Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) reports 1547 votes for James C. Gilleland, 1740 votes for James S. Stevenson, 1495 votes for John Brown, 1141 votes for Lazarus Stewart, 1037 votes for John Rankin, 1025 votes for James Logan, and 994 votes for John Bredin.
[7]The Pennsylvania Intelligencer (Harrisburg, PA) reports 1547 votes for James C. Gilleland, 1740 votes for James S. Stevenson, 1495 votes for John Brown, 1141 votes for Lazarus Stewart, 1037 votes for John Rankin, 1025 votes for James Logan, and 894 votes for John Bredin.
[8]The Butler Sentinel (Butler, PA) reports 1575 votes for James C. Gilleland, 1740 votes for James S. Stevenson, 1520 votes for John Brown, 1484 votes for John Negley, 1188 votes for Lazarus Stewart, 1070 votes for John Rankin, 1058 votes for James Logan, 1030 votes for John Bredin, and 27 votes for Charles Cist.
[9]The October 20th edition of the Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA), the October 17th edition of The Mercury (Pittsburgh, PA), and the October 23rd edition of The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA), report 976 votes for James C. Gilleland, 801 votes for James S. Stevenson, 875 votes for John Brown, 833 votes for John Negley, 336 votes for Lazarus Stewart, 331 votes for John Rankin, 352 votes for James Logan, 364 votes for John Bredin, and 181 votes for Charles Cist in Butler County. The township votes reported in the Butler Sentinel (Butler, PA), however, add up to the totals listed here.

References:

Butler Sentinel (Butler, PA). October 16, 1821.
The Mercury (Pittsburgh, PA). October 17, 1821.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1821.
Pennsylvania Intelligencer (Harrisburg, PA). October 19, 1821.
Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA). October 20, 1821.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 23, 1821.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1821.
Bellefonte Patriot (Bellefonte, PA). October 24, 1821.
Perry Forester (Landisburg, PA). October 25, 1821.
York Gazette (York, PA). October 26, 1821.
The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 27, 1821.

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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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