Pennsylvania 1796 House of Representatives, Lancaster County

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1796 House of Representatives, Lancaster County
Date:
1796
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
Richard Keys, Jeremiah Brown, Abraham Carpenter, Thomas Boude, John Hopkins, Samuel Boyd, James Ross, Abraham Witmer, Caleb Cope, Daniel Buckley, Patterson Bell, John Eckman
Candidates: Richard Keys[1]Jeremiah Brown[2]Abraham Carpenter[3]Thomas Boude[4]John Hopkins[5]Samuel Boyd[6]James RossAbraham WitmerCaleb CopeDaniel BuckleyPatterson BellJohn Eckman
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [7][8]173114891442998941765739707481341277251
Lancaster County172114891442998941765739707481341277251
Borough[9]9598728465185304203925274125292101
Cocalico[10]898778724718431213911-
Lower Cross Roads[11]1876398549914780261210115633
New Holland332326297217203122141655110513-
Upper Cross Roads16414112313762588879174418117

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA) reports 1729 total votes for Richard Keys, 1003 total votes for Thomas Boude, and 943 total votes for John Hopkins.
[8]Gazette of the United States reports 1729 total votes for Richard Keys, 1429 total votes for Jeremiah Brown, 1003 total votes for Thomas Boude, and 943 total votes for John Hopkins.
[9]Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA) reports 782 votes for Jeremiah Brown and 246 votes for Abraham Carpenter in Lancaster Borough. However, in order to get the totals reported for each candidate, the vote count in Lancaster Borough would be 872 for Jeremiah Brown and 846 for Abraham Carpenter.
[10]Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA) reports 78 votes for Jeremiah Brown.
[11]Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA) reports 38 votes for Jeremiah Brown.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA). October 14, 1796.
Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1796.

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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).

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