Pennsylvania 1820 House of Representatives, Lancaster County

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1820 House of Representatives, Lancaster County
Date:
1820
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
Matthew Henderson, John Rohrer, John Musser, William MacCullough, Archibald MacCallister, George Withers, Christian Ober, James Patterson, Jr., John Robinson, Joseph S. Wallace, John Spangler, Samuel Houston
Candidates: Matthew Henderson[1]John Rohrer[2]John Musser[3]William MacCullough[4]Archibald MacCallister[5]George Withers[6]Christian OberJames Patterson, Jr.John RobinsonJoseph S. WallaceJohn SpanglerSamuel Houston
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [7][8]483047944634454744934035376236213595351734683467
Lancaster County483047944634454744934035376236213595351734683467
Bart[9]3939392739391119999999191
Brecknock636363636363737373737373
Churchtown209209209209208196119118126118118117
Colerain[10][11][12]353535213535128114115113114114
Columbia[13]347350336321333320239233208224218218
Drumore103103103103101101898385888285
Elizabeth[14]156155153142150156213192192192184192
City of Lancaster[15]137313731292132211881196856795731740729744
Conestoga9695939773791169590929193
Ward East268274241249254237200185174176172179
East Hempfield207206196198192179445233343933
Lampeter291291291285197241866764656764
Lancaster464539453841201913121212
Manheim134135131132129124687161616060
Manor868285818179767269737069
Ward West245245216235224216246234227227218234
Leacock211211211209198168183176193168168168
Lititz[16]191191188189185109140137129133180131
Little Britain1811811811431791811096266666366
Manheim[17]187187187183182182138139137135138134
Marietta[18]736558604844147150155155177152
Martic[19]10310310392100103928686868686
Maytown515248504751187173187189181188
Mount Joy112112111111106108808982828283
New Holland[20]475465415469448309152160268199145145
Reamstown[21]173171172172172127240265243244237242
Sadsbury575757-57571095858585857
Salisbury[22]171151153151150142132125152133131130
Strasburg272274272263256259150135137149140134
Winter's[23]2482472482472488975159737373117

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]The October 14th edition of The Free Press (Lancaster, PA), the October 18th edition of The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA), and the October 19th edition of The American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA) all report 4549 total votes for William MacCullough and 3661 total votes for James Patterson, Jr.
[8]The October 21st edition of The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) and the November 8th edition of The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA) both report 4557 total votes for William MacCullough, 3592 total votes for John Robinson, and 3431 total votes for Samuel Houston.
[9]The Free Press, October 14, reports 98 votes for James Patterson, Jr.
[10]The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA), October 21, and the Free Press, October 14, report 31 votes for William MacCullough and 113 votes for John Robinson.
[11]Der Volksfreund (Lancaster, PA) reports 113 votes for John Robinson.
[12]The Free Press, October 14, reports 85 votes for John Musser.
[13]The Free Press, October 14, reports 59 votes for John Musser.
[14]The Free Press, October 14, reports 160 votes for Archibald MacCallister.
[15]The Free Press, October 14, reports 744 votes for Joseph S. Wallace.
[16]The Free Press, October 14, reports 180 votes for John Musser.
[17]Der Volksfreund (Lancaster, PA) lists these totals under Rapho Township rather than Manheim Township.
[18]The Free Press, October 14, reports 66 votes for John Rohrer.
[19]The Free Press, October 14, reports 38 votes for John Robinson.
[20]The Free Press, October 14, reports 168 votes for John Robinson.
[21]Der Volksfreund, October 17, reports 171 votes for Archibald MacCallister.
[22]The Free Press, October 14, reports 232 votes for Archibald MacCallister.
[23]The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA), October 21, the Free Press, October 14, and Der Voldsfreund, October 17, report 81 votes for Samuel Houston.

References:

Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA). October 13, 1820.
The Free Press (Lancaster, PA). October 14, 1820.
Der Volksfreund (Lancaster, PA). October 17, 1820.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1820.
Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA). October 20, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 21, 1820.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 24, 1820.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). November 8, 1820.

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