Pennsylvania 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4
Date:
1798
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Robert Brown, Peter Muhlenberg, John Chapman, Jacob Eyerly, Anthony Morris
Candidates: Robert Brown[1]Peter Muhlenberg[2]John ChapmanJacob EyerlyAnthony Morris
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [3][4]537249353605328878
District of Four537249353605328878
Bucks County[5]1118102213911314-
Montgomery County[6]1759176214541452-
Northampton County[7]24952151760522-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 5362 total votes for Robert Brown and 2996 total votes for Jacob Eyerly.
[4]Der Unpartheyische Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) reports 5109 total votes for Robert Brown.
[5]Porcupine's Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1017 votes for Peter Muhlenberg.
[6]Der Unpartheyische Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) reports 1575 votes for Robert Brown.
[7]Der Unpartheyische Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) reports 2416 votes for Robert Brown.

References:

Porcupine's Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1798.
Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1798.
Der Unpartheyische Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 30, 1798.
The Universal Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). November 1, 1798.

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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).
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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