Pennsylvania 1819 House of Representatives, Berks and Schuylkill Counties

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1819 House of Representatives, Berks and Schuylkill Counties
Date:
1819
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
George Gernand, John Kohler, John W. Roseberry, Godfrey Rahrer, Abraham Mengel, Henry Boyer, Abraham Fertig, William Heister Jr., Michael Maderia, Martin Yoder, Joseph Guth, John Neikirk, Jacob Greisemer, Joseph Kepner
Candidates: George Gernand[1]John Kohler[2]John W. Roseberry[3]Godfrey Rahrer[4]Abraham Mengel[5]Henry BoyerAbraham FertigWilliam Heister Jr.Michael MaderiaMartin YoderJoseph GuthJohn NeikirkJacob GreisemerJoseph Kepner
Affiliation:FederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [6][7]2288228122502226221621301986159815761436951736665205
District of Berks and Schuylkill[8][9]2288228122502226221621301986159815761436951736665205
Berks County[10]1943179817601806172116681685123212241126935730661144
Albany22646362636221212119----
Bethel30656172536411226482818-
Croll's2597868686862323722----
District18676621816171715--
Earl295659595762292222207710-
Forrest5610510799117101473831311824213
Hamburg108126121124107108954639387753542
Huff's10707070705377772322
Keely's-4343434343--------
Kutztown1351761871821841791211281221133113
Longswamp71404242424071697068232-
Morgantown34396440474011123231142--
Muthard's276464646456191716161111138
Oley67525252525067555747201012-
Pike24282828282324222529----
Pricetown692931333828565149421512147
Reading[11]76039434238836835175759259651527920518024
Rockland604141414141591--6059601
Schertel's96775354505440561211711010173
Tulpehocken8991851077291362221149267-
White Horse829811398989769817779-211
Womelsdorf131374156333710422261210710310521
Schuylkill County[12][13][14]345483490460497462301366352310166461
Artz's353333335353535----
Barr's97121012129698979796----
Blue's1146453644373118616--2
Bittler's223222323232211----
Bolig's421221921213464----
Friedenburg[15]69434143474369646557-646
MacKeansburg188783728769332325---22
Orwigsburg5816618717317817435676455---31
Wehr's15767073767318181815----
Yoder's366766635363636----

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), October 19, lists the Federalist candidates as Independent Republicans.
[7]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), October 27, lists George Gernand as "old-school."
[8]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA) lists 2289 votes for Godfrey Rahrer, 2258 for John Kohler, 2256 for John W. Roseberry, and 2120 for Henry Boyer in Berks and Schuylkill counties.
[9]The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) lists 2258 votes for John Kohler, 2256 for John W. Roseberry, 2289 for Godfrey Rohrer, 2218 for Abraham Mengle, 1988 for Abraham Fertig, 935 for Joseph Good, 730 for John Neikirk, 665 for Jacob Griesemer, and 144 for John Kepner.
[10]The Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) lists 1663 votes for Henry Boyer.
[11]The Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) lists 492 votes for William Heister, Jr.
[12]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) and the Union list 483 votes for Godfrey Rahrer, 460 for John Kohler, 496 for John W. Roseberry, and 303 for Abraham Fertig.
[13]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA) and the Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) list 395 votes for George Gernand.
[14]The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) lists no votes for Joseph Good, John Neikirk, Jacob Griesemer, and John Kepner.
[15]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA), October 23, lists these returns as being from "Fenstermacher's."

References:

The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 16, 1819.
Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA). October 16, 1819.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1819.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1819.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 19, 1819.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1819.
Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA). October 20, 1819.
Der Welt-Bothe und Wahre Republikaner von Berks, Schuykill und Libanon Caunties (Reading, PA). October 20, 1819.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1819.
The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 23, 1819.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 23, 1819.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 27, 1819.

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