Pennsylvania 1808 House of Representatives, Northumberland County

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Pennsylvania 1808 House of Representatives, Northumberland County
Date:: 1808
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: John Murray, Leonard Rupert, Frederick Evans, Andrew Albright, Abraham MacKinney, Solomon Markley, Robert Barber, Abraham Miller, Thomas Wallis

Candidates:	John Murray [1]	Leonard Rupert [2]	Frederick Evans [3]	Andrew Albright [4]	Abraham MacKinney	Solomon Markley	Robert Barber	Abraham Miller	Thomas Wallis
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [5][6][7][8][9]	5271	4245	3779	3403	1365	1020	981	951	915
Northumberland County	4271	4245	3779	3405	1365	1020	981	951	915
Beaver	147	149	146	25	124	-	-	-	-
Berlin	212	211	220	6	211	-	8	-	-
Brier Creek and Bloom	156	155	156	157	-	133	135	137	134
Catawissa	125	129	126	125	-	136	134	135	136
Chillisquaque	177	181	176	175	6	35	37	33	36
Danville	252	250	248	249	1	43	43	42	42
Derry	360	361	359	359	-	43	41	41	43
East Buffalo[10]	314	313	312	307	4	64	64	63	64
Fishing Creek	219	213	217	216	2	24	26	22	21
Lower Mahanoy[11]	123	123	5	17	124	43	2	6	6
Mahantongo	184	184	181	81	106	5	5	5	5
Mifflin	49	45	49	49	-	39	39	43	39
Milton	471	471	464	471	-	120	121	123	120
Northumberland	83	83	80	85	2	105	101	104	101
Selinsgrove	252	251	260	230	55	22	21	1	-
Shamokin	298	300	36	297	286	38	37	39	39
Sunbury	217	215	116	182	184	98	89	86	60
Swineford	167	168	167	24	143	7	7	7	7
Upper Mahanoy[12]	165	162	154	56	113	-	-	-	-
West Buffalo[13]	300	281	307	294	4	65	71	64	62

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 4256 votes for Leonard Rupert and 901 votes for Robert Barber. October 19, 1808.

[6]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) reports 4256 votes for Leonard Rupert and 901 votes for Robert Barber. October 18, 1808.

[7]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 3403 votes for Andrew Albright, 974 votes for Robert Barber, 952 votes for Abraham Miller, and 917 votes for Thomas Wallis. October 19, 1808.

[8]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) reports 3403 votes for Andrew Albright, 974 votes for Robert Barber, 952 votes for Abraham Miller, and 917 votes for Thomas Wallis. October 21, 1808.

[9]The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA) reports 3403 votes for Andrew Albright, 974 votes for Robert Barber, 952 votes for Abraham Miller, and 917 votes for Thomas Wallis. November 2, 1808.

[10]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) reports 64 votes for Abraham Miller and 66 votes for Thomas Wallis in East Buffalo. October 21, 1808.

[11]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) reports 165 votes for John Murray, 162 votes for Leonard Rupert, 154 votes for Frederick Evans, 54 votes for Andrew Albright, 113 votes for Abraham MacKinney, and no votes for the remaining candidates in Lower Mahanoy. October 21, 1808.

[12]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) reports 123 votes for John Murray, 123 votes for Leonard Rupert, 5 votes for Frederick Evans, 17 votes for Andrew Albright, 124 votes for Abraham MacKinney, 43 votes for Solomon Markley, 2 votes for Robert Barber, 6 votes for Abraham Miller, and 6 votes for Thomas Wallis in Upper Mahanoy. October 21, 1808.

[13]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) reports 64 votes for Robert Barber in West Buffalo. October 21, 1808.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1808.

Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1808.

The Republican Argus (Northumberland, PA). October 19, 1808.

The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1808.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1808.

The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA). November 2, 1808.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). November 15, 1808.

Linn, John Blair, ed. Annals of Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania: 1755-1855. Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1877. 373.

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