Pennsylvania 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, District 11

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, District 11
Date:
1802
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
John B.C. Lucas, John Wilkins, Jr., Alexander W. Foster
Candidates: John B.C. Lucas[1]John Wilkins, Jr.Alexander W. Foster
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [2]21691625639
District of Eleven21691625639
Allegheny, Beaver, and Butler[3][4]14881210200
Allegheny County[5][6][7]862968133
Deer3531-
Elizabeth97714
McKeesport41871
Middletown85452
Noblestown[8]1043841
Pittsburgh27655617
Pine5181-
Pitt69162-
Pittsburgh112208-
Robinson[9]1934-
Saint Clair2571-
District of Plumb and Versailles[10]43203
Reedsburg[11]18112065
Beaver County45014327
Beaver2685822
Elliott's533-
Georgetown98395
Racoon3143-
Butler County1769940
Connequenessing1175640
Slippery Rock5943-
Crawford County[12][13][14][15]681415439

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette, October 27, The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA), October 23, and Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA), November 6, report 2174 votes for John B.C. Lucas, 1627 votes for John Wilkins, Jr., and 635 votes for Alexander W. Foster.
[3]The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA) from October 23 and Poulson's Daily American Advertiser from October 30 list John B. C. Lucas with 1434 votes, John Wilkins, Jr. with 1213 votes, and do not list any votes for Alexander W. Foster.
[4]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) from October 30 lists John B. C. Lucas with 1434 votes, John Wilkins, Jr. with 1213 votes, and Alexander W. Foster with 154 votes.
[5]Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA), Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette=, Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), and the Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) list John B. C. Lucas with 853 votes, John Wilkins, Jr. with 901 votes, and do not list any votes for Alexander W. Foster.
[6]The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA)= lists John B. C. Lucas with 868 votes, John Wilkins, Jr. with 971 votes, and does not list any votes for Alexander W. Foster.
[7]"It has been said 'Allegheny has at length decidedly fixed its Republican character.' 'The triumph of truth, virtue and reason is accomplished'--or, in other words, the triumph of Jacobinism is compleat ... It is to be lamented, indeed, that the arts made use of by the leaders of your party have so far succeeded in deluding and deceiving so large a portion of the people of this district, but the following statement will sh[o]w that had the Federal interest not been divided, the enragee Candidate would have been unsuccessful not only in the county but in the district ... By this true statement it appears Wilkins had in Allegheny County 106 votes more than Lucas." The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). November 5, 1802.
[8]Noblestown is also known as Fayette township.
[9]The Tree of Liberty refers to Robinson as Robeson.
[10]The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA) lists John B. C. Lucas with 49 votes, John Wilkins, Jr. with 23 votes, and does not list any votes for Alexander W. Foster.
[11]Reedsburg is also known as Mifflin township.
[12]John B.C. Lucas received 1 vote as John Lucas.
[13]John Wilkins, Jr. received 1 vote as John Wilkins.
[14]Alexander W. Foster received 1 vote as Alexander Foster..
[15]The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA), October 23, and Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 434 votes for Alexander W. Foster.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1802.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1802.
Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1802.
The Luzerne Federalist: and Susquehannah Intelligencer (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 16, 1802.
The Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, PA). October 19, 1802.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 20, 1802.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1802.
The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA). October 23, 1802.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 26, 1802.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 27, 1802.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 27, 1802.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 27, 1802.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 30, 1802.
The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). November 5, 1802.
Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA). November 6, 1802.

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