Pennsylvania 1812 House of Representatives, Huntingdon County
- Office:
- House of Representatives (State)
- Title:
- State Representative
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1812 House of Representatives, Huntingdon County
- Date:
- 1812
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- House of Representatives/State Representative
- Candidates:
- R. James Law, Alexander Dysart, Moses Canan, William Postlethwaite
Candidates: | R. James Law[1] | Alexander Dysart[2] | Moses Canan | William Postlethwaite |
---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Federalist |
Final Result: | 1073 | 1042 | 911 | 844 |
Huntingdon County | 1073 | 1042 | 911 | 844 |
Alexandria | 156 | 151 | 110 | 103 |
Coffee Run | 52 | 60 | 78 | 70 |
Dublin | 70 | 66 | 70 | 73 |
Frankstown | 129 | 111 | 111 | 94 |
Huntingdon[3] | 96 | 99 | 190 | 179 |
Shaver's Creek | 189 | 190 | 61 | 60 |
Shirley | 55 | 57 | 131 | 131 |
Tuckahoe | 49 | 45 | 11 | 11 |
Warriors Mark | 205 | 195 | 63 | 45 |
Williamsburg | 72 | 68 | 86 | 78 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists William Postlethwaite with 176 votes. This is most likely a result of the 6 being an inverted 9, publishing his vote as 176, instead of 179.
References:
The Huntingdon Gazette (Huntingdon, PA). October 22, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1812.
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