Pennsylvania 1806 Sheriff, Crawford County

Office:: Sheriff (County)
Title:: Sheriff
Jurisdiction:: County

Label:: Pennsylvania 1806 Sheriff, Crawford County
Date:: 1806
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Henry Hurst, James Herrington, Samuel Lord, James Gowdy

Candidates:	Henry Hurst [1]	James Herrington	Samuel Lord	James Gowdy
Affiliation:			Federalist
Final Result: [2]	470	372	295	265
Crawford County	470	372	295	265
Garwood's	22	11	14	42
Herrington's	70	73	19	1
Meadville	130	90	171	50
Negus's	9	-	1	10
Nelson's	34	19	14	31
Oil Creek	7	5	25	9
Rockdale	52	42	9	7
Shenango	111	101	14	108
Venango	35	31	28	7

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA) from November 5 lists Samuel Lord with 291 total votes and James Gowdy with 171 total votes, however The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA) from October 23 lists also lists results by township and populated place and they add up to the vote totals listed here.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA). October 23, 1806.

The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA). November 5, 1806.

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