Pennsylvania 1800 U.S. House of Representatives, District 12
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1800 U.S. House of Representatives, District 12
- Date:
- 1800
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Albert Gallatin, Presley Neville
Candidates: | Albert Gallatin[1] | Presley Neville |
---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist |
Final Result: [2] | 4273 | 1590 |
District of Twelve[3] | 4273 | 1590 |
Allegheny, Beaver, and Butler[4] | 1426 | 709 |
Allegheny County[5] | 923 | 589 |
Elizabeth | 141 | 30 |
Fayette/Noblesburgh | 138 | 18 |
District of Mifflin and Saint Clair[6][7] | 157 | 119 |
Pittsburgh[8] | 359 | 361 |
District of Plumb and Versailles | 56 | 34 |
Racoon[9] | 72 | 27 |
Beaver County | 325 | 82 |
Beaver[10] | 164 | 34 |
Forks of Beaver[11] | 71 | 10 |
Georgetown[12] | 90 | 38 |
Butler County | 178 | 38 |
Connequenessing | 116 | 38 |
Slippery Rock | 62 | - |
Crawford County | 514 | 235 |
District of Erie[13] | - | - |
Franklin[14] | 75 | 38 |
Meadville[15] | 199 | 88 |
Neshannock[16][17] | 163 | 18 |
Oil Creek | 7 | 23 |
Shenango and Conneaut | 44 | 53 |
Springfield[18] | 26 | 15 |
Greene County | 622 | 239 |
Carmicheal's | 159 | 38 |
Jefferson | 145 | 50 |
Waynesburgh | 79 | 110 |
Whitely | 239 | 41 |
Washington County[19] | 1711 | 407 |
Burgetts | 305 | 36 |
Cannonsburg[20] | 310 | 40 |
Hamilton's | 208 | 28 |
Hill's | 101 | 92 |
Urie's | 224 | 19 |
Washington | 542 | 131 |
West's | 21 | 61 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Albert Gallatin would resign prior to the opening of the 7th Congress to become Secretary of the Treasury.
[3]Beaver and Butler counties were created on March 12, 1800 from parts of Allegheny and Washington Counties but continued to vote with Allegheny County. In some sources, Crawford County, also organized in 1800, is included in the Allegheny returns for Congress, State Senator and Assembly that year.
[4]The Tree of Liberty, October 25, and Herald of Liberty (Washington, PA), October 27, report 1937 votes for Albert Gallatin in Allegheny County (their listings for "Allegheny County" correspond to the sum of results from Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Crawford Counties).
[5]"Gallatin's publication on the National Debt, etc. containing an insult to the committee of Congress, and expressions hostile to our navy, lost him above one hundred votes even among the Jacobins; as may be seen by comparing his numbers of 949, with those of the Jacobin Senator, Hamilton, who had 1054 votes in his favour in Allegany [sic] county only." The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). October 29, 1800.
[6]The Tree of Liberty, October 25, and Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), October 27, 1800, report 160 votes for Albert Gallatin and 121 votes for Presley Neville.
[7]Only part of Saint Clair voted with Mifflin.
[8]Pitt, First Moon, part of Saint Clair, Robinson, Pine, Sewickley, and Deer voted with Pittsburgh.
[9]Racoon is also referred to as "Second Moon."
[10]These returns are also listed as coming from "Sewickley and South Beaver."
[11]These returns are also listed as coming from "South and North Beaver."
[12]These returns are also listed as coming from "Second Moon, Beaver, and Hanover."
[13]"The Erie District in Crawford County gave no votes for Congress or State Senator." Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
[14]These returns are also listed as coming from "Irwin and Allegheny."
[15]Albert Gallatin received 2 vote as Albert Galatin and 1 vote as Albert Gallaten.
[16]Part of North Beaver voted with Neshannock.
[17]The Tree of Liberty, October 25, reports 168 votes for Albert Gallatin.
[18]The Tree of Liberty, October 25, refers to Springfield as Lexington.
[19]The Tree of Liberty, October 25, reports 1690 votes for Albert Gallatin and 345 votes for Presley Neville.
[20]The Herald of Liberty (Washington, PA), October 20, reports 39 votes for Presley Neville.
References:
Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
American Eagle (Easton, PA). October 16, 1800.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1800.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1800.
Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA). October 17, 1800.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1800.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1800.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1800.
The Herald of Liberty (Washington, PA). October 20, 1800
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1800.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 22, 1800.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 22, 1800.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 22, 1800.
American Eagle (Easton, PA). October 23, 1800.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1800.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1800.
The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). October 24, 1800.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 25, 1800.
The Farmers Register (Greensburg, PA). October 25, 1800.
The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA). October 25, 1800.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1800.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 27, 1800.
Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA). October 27, 1800.
The Herald of Liberty (Washington, PA). October 27, 1800.
Wilkesbarre Gazette and Luzerne Advertiser (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 27, 1800.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 28, 1800.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). October 29, 1800.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 29, 1800.
National Intelligencer (Washington, D.C). October 31, 1800.
Gazette of the United States, and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 31, 1800.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). November 19, 1800.
Dubin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1998. 22, 25.
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