Pennsylvania 1801 State Senate, District 4

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1801 State Senate, District 4
Date:
1801
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Henry Orth
Candidates: Henry Orth[1]
Affiliation:Republican
Final Result: 2874
District of Four2874
Berks County1811
Dauphin County[2]1063
Harrisburg285
Harrisburg163
Lower Paxton89
Swain33
Hummelstown114
Jonestown129
Lebanon109
Middle Paxton29
Middletown57
Millerstown147
Myerstown81
Schaefferstown46
Upper Paxton60

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Multiple sources report Henry Orth with 1063 total votes in the county, but the township totals provided by Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA), which also lists the total as 1063, add up to 1057 total votes.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1801.
Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA). October 16, 1801.
Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA). October 17, 1801.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 20, 1801.
The Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, PA). October 21, 1801.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 21, 1801.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 22, 1801.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1801.
The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). October 23, 1801.
American Eagle (Easton, PA). October 24, 1801.
The Farmers Instructor, and Harrisburgh Courant (Harrisburg, PA). October 28, 1801.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 31, 1801.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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