Pennsylvania 1807 State Senate, District 12

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1807 State Senate, District 12
Date:
1807
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Jacob Blocher, Benjamin Burd
Candidates: Jacob Blocher[1]Benjamin Burd
Affiliation:RepublicanConstitutionalist
Final Result: [2]22992020
District of Twelve[3]22992020
Bedford County[4]770750
Air30135
Bedford3826
Bedford12150
Belfast2226
Bethel5951
Colerain6029
Cumberland Valley2322
Dublin1072
Greenfield4215
Hopewell89110
Londonderry38-
Providence11473
Southampton2553
Saint Clair6063
Woodberry3925
Huntingdon County708653
Alexandria11683
Coffee Run4249
Dublin-62
Frankstown8182
Huntingdon108132
Shaver's Creek15629
Shirleysburg36113
Tuckahoe237
Warriors Mark11047
Williamsburg5719
Somerset County[5][6][7]821617
Brothersvalley--
Conemough1810

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"We are also informed, that, from the returns which have been received, there is no doubt of the election of Colonel Benjamin Burd, nominated by the Friends of the Constitution, as Senator, to represent the district composed of the counties of Bedford, Somerset and Huntingdon, in the room of Mr. Wertz, resigned." United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1807.
[3]Numerous sources list Benjamin Burd with 2021 total votes, which includes 654 votes in Huntingdon County. The individual vote totals from Huntingdon County, however, add up to 653 votes for Burd.
[4]"Bedford County...Benjamin Burd, the federal opponent of Mr. Blocher, had a majority of 18 votes in this county--but as Huntingdon will no doubt give Mr. Blocher a majority, his election may be considered as certain." The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA). October 21, 1807.
[5]The vote total from Somerset County includes votes from Cambria County.
[6]The Freeman's Journal, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) (Philadelphia, PA) and The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) both from October 28, The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) from October 29 and The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) from November 3 all list Benjamin Burd with 570 and Jacob Blocher with 547 total votes in Somerset and Cambria counties.
[7]"Majority of Returns not included in the above owing to the returning judges of 2 or 3 of the districts of Somerset County not attending on the day appointed by law for making out the general return, 227...Actual majority for Jacob Blocher, 278." The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 29, 1807.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1807.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1807.
The Bedford Gazette (Bedford, PA). October 20, 1807.
The Centinel (Gettysburg, PA). October 21, 1807.
The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA). October 21, 1807.
The Huntingdon Gazette (Huntingdon, PA). October 22, 1807.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 22, 1807.
Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA). October 23, 1807.
The Luzerne Federalist: and Susquehannah Intelligencer (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 23, 1807.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1807.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1807.
The Freeman's Journal, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1807.
Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA). October 26, 1807.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1807.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 27, 1807.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 27, 1807.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 28, 1807.
The Freeman's Journal, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 28, 1807.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 29, 1807.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). November 3, 1807.
The Luzerne Federalist: and Susquehannah Intelligencer (Wilkes-Barre, PA). November 6, 1807.
The Freeman's Journal, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 19, 1807.

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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).
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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