Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Allegheny County

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

Label:: Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Allegheny County
Date:: 1807
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: William Woods, James Patterson, William Wustoff, Thomas Jones

Candidates:	William Woods [1]	James Patterson	William Wustoff	Thomas Jones
Affiliation:	Constitutionalist	Republican	Republican	Federalist
Final Result: [2][3][4]	824	801	738	480
Allegheny County	824	801	738	480
Deer[5]	22	7	9	2
Elizabeth	64	63	52	9
Fayette[6]	52	31	19	114
Indiana	7	2	3	4
McKeesport[7][8]	55	50	39	10
Mifflin[9]	43	131	112	3
Moon[10]	44	35	29	42
Ohio[11]	15	36	34	15
Pine[12][13]	53	90	89	14
Pitt[14]	130	62	68	19
Pittsburgh	250	134	147	84
Plumb[15][16][17]	18	46	48	-
Robinson[18]	23	31	22	49
Saint Clair[19]	48	83	67	117

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Sources published at the time of the election do not include returns from "the district of McKeesport (Versailles), and the township of Indiana" in Allegheny County which "were not returned within the time required by law," as explained in The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA) from October 20, 1807. Totals listed here include the returns from both McKeesport and Indiana.

[3]The Original Returns only list votes for William Woods and James Patterson (and match the township votes listed here except that McKeesport and Indiana townships are not included on the Original Returns). The county totals listed on the Original Returns are 762 votes for William Woods and 749 votes for James Patterson, reflecting the absence of votes from McKeesport and Indiana.

[4]"Mr. Woods...is of course elected Sheriff." The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA), October 20, 1807. Figures in the Gazette match those listed here except that Indiana township is not included and therefore The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA)'s totals reflect that, listing William Woods with 817 total votes, James Patterson with 799, William Wustoff with 735, and Thomas Jones with 478 total votes.

[5]One copy of the Original Returns report that these votes were cast at Thomas McConnell's.

[6]Fayette township is also referred to as Noblesburgh.

[7]The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA) from October 17 attributes these votes to Versailles.

[8]One copy of the Original Returns leaves these votes blank.

[9]Mifflin township is also referred to as Reedsburg.

[10]One copy of the Original Returns report that these votes were cast at John Byers's.

[11]One copy of the Original Returns report that these votes were cast at John Moore's.

[12]One copy of the Original Returns report that these votes were cast at Baltzer Good's.

[13]The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA) from October 20 lists William Woods with 54 votes.

[14]One copy of the Original Returns report that these votes were cast at Thomas Wilson's.

[15]One copy of the Original Returns report that these votes were cast at John Little's.

[16]The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA) from October 20 lists James Patterson with 43 votes.

[17]The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA) from October 17 lists William Woods with 16, James Patterson with 42 and William Wusthoff with 44 votes in Plumb township.

[18]One copy of the Original Returns report that these votes were cast at William Marks's.

[19]One copy of the Original Returns report that these votes were cast at Thomas McCully's.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA). October 17, 1807.

The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). October 20, 1807.

The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA). October 20, 1807.

The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA). October 22, 1807.

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