Pennsylvania 1796 Governor
- Office:
- Governor (State)
- Title:
- Governor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1796 Governor
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Governor/Governor
- Candidates:
- Thomas Mifflin, Frederick Muhlenberg, Anthony Wayne, James Irwin, Henry Miller, William Irwin, George Latimore, William Stedman, Peter Dinkle, James Miller, William Findley, Wendel Michael, Jared Ingersoll, Philip Stonemeitz, William Bonham, Joseph Thomas, James Ross, Duncan Magic, Adam Reese, Matthias Thestco, Thomas Duncan, Francis Gilson, George Armstrong, Frederick Rohrer, George Campbell, Christopher Muhlenberg, James Logan
Candidates: | Thomas Mifflin[1] | Frederick Muhlenberg | Anthony Wayne | James Irwin | Henry Miller | William Irwin | George Latimore | William Stedman | Peter Dinkle | James Miller | William Findley | Wendel Michael | Jared Ingersoll | Philip Stonemeitz | William Bonham | Joseph Thomas | James Ross | Duncan Magic | Adam Reese | Matthias Thestco | Thomas Duncan | Francis Gilson | George Armstrong | Frederick Rohrer | George Campbell | Christopher Muhlenberg | James Logan |
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Affiliation: | supported by both parties | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Final Result: [2] | 30125 | 1011 | 139 | 91 | 55 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Allegheny County | 1135 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedford County[3] | 888 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Berks County | 3363 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bucks County | 2117 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chester County[4] | 1686 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cumberland County | 1265 | 110 | - | - | 44 | - | 8 | - | - | 11 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dauphin County | 948 | 239 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Delaware County | 463 | 14 | 94 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fayette County | 1414 | 85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Franklin County | 2426 | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Huntingdon County | 918 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lancaster County[5] | 1757 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Borough | 990 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cocalico | 91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lower Cross Roads | 192 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
New Holland | 332 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Upper Cross Roads | 153 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luzerne County | 209 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mifflin County | 624 | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bald Eagle | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Montgomery County | 1100 | 28 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Northampton County | 1387 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Northumberland County[6] | 1363 | 154 | - | 91 | - | 23 | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
City of Philadelphia | 1814 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Philadelphia County | 1447 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Somerset County | 269 | 167 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Washington County[7][8] | 2256 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Westmoreland County[9] | 1040 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
York County | 1124 | 1 | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]The Journal of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives lists a total of 30,020 votes for Thomas Mifflin.
[3]The Journal of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives lists 1157 votes for Thomas Mifflin and 194 votes for Frederick Muhlenberg.
[4]The Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists 1688 votes for Thomas Mifflin.
[5]The Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA) and Gazette of the United States give 1758 votes for Thomas Mifflin.
[6]The returns from Lycoming County are included in those from Northumberland County.
[7]The returns from Greene County are included in those from Washington County.
[8]The Journal of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1796 lists 1256 votes for Thomas Mifflin and 25 votes for Frederick Muhlenberg.
[9]The Journal of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1796 lists 1047 votes for Thomas Mifflin.
References:
Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Journal of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1796. 34.
Albert Gallatin Papers. Reel 3, Frame 0532.
The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). September 10, 1796.
The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). September 17, 1796.
Gales's Independent Gazetteer (Philadelphia, PA). September 27, 1796.
Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA). October 14, 1796.
Die Unpartheyische York Gazette (York, PA) (York, PA). October 14, 1796.
The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). October 15, 1796.
The Weekly Advertiser, of Reading, in the County of Berks (Reading, PA). October 15, 1796.
Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1796.
The Oracle of Dauphin, and Harrisburgh Advertiser (Harrisburg, PA). October 17, 1796.
Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1796.
Neue Unpartheyische Readinger Zeitung und Anzeigs-Nachrichten (Reading, PA). October 19, 1796.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 22, 1796.
Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1796.
Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 25, 1796.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 26, 1796.
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