Pennsylvania 1796 House of Representatives, Chester County

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Pennsylvania 1796 House of Representatives, Chester County
Date:: 1796
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: Roger Kirk, Thomas Bull, Robert Frazier, Abiah Taylor, James Hannum, Andrew Boyd, David Denny, Joseph MacClellan

Candidates:	Roger Kirk [1]	Thomas Bull [2]	Robert Frazier [3]	Abiah Taylor [4]	James Hannum [5]	Andrew Boyd	David Denny	Joseph MacClellan
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [6][7]	1701	1437	1329	1311	896	790	502	463
Chester County	1701	1437	1329	1311	896	790	502	463

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]The Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 937 votes for James Hannum.

[7]The Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) uses the spelling Abjah for Abiah Taylor and Frazer for Robert Frazier.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 25, 1796.

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