Pennsylvania 1801 Sheriff, Westmoreland County

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

Label:: Pennsylvania 1801 Sheriff, Westmoreland County
Date:: 1801
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: John Brandon, Joseph Baldridge, Drum

Candidates:	John Brandon [1]	Joseph Baldridge	Drum
Affiliation:	Republican
Final Result: [2]	1410	1330	559
Westmoreland County	1410	1330	559
District of Armstrong and Allegheny[3]	175	90	19
Buffaloe	97	56	18
Derry	77	126	27
District of Fairfield and Donegal[4]	75	188	43
Franklin[5]	69	24	23
District of Greensburgh and Hempfield[6]	389	110	177
Mount Pleasant[7]	17	24	30
North Huntingdon	88	92	46
Rostraver	26	124	32
Salem	33	94	24
District of South and East Huntingdon[8]	220	97	19
Unity	43	186	64
Washington[9]	63	74	32
Wheatfield	38	45	5

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Farmers Register (Greensburg, PA): "Return of the number of votes given at the different election districts of Westmoreland and Armstrong counties, on the 13th inst."

[3]Armstrong and Allegheny were separate populated places which voted together.

[4]Fairfield and Donegal were separate townships which voted together.

[5]Votes for Franklin Township are listed as from "part of Franklin" in the Farmer's Register.

[6]Greensburgh and Hempfield were separate places which voted together.

[7]Votes for Mount Pleasant Township are listed as from "part of Mount Pleasant" in the Farmer's Register.

[8]South Huntingdon and East Huntingdon were separate townships which voted together. Farmer's Register lists these results as coming from "South and East-Huntingdon, andc."

[9]The Farmer's Register lists these results as coming from "Washington township, andc."

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

The Farmers Register (Greensburg, PA). October 24, 1801.

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