Pennsylvania 1816 House of Representatives, Cumberland County

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

Label:: Pennsylvania 1816 House of Representatives, Cumberland County
Date:: 1816
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: William Anderson, John Maclay, Henry Ford, Jacob Alter, William Devor, Richard O'Brien, William Lusk, George Hendel, David Moreland

Candidates:	William Anderson [1]	John Maclay [2]	Henry Ford [3]	Jacob Alter	William Devor	Richard O'Brien	William Lusk	George Hendel	David Moreland
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican	Republican
Final Result: [4][5][6]	3660	2443	2244	1128	924	646	115	-	-
Cumberland County	3660	2443	2244	1128	924	646	115	-	-
Buffalo	67	54	61	9	6	7	-	-	-
Carlisle[7]	1116	686	591	222	377	376	28	45	26
Gehr's	178	168	45	125	-	-	-	-	-
Hopewell	68	35	52	27	52	5	-	2	-
Juniata[8]	169	85	70	84	21	76	4	6	4
Kritzer's	258	181	93	153	56	38	18	18	19
Landisburg	344	225	224	134	34	94	14	14	15
Liverpool	105	101	101	4	2	2	3	3	3
Millerstown	101	91	88	7	4	9	1	1	1
Newville	590	350	400	228	180	23	47	25	26
Petersburg	185	144	144	39	23	16	-	-	-
Shippensburg	275	124	184	87	169	-	-	-	-
Toboyne	204	199	191	9	-	-	-	13	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]The October 11th edition of Die Freyheits-Fahne (Carlisle, PA) lists the name "Robert Lusk, Jr." instead of "William Lusk."

[5]The American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA) from October 17, 1816 reports 2442 total votes for Henry Ford.

[6]Kline's Weekly Carlisle Gazette (Carlisle, PA) from October 16, 1816 reports 2442 total votes for John Maclay.

[7]The American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA) reports 685 votes for John Maclay in Carlisle. October 17, 1816.

[8]Die Freyheits-Fahne (Carlisle, PA) reports 106 votes for William Anderson in Juniata. October 17, 1816.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

Die Freyheits-Fahne (Carlisle, PA). October 11, 1816.

Kline's Weekly Carlisle Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 16, 1816.

American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA). October 17, 1816.

Die Freyheits-Fahne (Carlisle, PA). October 17, 1816.

The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 19, 1816.

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