Pennsylvania 1799 State Senate, District 1

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1799 State Senate, District 1
Date:
1799
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Benjamin Say, John Jones, Joseph Ball, Edward Heston
Candidates: Benjamin Say[1]John Jones[2]Joseph BallEdward Heston
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistFederalistRepublican
Final Result: [3][4][5][6]3902378137673739
District of One3902378137673739
Delaware County[7][8][9][10]43111341139419
Chester155249248149
Concord6931631866
Darby153219223144
Newtown5435035042
City of Philadelphia[11][12]103515181516961
Philadelphia County2436112911122359
Blockley[13][14]76818176
Bustletown[15]209327303193
Germantown502258259504
Kingsessing65151565
Northern Liberties[16]992269270956
Southwark, Moyamensing, and Passyunk592184183571

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 3912 votes for Benjamin Say, 3786 votes for John Jones, 3766 votes for Joseph Ball, and 3729 votes for Edward Heston.
[4]The Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD) reports 3912 votes for Benjamin Say, 3786 votes for John Jones, 3766 votes for Joseph Ball, and 3729 votes for Edward Heston. October 16, 1799.
[5]The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 3902 votes for Benjamin Say, 3783 votes for John Jones, 3763 votes for Joseph Ball, and 3717 votes for Edward Heston.
[6]The Universal Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) reports 3891 votes for Benjamin Say.
[7]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 418 votes for Edward Heston.
[8]The Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD) report 413 votes for Edward Heston.
[9]The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 407 votes for Edward Heston.
[10]The Universal Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) reports 421 votes for Benjamin Say.
[11]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD) and The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 951 votes for Edward Heston.
[12]The Universal Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1034 votes for Benjamin Say.
[13]The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 93 votes for John Jones, 93 votes for Joseph Ball, and 135 votes for Edward Heston for Blockley and Kingsessing combined.
[14]The Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD) reports 99 votes for Joseph Ball for Blockley and Kingsessing combined.
[15]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 309 votes for Benjamin Say.
[16]The Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD) and Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 976 votes for Edward Heston.

References:

Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 9, 1799.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 9, 1799.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1799.
The Universal Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1799.
Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1799.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1799.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1799.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 16, 1799.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1799.
The Universal Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1799.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 1, 1799.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). January 18, 1800.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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