Pennsylvania 1810 House of Representatives, Luzerne County
- Office:
- House of Representatives (State)
- Title:
- State Representative
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1810 House of Representatives, Luzerne County
- Date:
- 1810
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- House of Representatives/State Representative
- Candidates:
- Thomas Graham, Benjamin Dorrance, Jonathan Stevens, William Ross, Justus Gaylord, Jr.
| Candidates: | Thomas Graham[1] | Benjamin Dorrance[2] | Jonathan Stevens | William Ross | Justus Gaylord, Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | |
| Final Result: [3] | 806 | 742 | 713 | 636 | 35 |
| Luzerne County[4][5] | 806 | 742 | 713 | 636 | 35 |
| Abington | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | - |
| Braintrim | 33 | 44 | 56 | 24 | - |
| Bridgewater | 25 | 24 | 43 | 42 | - |
| Canton | 30 | 37 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Clifford | 24 | - | 1 | 25 | - |
| Exeter | 18 | 10 | 34 | 23 | - |
| Harford | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Huntington[6] | 65 | 53 | 66 | 63 | - |
| Kingston | 86 | 110 | 58 | 57 | - |
| Newport[7] | 28 | 25 | 33 | 36 | - |
| Nicholson | 22 | 23 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Orwell | 12 | 14 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Pittston | 79 | 73 | 28 | 28 | - |
| Rush | 8 | 9 | 43 | 39 | - |
| Salem | 46 | 38 | 12 | 19 | - |
| Sugarloaf | 2 | 2 | 19 | 22 | - |
| Towanda | 25 | 22 | 60 | 33 | - |
| Tunkhannock | 62 | 58 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Wilkes-Barre[8] | 154 | 120 | 56 | 72 | - |
| Willingborough | 25 | 25 | 20 | 21 | - |
| Wyalusing | 10 | 10 | 56 | 21 | 35 |
| Wysox[9] | 12 | 4 | 54 | 50 | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]The Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) lists the name J. Stephenson in place of Jonathan Stevens. November 6, 1810.
[4]The Luzerne Federalist (Wilkes-Barre, PA) lists 711 votes for Jonathan Stevens, and 638 votes for William Ross.
[5]The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA), The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA), Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) and The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA) list Thomas Graham with 804 votes and Benjamin Dorrance with 740 votes.
[6]The Luzerne Federalist (Wilkes-Barre, PA) from October 19, 1810 lists 56 votes for Jonathan Stevens in Huntington Township.
[7]The Luzerne Federalist (Wilkes-Barre, PA) from October 19, 1810 lists 35 votes for Benjamin Dorrance in Newport Township.
[8]The Luzerne Federalist (Wilkes-Barre, PA) from October 19, 1810 lists 156 votes for Thomas Graham and 122 votes for Benjamin Dorrance in Wilkes-Barre Township.
[9]The Luzerne Federalist (Wilkes-Barre, PA) from October 19, 1810 lists 52 votes for William Ross in Wysox Township.
References:
Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The Luzerne Federalist (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 19, 1810.
The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 19, 1810.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 27, 1810.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). November 6, 1810.
The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA). November 12, 1810.
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