Pennsylvania 1796 State Senate, District 4

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1796 State Senate, District 4
Date:
1796
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Matthias Barton, Alexander Scott
Candidates: Matthias Barton[1]Alexander Scott
Affiliation:FederalistFederalist
Final Result: [2][3]953897
District of Four953897
Lancaster County953897
District of Borough535489
District of Cocalico3754
District of Lower Cross Roads15739
New Holland184153
District of Upper Cross Roads40129

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The official return lists 950 total votes for Matthias Barton.
[3]Although Alexander Scott is reported to have received 897 total votes, the sum of the reported district returns is 864.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA). October 14, 1796.
Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1796.

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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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