Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Luzerne County
- Office:
- Sheriff (County)
- Title:
- Sheriff
- Jurisdiction:
- County
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Luzerne County
- Date:
- 1807
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Sheriff/Sheriff
- Candidates:
- Anderson Dana, Jacob Hart, Eleazer Blackman, Napthali Hurlbut, Jabez Hyde, Zebulon Butler, Jonathan Hancock
| Candidates: | Anderson Dana | Jacob Hart | Eleazer Blackman | Napthali Hurlbut | Jabez Hyde | Zebulon Butler | Jonathan Hancock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | |||||||
| Final Result: [1] | 436 | 425 | 390 | 314 | 281 | 228 | 180 |
| Luzerne County | 436 | 425 | 390 | 314 | 281 | 228 | 180 |
| Braintrim | 48 | 10 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Clifford | - | 21 | 12 | 26 | 21 | - | 3 |
| Exeter | 17 | 15 | 3 | 33 | 26 | 2 | 3 |
| Huntington | 37 | 3 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 19 | 32 |
| Kingston | 100 | 32 | 27 | 52 | 11 | 60 | 4 |
| Nicholson | 5 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| Orwell | - | 13 | 34 | - | - | 4 | - |
| Pittston | 47 | 37 | 12 | 95 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Rush[2] | 1 | 12 | 16 | - | 65 | 3 | 26 |
| Salem | 19 | 59 | 31 | - | 2 | 9 | 36 |
| Tunkhannock | 40 | 14 | 40 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Wilkes-Barre | 76 | 89 | 45 | 50 | 21 | 78 | 28 |
| Willingborough | 13 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 1 |
| Wyalusing | 15 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 14 |
| Wysox | 18 | 56 | 47 | 2 | 32 | 49 | 24 |
Notes:
[1]"For Sheriff of Luzerne, Anderson Dana had 431 votes; Jacob Hart, 392." Pennsylvania Correspondent. October 22, 1807.
[2]Rush is also known as Rindaw township.
References:
Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Pennsylvania Correspondent, and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). October 22, 1807.
The Luzerne Federalist: and Susquehannah Intelligencer (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 23, 1807.
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