Pennsylvania 1810 State Senate, District 9

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1810 State Senate, District 9
Date:
1810
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
James Laird, Abraham MacKinney, William Slocum
Candidates: James Laird[1]Abraham MacKinneyWilliam Slocum
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: 1920658432
District of Nine1920658432
Luzerne County[2]66531432
Abington26-25
Braintrim18-42
Bridgewater45-12
Canton--1
Clifford[3]20-1
Exeter38-3
Harford9-5
Huntington64-63
Kingston78-24
Newport43-16
Nicholson4-16
Orwell17-11
Pittston28-47
Rush41-6
Salem22317
Sugarloaf23-1
Towanda56-1
Tunkhannock--3
Wilkes-Barre[4]57-92
Willingborough24-15
Wyalusing28-8
Wysox24-32
Northumberland County1255627-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA) from October 19, 1810 lists 685 total votes for James Laird and 430 total votes for William Slocum in Luzerne County.
[3]The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA) from October 19, 1810 lists zero votes for William Slocum.
[4]The Luzerne Federalist (Wilkes-Barre, PA) from October 19, 1810 lists 58 votes for James Laird.

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 Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1810.
Linn, John Blair, ed. Annals of Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania: 1755-1855. Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1877. 389.

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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).

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