Pennsylvania 1820 House of Representatives, Northampton, Pike and Wayne Counties

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1820 House of Representatives, Northampton, Pike and Wayne Counties
Date:
1820
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
Henry Fenner, Daniel Dimmick, James Kennedy, John Westbrook, John Smith, Daniel Brown, Joseph Rice
Candidates: Henry Fenner[1]Daniel Dimmick[2]James Kennedy[3]John WestbrookJohn SmithDaniel BrownJoseph Rice
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [4]332432943267193819071432747
District of Northampton, Pike and Wayne332432943267193819071432747
Northampton County[5]262525872562165116761270677
Anthony's13813813670684329
Bushkill939810069685722
Butz's[6]112116113218220104122
Easton584588565608604461194
Hamilton177151156352043-
Hood's1031021031918172
Lehighton1051041052222221
Mensch's11211311712415279101
Moore16315915272746612
Mount Bethel39840340516013811367
Pocono5549454-84
Ross999595222122-
Saucon[7]2102102091091097832
Smithfield10397104413841-
Stroud625347509610276
Towamensing11111111028281415
Pike County[8][9][10][11]27027927526821115061
Wayne County[12][13]4294284291921129
Buckingham202020----
Canaan505150365-
Damascus424242----
Dyberry125125125444-
Mount Pleasant838483----
Palmyra312831222-
Salem4847481---
Sterling303130991-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]The Spirit of Pennsylvania (Easton, PA) reports 3295 total votes for Daniel Dimmick and 686 total votes for Joseph Rice.
[5]The Easton Centinel (Easton, PA) reports 1751 votes for John Westbrook in Northampton.
[6]The populated place known as Butz's refers to an area located within present day Bethlehem Township.
[7]Der Northampton Correspondent lists these votes under Hellerstown rather than Saucon.
[8]The October 17th edition of The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), the October 19th edition of The American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA), and the October 28th edition of The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) all report 111 votes for John Smith.
[9]The October 20th editions of The Mountaineer (Easton, PA), The Easton Centinel (Easton, PA), and The Spirit of Pennsylvania (Easton, PA), and the October 21 edition of the American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA), report no votes for Joseph Rice.
[10]Der Northampton Correspondent (Easton, PA) reports 286 votes for John Westbrook and no votes for Joseph Rice in Pike county.
[11]The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA) reports 370 votes for Henry Fenner, 261 for John Westbrook, and no votes for Joseph Rice.
[12]The Spirit of Pennsylvania (Easton, PA) reports 8 votes for Joseph Rice.
[13]The October 20th editions of The Mountaineer (Easton, PA), The Easton Centinel (Easton, PA), the Der Northampton Correspondent (Easton, PA), the Spirit of Pennsylvania (Easton, PA), the Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), and The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA); the October 21st edition of the American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA); and the November 8th edition of The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA), report 430 votes for James Kennedy and 20 votes for John Smith in Wayne county.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Spirit of Pennsylvania (Easton, PA). October 13, 1820.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1820.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1820.
The Easton Centinel (Easton, PA). October 20, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1820.
The Mountaineer (Easton, PA). October 20, 1820.
Der Northampton Correspondent (Easton, PA). October 20, 1820.
Spirit of Pennsylvania (Easton, PA). October 20, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 21, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 28, 1820.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). November 8, 1820.

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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).

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