Pennsylvania 1820 State Senate, District 9

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1820 State Senate, District 9
Date:
1820
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Redmond Conyngham, Jonah Brewster, Charles Fraser, scattering
Candidates: Redmond Conyngham[1]Jonah BrewsterCharles Fraserscattering
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2][3]51524823--
District of Nine51524823--
Columbia County[4][5][6]950961--
Luzerne County[7][8][9]1165953--
Abington6411--
Blakely2420--
Braintrim2414--
Covington2617--
Dallas1354--
Exeter4537--
Greenfield513--
Hanover3961--
Huntington8571--
Kingston49132--
Nescopeck7927--
Newport5130--
Nicholson1937--
Northmoreland3022--
Pittston6935--
Plymouth21116--
Providence5534--
Salem6524--
Sugarloaf10644--
District of Tunkhannock and Eaton4750--
Union5730--
Wilkes-Barre11646--
Windham3038--
Northumberland County[10][11]10171260--
Little Mahanoy[12]1826--
Lower Mahanoy10284--
Milton152185--
Northumberland12389--
Rush40143--
Shamokin112156--
Sunbury220238--
Turbot137276--
Upper Mahanoy11363--
Susquehanna County488544672
Bridgewater1461175-
Choconut5714--
Clifford9612--
Gibson1090--
Great Bend10837-
Harford198--
Lawsville5179-
Middletown33161-
New Milford141814-
Rush4025--
Springville3366--
Waterford43631-
Union County[13]15341105--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"The votes for two districts in Columbia county were rejected by the Judges for irregularity in the return. Deducting these, the final majority for Conyngham, as settled by the District Return Judges, is 345." The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 20, 1820.
[3]The American Sentinel, the Republican Compiler and The Susquehanna Democrat report 5136 votes for Redmond Conyngham and 4909 votes for Jonah Brewster.
[4]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) and The American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA) both report 761 votes for Redmond Conyngham and 950 votes for Jonah Brewster.
[5]The October 20th edition of The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA) and the October 26th edition of The American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA) both report 932 votes for Redmond Conyngham and 1073 votes for Jonah Brewster.
[6]The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA) reports 922 votes for Redmond Conyngham and 1073 votes for Jonah Brewster.
[7]"Mr. Fraser had a number [of scattering votes] for Senator. His friends generally, however, seeing no chance for his success, voted either for Brewster or Conyngham." The Wyoming Herald (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 27, 1820.
[8]The Wyoming Herald, October 27; the Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), October 17; the Nordwestliche Post, November 3; the American Sentinel, October 9; and the Lancaster Intelligencer, Octobr 28, report 963 votes for Jonah Brewster in Luzerne, though the township votes add up to 953.
[9]The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA) reports 954 votes for Jonah Brewster.
[10]The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) reports 1021 votes for Redmond Conyngham and 1259 votes for Jonah Brewster.
[11]The American Sentinel, October 20; the Republican Compiler, November 8; and the Nordwestliche Post, November 3, report 1234 votes for Jonah Brewster in Northumberland county, though the township votes add up to 1260.
[12]The Nordwestliche Post, October 13, lists Little Mahanoy as Middle Mahonoy.
[13]The Nordwestliche Post, November 3, reports 1532 votes for Redmond Conyngham.

References:

Nordwestliche Post (Sunbury, PA). October 13, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 14, 1820.
The Examiner (Washington, PA). October 16, 1820.
The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). October 17, 1820.
Correspondent and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). October 17, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1820.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 17, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1820.
The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 20, 1820.
The Wyoming Herald (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 20, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 21, 1820.
Montrose Gazette (Montrose, PA). October 21, 1820.
The Examiner (Washington, PA). October 23, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1820.
The Wyoming Herald (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 27, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 28, 1820.
Nordwestliche Post (Sunbury, PA). November 3, 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).
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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