Pennsylvania 1808 House of Representatives, Luzerne County
- Office:
- House of Representatives (State)
- Title:
- State Representative
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1808 House of Representatives, Luzerne County
- Date:
- 1808
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- House of Representatives/State Representative
- Candidates:
- Charles Miner, Benjamin Dorrance, Nathan Beach, Jacob Bedford, Isaac Brownson, Thomas Parke, William Means
| Candidates: | Charles Miner[1] | Benjamin Dorrance[2] | Nathan Beach | Jacob Bedford | Isaac Brownson | Thomas Parke | William Means |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Federalist | |
| Final Result: [3][4] | 1209 | 751 | 664 | 647 | 460 | 211 | 82 |
| Luzerne County | 1209 | 751 | 664 | 647 | 460 | 211 | 82 |
| Abington | 36 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | - |
| Braintrim | 91 | 86 | 4 | 14 | 15 | - | - |
| Bridgewater | 72 | 2 | - | 14 | 20 | 100 | - |
| Clifford | 4 | 47 | 3 | 48 | 2 | - | - |
| Exeter | 21 | 43 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 5 | - |
| Harford | 18 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 16 | - |
| Huntington | 102 | - | 103 | 47 | 50 | - | - |
| Kingston | 88 | 161 | 16 | 130 | 61 | 1 | - |
| Nicholson | 20 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 29 | - |
| Orwell | 35 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| Pittston | 107 | 16 | 90 | 58 | 53 | 1 | - |
| Rush | 31 | - | 18 | 39 | 47 | 10 | - |
| Salem | 127 | 6 | 124 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Sugarloaf | 2 | - | 3 | 27 | 27 | - | - |
| Towanda | 34 | 127 | 8 | 12 | 2 | - | 82 |
| Tunkhannock | 72 | 33 | 62 | 16 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Wilkes-Barre | 209 | 44 | 147 | 102 | 99 | 32 | - |
| Willingboro | 49 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Wyalusing | 53 | 54 | 3 | 16 | 16 | - | - |
| Wysox | 30 | 62 | 14 | 15 | 4 | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA) reports 468 total votes for Isaac Brownson. November 9, 1808.
[4]The Luzerne Federalist and The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA) list Benjamin Dorrance with 752 votes.
References:
Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The Luzerne Federalist: and Susquehannah Intelligencer (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 21, 1808.
The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA). November 9, 1808.
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