Pennsylvania 1816 Sheriff, Cumberland County

Office:: Sheriff (County)
Title:: Sheriff
Jurisdiction:: County

Label:: Pennsylvania 1816 Sheriff, Cumberland County
Date:: 1816
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Andrew Mitchell, James Bell, George Hendel, John Weiss, John Rippey, Ludwig Miller, Henry Lehman

Candidates:	Andrew Mitchell [1]	James Bell	George Hendel	John Weiss	John Rippey	Ludwig Miller	Henry Lehman
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3]	2155	1595	782	526	216	172	117
Cumberland County	2155	1595	782	526	216	172	117
Buffalo	37	34	-	-	-	-	-
Carlisle	550	535	474	253	-	-	-
Gehr's	108	80	-	34	-	-	-
Hopewell[4]	36	40	-	18	34	-	4
Juniata	66	108	-	5	-	-	46
Kritzer's	130	153	31	18	49	-	-
Landisburg[5]	225	147	171	7	-	-	-
Liverpool	76	33	-	2	-	-	-
Millerstown	80	28	-	9	-	-	-
Newville	395	211	106	132	29	172	67
Petersburg	106	86	-	1	-	-	-
Shippensburg	162	116	-	45	87	-	-
Toboyne	184	24	-	2	-	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Kline's Weekly Carlisle Gazette (Carlisle, PA) from October 16, 1816 reports 1525 total votes for James Bell and 682 total votes for George Hendel.

[3]The American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA) from October 17, 1816 reports 682 total votes for George Hendel.

[4]Die Freyheits-Fahne (Carlisle, PA) reports that George Hendel received 171 votes in Hopewell Township and zero votes in Landisburg Township.

[5]Die Freyheits-Fahne (Carlisle, PA) reports that George Hendel received 171 votes in Hopewell Township and zero votes in Landisburg Township.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

Die Freyheits-Fahne (Carlisle, PA). October 11, 1816.

Kline's Weekly Carlisle Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 16, 1816.

American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA). October 17, 1816.

Die Freyheits-Fahne (Carlisle, PA). October 17, 1816.

The Huntingdon Gazette (Huntingdon, PA). October 17, 1816.

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