Pennsylvania 1819 State Senate, District 11

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1819 State Senate, District 11
Date:
1819
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Special
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Jacob Eyster, James MacSherry
Candidates: Jacob Eyster[1]James MacSherry
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2][3][4]21321829
District of Eleven21321829
Adams County[5][6]5061002
Berlin4849
Franklin[7]2884
Gettysburg[8][9][10]104233
Hunterstown3973
Menallen[11]5852
Millerstown[12][13]63146
Oxford[14]31107
Petersburg[15]82125
Sulphur Springs[16]53133
York County[17][18]1622790
District of One356247
Borough172164
Conewago1314
Manchester3137
Paradise1510
West Manchester5313
York729
Dover--
Hanover33075
Monaghan--
Warrington--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elections for a four-year and a two-year term were held simultaneously in the 11th District, and many ballots did not specify the term for which votes were cast. The Adams Centinel, October 20, notes ". . . we say that of the votes given for James MacSherry and Isaac Kirk, stated in the above Return to have been given without specifying the term for which they were elected, there were 129 votes for each, designationg the term, in the manner the Federal Tickets were printed."
[3]Because of the confusion regarding the two and four year terms, some sources list different totals than those given here.
[4]Jacob Eyster replaced William Gilliland, who resigned his seat prior to the beginning of the session, and held his seat until 1821.
[5]One vote for Jacob Eyster was specified for the four-year term, and three of his votes were specified for the two year term.
[6]170 votes for James MacSherry did not specify the two-year or four-year term.
[7]One vote for James MacSherry in Franklin did not specify the two-year or four-year term.
[8]Seven votes for James MacSherry in Gettysburg did not specify the two-year or four-year term.
[9]One vote for Jacob Eyster in Gettysburg specified the four-year term.
[10]One vote for Jacob Eyster in Gettysburg specified the two-year term.
[11]Two votes for James MacSherry in Menallen did not specify the two-year or four-year term.
[12]24 votes for James MacSherry in Millerstown did not specify the two-year or four-year term.
[13]One vote for Jacob Eyster in Millerstown specified the two-year term.
[14]One vote for Jacob Eyster in Oxford specified the two-year term.
[15]21 votes for James MacSherry in Petersburg did not specify the two-year or four-year term.
[16]133 votes for James MacSherry in Sulphur Springs did not specify the two-year or four-year term.
[17]York Gazette (York, PA), October 14, breaks down returns from York county by both numbered districts and named townships.
[18]The returns listed in the York Gazette (York, PA), October 14, are incomplete but note that "it is said that the votes between Eyster and MacSherry vary from those between Eichelberger and Kirk, 12 or 15 in these [Dover, Monaghan, and Warrington] districts."

References:

York Recorder (York, PA). October 6, 1819.
York Gazette (York, PA). October 14, 1819.
Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, PA). October 20, 1819.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). October 20, 1819.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1819.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 23, 1819.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 27, 1819.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 27, 1819.
York Recorder (York, PA). October 27, 1819.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 29, 1819.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 30, 1819.

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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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