Pennsylvania 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 9

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 9
Date:
1820
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
John Brown, William P. Maclay
Candidates: John Brown[1]William P. Maclay
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: 42473533
District of Nine[2]42473533
Centre County1565539
Clearfield County61148
Huntingdon County13921427
Alexandria171121
Coffee Run12830
Dublin472
Franklin[3]11550
Frankstown120190
Huntingdon172291
Shaver's Creek23482
Shirley29179
Springfield-118
Tell1090
Tuckaho[4]7518
Warriors Mark16975
Williamsburg[5]165111
Mifflin County[6][7]12291419

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The October 24th edition of The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) and the October 25th edition of The American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA) both report 4183 total votes for John Brown and 3507 total votes for William P. Maclay.
[3]The Huntingdon Gazette (Huntingdon, PA) lists these votes under Spruce Creek Township, rather than Franklin Township.
[4]The Republican Advocate (Huntingdon, PA) lists these votes under Antis Township, rather than Tuckaho.
[5]The Republican Advocate (Huntingdon, PA) lists these votes under Woodberry, rather than Williamsburg.
[6]The October 24th edition of The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) and the October 25th edition of The American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA) both report 1165 votes for John Brown and 1393 votes for William P. Maclay.
[7]The Lancaster Intelligencer, October 21, reports 1409 votes for William P. Maclay.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Erie Gazette (Erie, PA). October 14, 1820.
The Examiner (Washington, PA). October 16, 1820.
The Genius of Liberty (Uniontown, PA). October 17, 1820.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 17, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1820.
The Huntingdon Gazette (Huntingdon, PA). October 19, 1820.
The Republican Advocate (Huntingdon, PA). October 19, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1820.
Erie Gazette (Erie, PA). October 21, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 21, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 25, 1820.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). October 25, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 28, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). November 4, 1820.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). November 8, 1820.

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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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