Pennsylvania 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
Date:
1808
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
George Smith, John Bull
Candidates: George Smith[1]John Bull
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2]72151549
District of Five72151549
Centre County[3]168781
Bald Eagle1832
Bellefont5110
Centre1572
Ferguson11533
Haines3053
Half Moon78-
Miles169-
Patton54-
Potter24311
Spring22522
Clearfield County107-
Bicaria24-
Lycoming County1247533
Athens51125
Big Island9323
Burlington35-
Cliffsburgh47-
Elk Lands254
Muncy343104
Pine Creek22468
Williamsport31070
Northumberland County[4][5][6][7]4257935
Beaver147-
Berlin2108
Brier Creek and Bloom159129
Catawissa122123
Chillisquaque17935
Danville25337
Derry[8]36831
East Buffalo31358
Fishing Creek[9]22217
Lower Mahanoy10425
Mahantongo1845
Mifflin5136
Milton473116
Northumberland7890
Selinsgrove25323
Shamokin29140
Sunbury21687
Swineford1687
Upper Mahanoy[10]15411
West Buffalo31257
Tioga County11939
Delmar4727
Upper Tioga7212

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) reports 7191 total votes for George Smith and 1559 total votes for John Bull. November 15, 1808.
[3]The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA) reports 1687 votes for George Smith in Centre County. November 2, 1808.
[4]The Lycoming Gazette (Williamsport, PA) reports 4259 votes for George Smith in Northumberland County. October 19, 1808.
[5]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 4206 votes for George Smith and 938 votes for John Bull in Northumberland County. October 19, 1808.
[6]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) reports 4206 votes for George Smith and 938 votes for John Bull in Northumberland County. October 21, 1808.
[7]The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA) reports 4206 votes for George Smith and 938 votes for John Bull in Northumberland County. November 2, 1808.
[8]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) reports 316 votes for George Smith in Derry Township, Northumberland. October 21, 1808.
[9]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) reports 223 votes for George Smith and 20 votes for John Bull in Fishing Creek, Northumberland. October 21, 1808.
[10]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) reports 104 votes for George Smith and 25 votes for John Bull in Upper Mahanoy. In Lower Mahanoy, it reports 154 votes for George Smith and 11 votes for John Bull. October 21, 1808.

References:

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1808.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1808.
Lycoming Gazette (Williamsport, PA). October 19, 1808.
The Republican Argus (Northumberland, PA). October 19, 1808.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1808.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1808.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1808.
The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA). November 2, 1808.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). November 11, 1812.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). November 15, 1808.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). November 16, 1808.
Linn, John Blair, ed. Annals of Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania: 1755-1855. Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1877. 373.

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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).
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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