Pennsylvania 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3
Date:
1818
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Jacob Hibshman, James Wallace, James Montgomery, John Whiteside
Candidates: Jacob Hibshman[1]James Wallace[2]James MontgomeryJohn Whiteside
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [3]4477442639673937
District of Three4477442639673937
Dauphin County12991315994996
Halifax2252255050
City of Harrisburg[4]316326311314
Hummelstown[5]123126197195
Lower Paxton[6]88894241
Lykens1011018888
Middletown[7]1071089292
Middle Paxton56577071
Upper Paxton152153104105
West Hanover1311304040
Lancaster County[8]2324225224892451
Bart54541111
Churchtown8282146146
Colerain5757205
Columbia196188184181
Drumore31316868
City of Lancaster534529737739
Conestoga51512525
Ward East152146225223
Hempfield26267071
Lampeter3937112108
Lancaster9102323
Manheim37374546
Manor31313838
Ward West189191199205
Lititz1151039594
Little Britain55549696
Marietta1061086471
Martic47464747
Maytown1171171919
Mount Joy[9]1451476566
New Holland217196402402
Rapho80797372
Reamstown1921707856
Sadsbury48481919
Salisbury11111010097
Strasburg7271151149
Winter's6562114113
Lebanon County[10][11]854859484490

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]The Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA) and The Chronicle, and Harrisburg Advertiser (Harrisburg, PA) reports 4476 votes for Jacob Hibshman, 4400 votes for James Wallace, 3972 for James Montgomery and 3931 votes for John Whiteside.
[4]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) lists 314 votes for Jacob Hibshman and 308 for John Whiteside.
[5]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) lists 127 votes for John Hibshman, 125 votes for James Wallace, and 195 votes for James Montgomery.
[6]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) lists 89 votes for James Wallace and 52 votes each for James Montgomery and John Whiteside.
[7]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) lists 105 votes for Jacob Hibsham and James Wallace.
[8]The Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA) lists 2225 votes for James Wallace.
[9]The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA), October 24, lists these returns as being from "Elizabeth."
[10]The Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA) and The Chronicle, and Harrisburg Advertiser (Harrisburg, PA) list 853 votes for Jacob Hibshman, 833 votes for James Wallace, 489 for James Montgomery and 484 votes for John Whiteside.
[11]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) lists 853 votes for Jacob Hibsham, 833 votes for James Wallace, and 489 votes for John Whiteside.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 17, 1818.
The Oracle of Dauphin (Harrisburg, PA). October 17, 1818.
The Chronicle, and Harrisburg Advertiser (Harrisburg, PA). October 19, 1818.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1818.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 19, 1818.
Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA). October 19, 1818.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 20, 1818.
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA). October 22, 1818.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 23, 1818.
Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA). October 23, 1818.
The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 24, 1818.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 24, 1818.
Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA). October 24, 1818.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 27, 1818.
The Statesman (Pittsburgh, PA). November 7, 1818.

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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).
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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