Pennsylvania 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
Date:
1818
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
David Fullerton, Andrew Boden, Alexander Cobean, John P. Helfenstein
Candidates: David Fullerton[1]Andrew BodenAlexander CobeanJohn P. Helfenstein
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: 4435434030402932
District of Five[2][3][4][5]4435434030402932
Adams County[6][7][8][9]73367910981071
Berlin51466183
Franklin3636127129
Gettysburg8982187152
Hunterstown[10]463910699
Menallen94949898
Millerstown9577144117
Oxford6259126121
Petersburg163163131134
Sulphur Springs9783117138
Cumberland County[11]215621861008949
Buffalo42423838
Carlisle709714287253
Gehr's79793939
Hopewell24212629
Juniata70898162
Kritzer's1511509798
Landisburg2232277472
Liverpool65703740
Millerstown72731816
Newville343345163153
Petersburg88935151
Shippensburg1611528486
Toboyne1291311312
Franklin County[12][13][14]15461475934912

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Original Election Returns list David Fullerton with 4475 votes though the county totals add up to 4435.
[3]The Adams Centinel lists 4335 votes for Andrew Boden.
[4]The Lancaster Intelligencer lists 3039 votes for Alexander Cobean.
[5]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) lists 3030 votes for Alexander Cobean.
[6]Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) lists 1099 votes for Alexander Cobean.
[7]The Lancaster Intelligencer lists 1097 votes for Alexander Cobean.
[8]The Westmoreland Republican lists 1089 votes for Alexander Cobean.
[9]The Union lists 649 votes for Andrew Boden.
[10]The Adams Centinel lists 107 votes for Alexander Cobean.
[11]The Westmoreland Republican lists 2159 votes for David Fullerton, 2186 votes for Andrew Boden, and 1003 votes for Alexander Cobean.
[12]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) and the Statesman list 924 votes for Alexander Cobean.
[13]The Republican Compiler lists 915 votes for John P. Helfenstein.
[14]The Adams Centinel lists 1470 votes for Andrew Boden.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The Spirit of the Times and The Carlisle Gazette, and the Western Repository of Knowledge (Carlisle, PA) (Carlisle, PA). October 19, 1818.
The Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, PA). October 21, 1818.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). October 21, 1818.
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA). October 22, 1818.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1818.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1818.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 24, 1818.
The Westmoreland Republican (Greensburgh, PA). October 24, 1818.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1818.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 27, 1818.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 31, 1818.
The Statesman (Pittsburgh, PA). November 7, 1818.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, 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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