Pennsylvania 1820 House of Representatives, Luzerne and Susquehanna Counties

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1820 House of Representatives, Luzerne and Susquehanna Counties
Date:
1820
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
Benjamin Dorrance, Cornelius Cortwright, Hosea Tiffany, Jr., Asa Parke, Nathan Beach, Mason Crary, Frederick Bailey, scattering
Candidates: Benjamin Dorrance[1]Cornelius Cortwright[2]Hosea Tiffany, Jr.Asa ParkeNathan BeachMason CraryFrederick Baileyscattering
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistRepublicanFederalistRepublican
Final Result: [3][4]201817011366965----
District of Luzerne and Susquehanna201817011366965----
Luzerne County[5][6][7]135212137885533188320-
Abington4976-27----
Blakely19241822----
Braintrim3618196----
Covington29341317----
Dallas5931408----
Exeter58612720----
Greenfield1453140----
Hanover645657241---
Huntington9164672268---
Kingston17965118123---
Nescopeck2228303483---
Newport33493248----
Nicholson59526-----
Northmoreland42322013----
Pittston72872525----
Plymouth1293210571---
Providence51602738----
Salem742103862---
Sugarloaf100191011833---
District of Tunkhannock and Eaton84108935----
Union4143191157---
Wilkes-Barre6214038555---
Windham52393626----
Susquehanna County[8]666488578422---7
Bridgewater128143123138----
Choconut14551455----
Clifford42852364----
Gibson867768----
Great Bend39-378----
Harford9918801----
Lawsville33520-----
Middletown22312230----
New Milford33123110----
Rush26412640----
Springville72495427----
Waterford72427241----

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]The October 20th edition of The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA) and the October 26th edition of The American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA) both report 1389 total votes for Hosea Tiffany Jr., and 975 total votes for Asa Parke.
[4]The votes listed here add up to 975 for Asa Parke, though the original election returns report 965 total votes for Parke.
[5]Hosea Tiffany, Jr. received 10 votes as Hosea Tiffany.
[6]The Wyoming Herald (Wilkes-Barre, PA) and The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA) provide the results of individual townships in Luzerne County. The sum of the votes cast for Hosea Tiffany, Jr. in the townships is 818, while the total listed in these sources is 811.
[7]The Wyoming Herald (Wilkes-Barre, PA) reports 54 votes for Mason Crary.
[8]The Wyoming Herald, October 20, reports 587 votes for Hosea Tiffany, Jr.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1820.
The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 20, 1820.
The Wyoming Herald (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 20, 1820.
Montrose Gazette (Montrose, PA). October 21, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1820.
The Wyoming Herald (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 27, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 28, 1820.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). November 8, 1820.

Page Images

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).

These election records were released on 11 January 2012. Versions numbers are assigned by state. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia are complete and are in Version 1.0. All other states are in a Beta version. For more information go to the about page.