Pennsylvania 1792 U.S. House of Representatives

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1792 U.S. House of Representatives
Date:
1792
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
William Findley, Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Daniel Heister, William Irvine, John W. Kittera, Thomas Hartley, Peter Muhlenberg, Thomas Fitzsimons, James Armstrong, Andrew Gregg, John Smilie, William Montgomery, Thomas Scott, Charles Thompson, Samuel Sitgreaves, Jonathan D. Sergeant, John Barclay, William Bingham, Henry Wynkoop, Israel Jacobs, John Wood, William MacClay, Jared Jacob, Robert Johnston, John Arndt, William Rawle, Moses MacClean, John MacDowell, Charles Pettit, John A. Hanna, James Ross, Edie, John Jacobs, Daniel Jacobs, Tilghman, scattering
Candidates: William Findley[1]Frederick A. Muhlenberg[2]Daniel Heister[3]William Irvine[4]John W. Kittera[5]Thomas Hartley[6]Peter Muhlenberg[7]Thomas Fitzsimons[8]James Armstrong[9]Andrew Gregg[10]John Smilie[11]William Montgomery[12]Thomas Scott[13]Charles ThompsonSamuel SitgreavesJonathan D. SergeantJohn BarclayWilliam BinghamHenry WynkoopIsrael JacobsJohn WoodWilliam MacClayJared JacobRobert JohnstonJohn ArndtWilliam RawleMoses MacCleanJohn MacDowellCharles PettitJohn A. HannaJames RossEdieJohn JacobsDaniel JacobsTilghmanscattering
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
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Allegheny County[24]13901342135314489729434199411158176678576179420739426411503------------------
Bedford County[25]11581173918118252379869936930797807832159196-339553363-----------------
Berks County[26][27][28][29]1466146014741332144214691226133268971365912482945351081108180709531278-----145----------
Bucks County[30]121511971113119411061172796973902188286303916631041381307929969425----------------
Chester County[31][32][33]200320342009201119991973950184316542212612621787519172169710412851801729----------------
Cumberland County[34][35]3097315030543123312529771130194858289928702971298290811128752700116198-72777-73--37-80143------
Dauphin County[36][37]93610231110548111811151017714423847311428991388706185180916734--637--------------
Delaware County[38]702650714530694703437585563602738695266579230169274636251----------------
Fayette County[39][40]778728780767713677769171767787773287584747755171-3698-4------62----62
Crossings9911211311210510610311-10211310920954889411--277--------------
Red Stone286222273262260226278--2772862743275-273272----47--------62-----
Riffle's195195195195193191194111941941951194-1941941--1--------------8
Uniontown1981991991981551541945-1941941954194-1921955--844-4-----------54
Franklin County[41][42][43][44]786785700779745251460303202416515378254555121473561251180-168--467--28514146-------
Huntingdon County[45]552553160130465541864794654411071254305128669241256-----------------
Lancaster County[46][47]1243125712321237123712401213117011141371341121132911142506111311138-----------------
Luzerne County[48][49][50]3083272903053273052843193156086463152520171314318-----------------
Mifflin County[51][52]206419522049178019041998170161415206519631393782017-19111968511-----------------
Montgomery County[53][54]15501240153912281390146610628756591039723745936582592814682343636745---238254377----------
Northampton County[55][56]800762800813812727735339311372508454394381573393502293379112----311-----------
Northumberland County1172945112910121124113951738318711749501077353109634652836171470-188--------------
City of Philadelphia[57][58][59]217921942173217021802189209513721297915816937137910401202923978129712111----------------
Philadelphia County[60][61]114011501140113511391144109650645568365370551173646268766446548715----------------
Washington County[62]1863160016431563107081315872726841335161313684511345224135113392871411665139-149-7720--14111-
Westmoreland County[63][64]20542007195820068755317781811381935200920052371948-15001459---14983291069236-----------766
York County[65][66]4858493149844912488449194914488049113255-484074993--49224855-----------------

Notes:

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[14]The Carlisle Gazette, and the Western Repository of Knowledge (Carlisle, PA) and General Advertiser use the spelling Smiley for John Smilie.
[15]The Pennsylvania Journal uses the name W. Irwine for William Irvine, I.D. Sergeant for Jonathan D. Sergeant, C. Thomson for Charles Thompson and J. Jacobs for Israel Jacobs.
[16]The Independent Gazeteer and Agricultural Repository (Philadelphia, PA) uses the name W. Irwine for William Irvine and I.D. Sergeant for Jonathan D. Sergeant.
[17]The General Advertiser, Federal Gazette and Claypoole's Daily Advertiser use the spelling Thomson for Charles Thompson.
[18]The Carlisle Gazette, and the Western Repository of Knowledge (Carlisle, PA) uses I. Arndt for John Arndt.
[19]The Readinger Zeitung uses the following alternate names and spellings: Friederich A. Muhlenberg for Frederick A. Muhlenberg, William Irwin for William Irvine, Henrich Wynkoop for Henry Wynkoop, John Barcley for John Barclay, William Macley for William MacClay, and John Smiley for John Smilie.
[20]The letter to Albert Gallatin dated October 11, 1792 (Albert Gallatin Papers) lists John Woods for John Wood.
[21]The letter to Albert Gallatin from Alexander Addison dated October 11, 1792 (Albert Gallatin Papers) lists Charles Thomson for Charles Thompson, John Woods for John Wood, Moses McClain for Moses McClean, and Israel Arndt for John Arndt.
[22]Charles Thompson withdrew from the election.
[23]William Findley, Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Daniel Heister, William Irvine, John W. Kittera, Thomas Hartley, and Peter Muhlenberg were nominated by both parties.
[24]The General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), and Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 1274 votes for William Findley, 1223 votes for Frederick A. Muhlenberg, 1239 votes for Daniel Heister, 1250 votes for William Irvine, 853 votes for John W. Kittera, 824 votes for Thomas Hartley, 822 votes for Thomas Fitzsimons, 1039 votes for James Armstrong, 614 votes for John Smilie, and 620 votes for Samuel Sitgreaves.
[25]The Pennsylvania Journal and the Weekly Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and The Independent Gazeteer and Agricultural Repository (Philadelphia, PA) report 423 votes for John W. Kittera.
[26]The Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 1330 votes for William Irvine, 1467 votes for Thomas Hartley, and 924 votes for Jonathan D. Sergeant.
[27]The Readinger Zeitung reports 1333 votes for William Irvine, 1467 votes for Thomas Hartley, and 924 votes for Jonathan D. Sergeant.
[28]The Federal Gazette and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1467 votes for William Findley and 581 votes for Henry Wynkoop.
[29]The General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1467 votes for William Findley.
[30]The Independent Gazeteer and Agricultural Repository (Philadelphia, PA) and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 69 votes for Charles Thompson. The Independent Gazetteer of October 27 reports 63 votes for Charles Thompson.
[31]The Pennsylvania Journal and the Weekly Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1983 votes for Thomas Hartley and 679 votes for Jonathan D. Sergeant.
[32]The General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 321 votes for Andrew Gregg.
[33]The General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1845 votes for Thomas Fitzsimons.
[34]The Independent Gazeteer and Agricultural Repository (Philadelphia, PA) and Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 3152 votes for Frederick A. Muhlenberg and 2800 votes for John Smilie.
[35]The Carlisle Gazette, and the Western Repository of Knowledge (Carlisle, PA) reports 3152 votes for Frederick A. Muhlenberg.
[36]The Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and the Federal Gazette (Philadelpha) report 914 votes for William Bingham.
[37]The Neue Unpartheyische Readinger Zeitung und Anzeigs-Nachrichten (Reading, PA) reports 1022 votes for Frederick A. Muhlenberg, 914 votes for William Bingham, and 657 votes for William MacClay.
[38]The General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), The Federal Gazette and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 597 votes for Samuel Sitgreaves.
[39]The General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), The Federal Gazette and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), and The Independent Gazeteer and Agricultural Repository (Philadelphia, PA) report 977 votes for Thomas Hartley.
[40]The Pennsylvania Journal and the Weekly Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) The Independent Gazeteer and Agricultural Repository (Philadelphia, PA) and Claypoole's Daily Advertiser report 779 votes for Daniel Heister.
[41]The Pennsylvania Journal and the Weekly Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 308 votes for Thomas Fitzsimons, 578 votes for William Montgomery, and 253 votes for William Bingham.
[42]The Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 305 votes for Thomas Fitzsimons, 479 votes for Jonathan D. Sergeant, and 608 votes for William Montgomery.
[43]The General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and The Independent Gazeteer and Agricultural Repository (Philadelphia, PA) report 516 votes for John Smilie.
[44]The Carlisle Gazette, and the Western Repository of Knowledge (Carlisle, PA) and The Federal Gazette and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 305 votes for Thomas Fitzsimons and 578 votes for William Montgomery.
[45]The Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 162 votes for Daniel Heister.
[46]The Pennsylvania Journal and the Weekly Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 92 votes for Charles Thompson.
[47]The General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1243 votes for Thomas Hartley.
[48]The General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), The Federal Gazette and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 178 votes for Samuel Sitgreaves.
[49]The Pennsylvania Journal and the Weekly Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 179 votes for Samuel Sitgreaves and 2 votes for John Barclay.
[50]The Independent Gazeteer and Agricultural Repository (Philadelphia, PA) and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 315 votes for William Bingham.
[51]The Pennsylvania Journal and the Weekly Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 62 votes for Thomas Fitzsimons and 2701 votes for Peter Muhlenberg.
[52]The General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and The Independent Gazeteer and Agricultural Repository (Philadelphia, PA) report 1902 votes for Frederick A. Muhlenberg.
[53]The Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 1559 votes for Daniel Heister and 1490 votes for John W. Kittera.
[54]The Independent Gazeteer and Agricultural Repository (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1150 votes for William Findley.
[55]The Pennsylvania Journal and the Weekly Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), The Carlisle Gazette, and the Western Repository of Knowledge (Carlisle, PA), Pennsylvania Herald, and Easton Intelligencer (Easton, PA), and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 293 votes for Henry Wynkoop.
[56]The Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 254 votes for J. Arndt and 238 votes for R. Johnston in Northampton County. These totals appear to have been placed in the incorrect column and were meant to appear under Montgomery County.
[57]The General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 2190 votes for John W. Kittera, 1302 votes for Samuel Sitgreaves, 1378 votes for Thomas Fitzsimons, 1321 votes for Henry Wynkoop, 1298 votes for William Bingham, 1294 votes for James Armstrong, 2084 votes for Peter Muhlenburg, 928 votes for Jonathan D. Sergeant, and 950 votes for William Montgomery.
[58]The General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1221 votes for Henry Wynkoop.
[59]The Pennsylvania Journal and the Weekly Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and The Carlisle Gazette, and the Western Repository of Knowledge (Carlisle, PA) report a combined total of 3310 votes for Daniel Heister in Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County; and a combined total of 1768 for Henry Wynkoop.
[60]The General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 1096 votes for William Irvine.
[61]The Independent Gazeteer and Agricultural Repository (Philadelphia, PA) reports 478 votes for Henry Wynkoop.
[62]The General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), The Federal Gazette and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), and The Independent Gazeteer and Agricultural Repository (Philadelphia, PA) report 1468 votes for William Montgomery.
[63]The votes for William MacClay, John Woods, Robert Johnston, Jared Jacob, and "Others" were not listed in the "Official" statement of votes. No breakdown of the 766 votes for "Others" is given and they may have been cast for some of the candidates that were voted for in the neighboring counties of Franklin and Cumberland.
[64]The letter dated October 11, 1792 from Alexander Addison to Albert Gallatin lists 1081 votes for Thomas Fitzsimons.
[65]The General Advertiser, Federal Gazette, Dunlap's Daily American Advertiser, the Pennsylvania Herald, and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 4818 votes for William Findley and 4904 votes for Daniel Heister.
[66]The General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 52 votes for Andrew Gregg.

References:

Albert Gallatin Papers. Microfilm Reel 1.
Alexander Addison to Albert Gallatin. October 11, 1792. Albert Gallatin Papers.
Pennsylvania Counties Election Returns. The James Madison Papers at the Library of Congress. Microfilm Reel 24. Series 1.
General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1792.
Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1792.
General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1792.
Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1792.
General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1792.
The Independent Gazeteer and Agricultural Repository (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1792.
Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1792.
Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1792.
Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1792.
General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1792.
The Carlisle Gazette, and the Western Repository of Knowledge (Carlisle, PA). October 17, 1792.
Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1792.
Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1792.
General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1792.
Pennsylvania Herald, and Easton Intelligencer (Easton, PA). October 17, 1792.
The Pennsylvania Journal and the Weekly Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1792.
Neue Unpartheyische Readinger Zeitung und Anzeigs-Nachrichten (Reading, PA). October 17, 1792.
Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1792.
General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1792.
Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1792.
The Federal Gazette and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1792.
General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1792.
The Independent Gazeteer and Agricultural Repository (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1792.
General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1792.
General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1792.
The Pennsylvania Journal and the Weekly Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1792.
The Independent Gazeteer and Agricultural Repository (Philadelphia, PA). October 27, 1792.
Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 29, 1792.
The Federal Gazette and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 29, 1792.
General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 30, 1792.
The Carlisle Gazette, and the Western Repository of Knowledge (Carlisle, PA). October 31, 1792.
Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 1, 1792.
Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 2, 1792.
Baumann, Roland Milton. The Democratic-Republicans of Philadelphia: The Origins, 1776-1797. Dissertation, Penn. State, 1970.

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