Pennsylvania 1798 State Senate, District 6
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1798 State Senate, District 6
- Date:
- 1798
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- John Kean, Anthony Kelker
Candidates: | John Kean[1] | Anthony Kelker |
---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist |
Final Result: | 4411 | 1489 |
District of Six | 4411 | 1489 |
Berks County[2] | 3336 | 792 |
Forrest | 76 | 217 |
Hamburg | 423 | 44 |
Kutztown | 544 | 31 |
Manheim | 267 | 52 |
Muthards | 181 | 88 |
Pinegrove | 124 | 1 |
Reading | 1165 | 212 |
White Horse | 124 | 110 |
Wommelsdorf | 432 | 37 |
Dauphin County[3] | 1075 | 697 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Neue Unpartheyische Readinger Zeitung und Anzeigs-Nachrichten (Reading, PA) reports 3322 votes for John Kean and 798 votes for Anthony Kelker.
[3]The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 694 votes for Anthony Kelker.
References:
Neue Unpartheyische Readinger Zeitung und Anzeigs-Nachrichten (Reading, PA). October 10, 1798.
The Weekly Advertiser, of Reading, in the County of Berks (Reading, PA). October 13, 1798.
Der Unpartheyische Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 16, 1798.
The Oracle of Dauphin, and Harrisburgh Advertiser (Harrisburg, PA). October 17, 1798.
Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 27, 1798.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 29, 1798.
Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 30, 1798.
Der Unpartheyische Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 30, 1798.
The Maryland Herald, and Elizabeth-Town Advertiser (Elizabethtown, MD). November 1, 1798.
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