Pennsylvania 1803 House of Representatives, Lancaster County

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1803 House of Representatives, Lancaster County
Date:
1803
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
Jacob Kimmel, Samuel Cooke, John Roberts, Isaac Ferree, James Patterson, William Brisbin, Amos Slaymaker, James Hopkins, Jacob Gish, Christian Schent, John Erb, Robert Maxwell
Candidates: Jacob Kimmel[1]Samuel Cooke[2]John Roberts[3]Isaac Ferree[4]James Patterson[5]William Brisbin[6]Amos SlaymakerJames HopkinsJacob GishChristian SchentJohn ErbRobert Maxwell
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [7][8][9]253424242397237823692365203920372006198018331617
Lancaster County253424242397237823692365203920372006198018331617
Elizabeth180187180179179178127118128126-115
Ephrata1549190918390198195188159188188
Lancaster808810794781799783675696671670663639
Manheim156160155158157154178173174172135161
New Holland260224227221219215412405406412397138
Reamstown336315312311299303668364667321
Salisbury14214014214013714512211611311411598
Strasburg202201201201200201169164170169170166
Unicorn296296296296296296928792929291

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Samuel Cooke is listed as Samuel Gross in the Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA).
[8]The Der Americanische Staatsbothe, und Lancaster Anzeigs-Nachrichten (Lancaster, PA), October 19, 1803 and Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA), October 18, 1803, list Christian Schent among the candidates, while the papers from Philadelphia and Easton (less local neswpapers) list him as Christian Schenk.
[9]Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) from October 18 lists William Brisbin with 2370 votes, James Hopkins with 2038 votes and John Erb with 1838 votes.

References:

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1803.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 18, 1803.
Der Americanische Staatsbothe, und Lancaster Anzeigs-Nachrichten (Lancaster, PA). October 19, 1803.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1803.
American Eagle (Easton, PA). October 22, 1803.

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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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