Pennsylvania 1824 Sheriff, Dauphin County

Office:: Sheriff (County)
Title:: Sheriff
Jurisdiction:: County

Label:: Pennsylvania 1824 Sheriff, Dauphin County
Date:: 1824
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Thomas Walker, Thomas MacElheny, James Cowden, Henry Wolf, Michael Sweigart, Isaac MacCord, John Stahl, John Kelker, John Carmony, Samuel Swartz, John Buffington, Martin Shrenk, Peter Wenrich, William Ross, F. Wolfersberger

Candidates:	Thomas Walker	Thomas MacElheny	James Cowden	Henry Wolf	Michael Sweigart	Isaac MacCord	John Stahl	John Kelker	John Carmony	Samuel Swartz	John Buffington	Martin Shrenk	Peter Wenrich	William Ross	F. Wolfersberger
Affiliation:
Final Result: [1]	877	712	686	568	484	468	434	307	146	146	141	134	130	129	28
Dauphin County	877	712	686	568	484	468	434	307	146	146	141	134	130	129	28
Halifax	58	60	22	49	192	91	24	5	5	7	13	10	22	15	1
Hanover	26	147	71	56	13	12	4	5	17	5	1	4	18	4	1
Harrisburg	272	127	228	86	51	107	146	153	14	56	56	82	47	20	17
Hummelstown	161	159	79	60	38	23	11	45	14	19	4	5	7	17	3
Lower Paxton	12	36	148	21	9	-	13	6	54	20	5	1	13	4	1
Lykens	85	18	26	51	11	92	70	12	1	9	19	2	-	-	-
Middle Paxton	13	34	39	9	43	17	29	28	1	3	2	-	7	62	1
Middletown	150	73	39	76	41	48	8	41	2	10	15	13	7	1	3
Mifflin	61	14	18	98	31	18	44	7	9	8	23	2	2	4	-
Upper Paxton	39	44	16	62	55	60	85	5	29	9	3	15	7	2	1

Notes:

[1]The Pennsylvanian (Harrisburg, PA) lists Michael Sweigart with 484 votes.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

The Pennsylvanian (Harrisburg, PA). October 16, 1824.

Harrisburg Chronicle (Harrisburg, PA). October 18, 1824.

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