Pennsylvania 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
Date:
1820
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
William Darlington, Samuel Gross, Charles Miner, John Henderson
Candidates: William Darlington[1]Samuel Gross[2]Charles MinerJohn Henderson
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [3]6125610556465585
District of Two6125610556465585
Chester County3093306632513240
Chatham106106352352
Downingtown7165247243
Gum Tree172172151151
Manor412412225225
Marshallton2121287288
New London Cross Roads2332327774
New Red Lion8786283284
Old Red Lion247246136135
Oxford[4]341341116116
Paoli400407524523
Pughtown637634189184
Sloan's204204182182
West Chester162140482483
Montgomery County[5][6][7]3032303923952345
Abington125125191191
Hatborough191188191183
Hatfield34367977
Heist's177175166163
Hughes's55101101
Krep's4104117264
Lower Merion169170152141
Norristown583583536526
Pottsgrove2222258690
Sliffer's6060147147
Sumneytown355355119119
Trappe353358304292
Whitemarsh348348251251

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]The October 24th edition of The Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA), the 24th edition of The Correspondent and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA), and the October 25th edition of The Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA) all report 5552 total votes for John Henderson.
[4]The American Republican (Downingtown, PA) refers to Oxford as "Hood's".
[5]The October 24th edition of The Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA), the 24th edition of The Correspondent and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA), and the October 25th edition of The Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA) all report 2312 votes for John Henderson.
[6]The American Republican, October 17, and the Democratic Press, October 11, report 2168 votes for William Darlington, 2170 for Samuel Gross, 1933 for Charles Miner, and 1900 for John Henderson.
[7]The Lancaster Intelligencer, October 21, reports 2346 votes for John Henderson.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1820.
Erie Gazette (Erie, PA). October 14, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1820.
The Examiner (Washington, PA). October 16, 1820.
The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). October 17, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1820.
The Genius of Liberty (Uniontown, PA). October 17, 1820.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 17, 1820.
Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA). October 18, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1820.
The Republican Advocate (Huntingdon, PA). October 19, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1820.
Erie Gazette (Erie, PA). October 21, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 21, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1820.
Correspondent and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). October 24, 1820.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 24, 1820.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). October 25, 1820.
Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA). October 25, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 28, 1820.
The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). October 31, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). November 4, 1820.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). November 8, 1820.

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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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