Pennsylvania 1816 State Senate, District 9

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1816 State Senate, District 9
Date:
1816
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Charles Fraser, Adam Light, Cornelius Courtright, John Baldy
Candidates: Charles Fraser[1]Adam LightCornelius CourtrightJohn Baldy
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2][3]28462365134178
District of Nine28462365134178
Columbia County[4]9283725050
Luzerne County[5]730-697-
Abington31-35-
Braintrim20-23-
Exeter43-9-
Hanover54-35-
Huntington52-77-
Kingston83-59-
Nescopeck46-6-
Newport41-14-
Nicholson17-12-
Pittston12-49-
Plymouth88-26-
Providence31-50-
Salem12-59-
Sugarloaf60-15-
Tunkhannock32-64-
Union21-28-
Wilkes-Barre37-109-
Windham35-27-
Northumberland County[6]33081426121
Little Mahanoy128--
Lower Mahanoy3162--
Milton121232107-
Northumberland543694-
Shamokin18203--
Sunbury372176021
Upper Mahanoy6836--
Susquehanna County425-2586
Bridgewater153-281
Choconut21-37-
Clifford56-13-
Gibson26-12-
Great Bend32-32-
Harford43-34-
New Milford12-13-
Rush54-115
Springville28-78-
Union County4331179751
Bieber[7]-148--
East Buffalo-225--
Hartleton11032--
New Berlin3253--
Perry472--
Selinsgrove1795--
Straupstaun[8]9650--
Swinefordstown1183--
West Buffalo7178--
White Deer3333--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Charles Fraser is also listed as Charles Frazier.
[3]The Gleaner (Wilkes-Barre, PA) reports 2486 total votes for Charles Fraser.
[4]The Gleaner (Wilkes-Barre, PA) reports 60 votes for Cornelius Courtright in Columbia County. October 18, 1816.
[5]The Gleaner (Wilkes-Barre, PA) reports 425 votes for Charles Fraser in Luzerne County. October 18, 1816.
[6]The Gleaner (Wilkes-Barre, PA) reports 264 votes for Cornelius Courtright and 51 votes for John Baldy in Northumberland County. October 18, 1816.
[7]The name of "Bieber" comes from a German-language newspaper source. It is unclear where this area is located, or how it might have been titled in the English sources.
[8]The name of "Straupstaun" comes from a German-language newspaper source. It is unclear where this area is located, or how it might have been titled in the English sources.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Northumberl. Republicaner, und Northumberland, Union und Columbia Counties Adverteiser (Sunbury, PA). October 11, 1816.
The Susquehanna Centinel (Montrose, PA). October 15, 1816.
The Gleaner (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 18, 1816.
Northumberl. Republicaner, und Northumberland, Union und Columbia Counties Adverteiser (Sunbury, PA). October 18, 1816.
The Susquehanna Centinel (Montrose, PA). October 22, 1816.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1816.

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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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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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