Pennsylvania 1818 Sheriff, Adams County
- Office:
- Sheriff (County)
- Title:
- Sheriff
- Jurisdiction:
- County
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1818 Sheriff, Adams County
- Date:
- 1818
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Sheriff/Sheriff
- Candidates:
- John Arendt, Bunhart Gilbert, John King, Moses Degroff, William Horner, William Sheckley, Thomas Beals, John Sweney, Jacob Moses
| Candidates: | John Arendt | Bunhart Gilbert | John King | Moses Degroff | William Horner | William Sheckley | Thomas Beals | John Sweney | Jacob Moses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | |||||||||
| Final Result: | 806 | 792 | 385 | 286 | 152 | 119 | 71 | 40 | 34 |
| Adams County[1] | 806 | 792 | 385 | 286 | 152 | 119 | 71 | 40 | 34 |
| Berlin | 60 | 73 | 19 | 10 | 13 | - | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Franklin | 130 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 72 | - | - | 1 |
| Gettysburg | 99 | 104 | 63 | 104 | 23 | 14 | - | 20 | 1 |
| Hunterstown | 34 | 51 | 73 | 44 | 15 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Menallen | 100 | 104 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Millerstown | 94 | 89 | 88 | 34 | 29 | 9 | - | 2 | - |
| Oxford | 84 | 80 | 31 | 35 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Petersburg | 79 | 175 | 34 | 39 | 35 | 8 | - | 7 | - |
| Sulphur Springs | 126 | 81 | 50 | 8 | 5 | - | 67 | 1 | 19 |
Notes:
[1]The Adams Centinel lists 281 votes for Moses Degroff.
References:
Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, PA). October 21, 1818.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). October 21, 1818.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 31, 1818.
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