Pennsylvania 1820 Governor
- Office:
- Governor (State)
- Title:
- Governor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1820 Governor
- Date:
- 1820
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Governor/Governor
- Candidates:
- Joseph Hiester, William Findlay, scattering
| Candidates: | Joseph Hiester[1] | William Findlay | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | |
| Final Result: [2][3][4][5] | 68242 | 66766 | 46 |
| Adams County[6] | 1940 | 791 | - |
| Berlin | 174 | 95 | - |
| Franklin[7] | 145 | 41 | - |
| Gettysburg | 358 | 119 | - |
| Hunterstown | 139 | 48 | - |
| Littlestown | 173 | 136 | - |
| Menallen | 169 | 73 | - |
| Millerstown | 212 | 123 | - |
| Oxford | 235 | 80 | - |
| Sulphur Springs[8] | 335 | 76 | - |
| Allegheny County[9][10] | 1885 | 1846 | - |
| Birmingham | 146 | 77 | - |
| Deer | 35 | 55 | - |
| Elizabeth | 173 | 149 | - |
| Fayette | 112 | 123 | - |
| Indiana | 43 | 56 | - |
| MacCulley's | 129 | 122 | - |
| Mifflin[11] | 136 | 144 | - |
| Moon | 48 | 133 | - |
| Ohio | 31 | 91 | - |
| Pine | 27 | 62 | - |
| Pitt | 216 | 142 | - |
| City of Pittsburgh | 551 | 323 | - |
| Ward East | 246 | 118 | - |
| Ward West | 305 | 205 | - |
| Plumb | 53 | 109 | - |
| Robinson | 71 | 80 | - |
| Ross | 53 | 118 | - |
| Versailles | 61 | 62 | - |
| Armstrong County | 495 | 1016 | - |
| Beaver County | 1100 | 858 | - |
| Bedford County[12] | 1458 | 1545 | - |
| Berks County[13] | 4355 | 2757 | - |
| Albany | 41 | 120 | - |
| Bethel | 109 | 91 | - |
| Croll's[14] | 49 | 149 | - |
| District | 58 | 17 | - |
| Earl[15] | 45 | 91 | - |
| Forrest[16][17] | 227 | 157 | - |
| Hamburg | 232 | 192 | - |
| Huff's | 95 | 133 | - |
| Keely's | 14 | 80 | - |
| Kutztown | 223 | 283 | - |
| Longswamp | 149 | 67 | - |
| Morgantown | 62 | 57 | - |
| Muthart's | 75 | 81 | - |
| Oley | 156 | 77 | - |
| Pike | 54 | 44 | - |
| Pricetown | 132 | 52 | - |
| District of Reading | 1652 | 525 | - |
| Alsace | 229 | 51 | - |
| Bern | 150 | 91 | - |
| Cumru | 262 | 91 | - |
| Exeter[18] | 191 | 39 | - |
| Heidelberg[19] | 112 | 43 | - |
| Maidencreek | 132 | 33 | - |
| Ward North | 258 | 78 | - |
| Ward South | 319 | 100 | - |
| Rockland | 102 | 72 | - |
| Shartle's | 236 | 66 | - |
| Tulpehocken | 196 | 173 | - |
| White Horse | 170 | 158 | - |
| Womelsdorf | 278 | 72 | - |
| Bradford County | 788 | 915 | 2 |
| Bucks County | 3043 | 1878 | - |
| Bedminster | 81 | 104 | - |
| Bensalem | 80 | 125 | - |
| Bristol | 143 | 85 | - |
| Buckingham | 208 | 34 | - |
| Cross-Roads | 213 | 80 | - |
| Doylestown | 180 | 69 | - |
| Durham | 12 | 44 | - |
| Falls | 165 | 59 | - |
| Haycock | 34 | 83 | - |
| Hilltown | 122 | 68 | - |
| Lower Makefield | 108 | 37 | - |
| Middletown | 152 | 87 | - |
| New Britain | 134 | 38 | - |
| Newtown | 124 | 21 | - |
| Nockamixon | 43 | 62 | - |
| Northampton | 120 | 62 | - |
| Plumstead | 179 | 36 | - |
| Richland | 201 | 251 | - |
| Rockhill | 67 | 170 | - |
| Solebury | 208 | 78 | - |
| Southampton | 91 | 21 | - |
| Springfield | 85 | 156 | - |
| Tinicum | 94 | 55 | - |
| Upper Makefield | 160 | 19 | - |
| Wrightstown | 39 | 34 | - |
| Butler County | 438 | 779 | - |
| Buffalo | 21 | 37 | - |
| Butler | 15 | 28 | - |
| Butler | 14 | 64 | - |
| Center | 31 | 88 | - |
| Clearfield | 26 | 30 | - |
| Connoquenessing | 68 | 73 | - |
| Cranberry | 49 | 45 | - |
| Donegal | 17 | 115 | - |
| Mercer | 30 | 34 | - |
| Middlesex | 49 | 44 | - |
| Muddy Creek | 36 | 61 | - |
| Parker | 41 | 44 | - |
| Slippery Rock | 29 | 73 | - |
| Venango | 8 | 43 | - |
| Cambria County | 207 | 191 | 2 |
| Centre County[20] | 779 | 1338 | 1 |
| Chester County | 3328 | 2930 | - |
| Chatham | 361 | 95 | - |
| Downingtown | 241 | 67 | - |
| Gum Tree | 155 | 166 | - |
| Manor | 230 | 406 | - |
| Marshallton | 284 | 24 | - |
| New London Cross Roads | 88 | 210 | - |
| New Red Lion | 289 | 88 | - |
| Old Red Lion | 142 | 237 | - |
| Oxford[21] | 140 | 298 | - |
| Paoli | 540 | 380 | - |
| Pughtown | 183 | 625 | - |
| Sloan's | 186 | 203 | - |
| West Chester | 489 | 131 | - |
| Clearfield County[22] | 37 | 178 | - |
| Columbia County[23][24] | 1116 | 1468 | - |
| Bloom | 126 | 115 | - |
| Briar Creek | 105 | 79 | - |
| Catawissa | 224 | 160 | - |
| Derry | 80 | 166 | - |
| Fishing Creek | 73 | 53 | - |
| Greenwood | 87 | 85 | - |
| Hemlock | 60 | 139 | - |
| Liberty | 22 | 141 | - |
| Limestone | 31 | 38 | - |
| Madison | 59 | 113 | - |
| Mahoning | 81 | 142 | - |
| Mifflin | 10 | 106 | - |
| Mount Pleasant | 96 | 62 | - |
| Sugarloaf | 62 | 69 | - |
| Crawford County | 580 | 581 | 1 |
| Beaver | 37 | 21 | - |
| Bloomfield | 4 | 15 | - |
| Conneaut | 31 | 31 | - |
| Cussewago | 32 | 22 | - |
| Fairfield | 67 | 30 | - |
| Fallowfield | 16 | 50 | - |
| Mead | 179 | 108 | - |
| Oil Creek | 19 | 48 | - |
| Rockdale | 27 | 59 | - |
| Sadsbury | 58 | 55 | - |
| Shenango | 24 | 66 | - |
| Venango | 26 | 40 | - |
| Wayne | 60 | 36 | - |
| Cumberland County[25] | 1828 | 1886 | - |
| District of Carlisle | 799 | 795 | - |
| Allen | 104 | 75 | - |
| Carlisle | 256 | 172 | - |
| Dickinson | 84 | 117 | - |
| East Pennsborough | 20 | 45 | - |
| Frankford | 34 | 57 | - |
| North Middleton | 98 | 164 | - |
| South Middleton | 128 | 135 | - |
| West Pennsborough | 75 | 30 | - |
| Gehr's | 145 | 137 | - |
| Hopewell | 72 | 51 | - |
| Kreitzer's | 219 | 230 | - |
| Newville | 408 | 451 | - |
| Shippensburg | 185 | 222 | - |
| Dauphin County | 2000 | 1304 | - |
| Halifax | 143 | 167 | - |
| Harrisburg | 486 | 340 | - |
| Hummelstown | 325 | 148 | - |
| Lower Paxton | 114 | 103 | - |
| Lykens | 150 | 68 | - |
| Middle Paxton | 99 | 63 | - |
| Middletown | 305 | 117 | - |
| Mifflin | 151 | 39 | - |
| Upper Paxton | 104 | 118 | - |
| West Hanover | 123 | 141 | - |
| Delaware County[26] | 1101 | 560 | 5 |
| Chester | 306 | 183 | - |
| Concord | 252 | 104 | - |
| Darby | 211 | 153 | - |
| Newtown | 332 | 120 | - |
| Erie County | 415 | 519 | - |
| District of Conneaut and Elk Creek | 37 | 32 | - |
| Conneautee | 20 | 27 | - |
| District of Erie and Millcreek | 130 | 95 | - |
| Fairview | 37 | 41 | - |
| Greenfield | 8 | 13 | - |
| Harbor Creek | 22 | 44 | - |
| MacKean | 21 | 20 | - |
| North East | 42 | 78 | - |
| Springfield | 16 | 62 | - |
| District of Union and Brokenstraw | 13 | 15 | - |
| Venango | 4 | 32 | - |
| District of Waterford, Le Boeuf, and Beaverdam | 65 | 60 | - |
| Fayette County[27] | 1463 | 2120 | - |
| Brownsville[28] | 177 | 441 | - |
| Connellsville[29] | 395 | 291 | - |
| Franklin | 64 | 135 | - |
| Georges | 61 | 246 | - |
| German | 78 | 233 | - |
| Saltlick | 75 | 56 | - |
| Springhill | 50 | 202 | - |
| Union | 285 | 314 | - |
| Washington | 227 | 128 | - |
| Wharton | 51 | 74 | - |
| Franklin County | 2330 | 2200 | - |
| Chambersburg | 681 | 557 | - |
| Fannett | 105 | 128 | - |
| Greencastle | 251 | 253 | - |
| District of Mercersburg[30] | 380 | 344 | - |
| Montgomery | 63 | - | - |
| Peters | - | 27 | - |
| Metal | 113 | 112 | - |
| Roxbury | 52 | 124 | - |
| Saint Thomas | 123 | 89 | - |
| Southampton | 71 | 123 | - |
| Strasburg | 176 | 106 | - |
| Warren | 43 | 44 | - |
| Waynesburg | 335 | 320 | - |
| Greene County | 507 | 1229 | 3 |
| Huntingdon County | 1612 | 1196 | - |
| Alexandria | 151 | 138 | - |
| Coffee Run | 55 | 109 | - |
| Dublin | 67 | 11 | - |
| Franklin[31] | 68 | 93 | - |
| Frankstown | 140 | 171 | - |
| Huntingdon[32] | 335 | 126 | - |
| Shaver's Creek | 192 | 120 | - |
| Shirley | 130 | 74 | - |
| Springfield | 104 | 13 | - |
| Tell | 26 | 73 | - |
| Tuckaho | 62 | 29 | - |
| Warriors Mark | 110 | 134 | - |
| Williamsburg | 172 | 105 | - |
| Indiana County[33][34] | 432 | 977 | - |
| Lancaster County | 5073 | 3176 | - |
| Bart | 40 | 100 | - |
| Brecknock | 65 | 70 | - |
| Churchtown | 209 | 117 | - |
| Colerain | 38 | 111 | - |
| Columbia | 364 | 193 | - |
| Drumore | 102 | 83 | - |
| Elizabeth | 157 | 188 | - |
| City of Lancaster | 1477 | 636 | - |
| Conestoga | 104 | 84 | - |
| Ward East | 302 | 150 | - |
| East Hempfield | 215 | 25 | - |
| Lampeter | 290 | 63 | - |
| Lancaster | 52 | 6 | - |
| Manheim | 141 | 53 | - |
| Manor | 90 | 63 | - |
| Ward West | 283 | 192 | - |
| Leacock | 224 | 151 | - |
| Lititz | 212 | 111 | - |
| Little Britain | 197 | 46 | - |
| Manheim[35] | 195 | 130 | - |
| Marietta | 71 | 145 | - |
| Martic | 105 | 86 | - |
| Maytown | 53 | 187 | - |
| Mount Joy | 116 | 82 | - |
| New Holland | 478 | 144 | - |
| Reamstown | 209 | 219 | - |
| Sadsbury | 59 | 58 | - |
| Salisbury | 155 | 129 | - |
| Strasburg | 289 | 122 | - |
| Winter's | 258 | 68 | - |
| Lebanon County | 1290 | 1206 | - |
| Lehigh County | 1079 | 1686 | - |
| District of Allentown | 521 | 685 | - |
| Hanover | 39 | 92 | - |
| North Whitehall | 101 | 146 | - |
| Northampton | 120 | 77 | - |
| Salisbury | 80 | 85 | - |
| Saucon | 79 | 152 | - |
| South Whitehall | 102 | 133 | - |
| Grimm's | 246 | 156 | - |
| District of Heidelberg | 66 | 334 | - |
| Heidelberg | 21 | 279 | - |
| Lowhill | 45 | 55 | - |
| District of Millerstown | 246 | 511 | - |
| Macungie | 124 | 288 | - |
| Upper Milford | 122 | 223 | - |
| Luzerne County | 1065 | 1124 | - |
| Abington | 52 | 29 | - |
| Blakely | 26 | 19 | - |
| Braintrim | 24 | 13 | - |
| Covington | 23 | 25 | - |
| Dallas | 17 | 51 | - |
| Exeter | 43 | 41 | - |
| Greenfield | 46 | 6 | - |
| Hanover | 39 | 64 | - |
| Huntington | 97 | 63 | - |
| Kingston | 53 | 133 | - |
| Nescopeck | 51 | 45 | - |
| Newport | 34 | 47 | - |
| Nicholson | 19 | 44 | - |
| Northmoreland | 27 | 30 | - |
| Pittston | 68 | 44 | - |
| Plymouth | 28 | 108 | - |
| Providence | 53 | 37 | - |
| Salem | 61 | 26 | - |
| Sugarloaf | 40 | 111 | - |
| District of Tunkhannock and Eaton | 64 | 50 | - |
| Union | 70 | 26 | - |
| Wilkes-Barre | 111 | 54 | - |
| Windham | 19 | 58 | - |
| Lycoming County[36][37] | 769 | 1133 | - |
| Elkland | 57 | 5 | - |
| Great Island[38][39] | - | - | - |
| Jersey Shore | 141 | 204 | - |
| Moreland | 18 | 130 | - |
| Muncy | 228 | 195 | - |
| Pennsborough[40] | - | - | - |
| Washington | 59 | 174 | - |
| Williamsport[41] | 239 | 243 | - |
| Mercer County | 582 | 868 | - |
| Mifflin County | 1134 | 1503 | - |
| Montgomery County[42] | 2515 | 2827 | - |
| Abington | 194 | 113 | - |
| Hatborough[43] | 197 | 168 | - |
| Hatfield | 81 | 33 | - |
| Heist's | 180 | 159 | - |
| Hughes's | 101 | 5 | - |
| Kreb's | 97 | 383 | - |
| Lower Merion | 169 | 150 | - |
| Norristown[44] | 548 | 527 | - |
| Pottsgrove | 96 | 218 | - |
| Sliffer's[45] | 147 | 60 | - |
| Sumneytown[46] | 127 | 355 | - |
| Trappe | 329 | 321 | - |
| Whitemarsh | 249 | 335 | - |
| Northampton County[47] | 1605 | 2714 | - |
| Anthony's | 49 | 158 | - |
| Bushkill[48] | 66 | 102 | - |
| Butz's[49] | 215 | 118 | - |
| Easton[50][51] | 576 | 610 | - |
| Hamilton | 32 | 162 | - |
| Hood's | 20 | 100 | - |
| Lehighton | 26 | 105 | - |
| Mensch's | 138 | 126 | - |
| Moore | 73 | 156 | - |
| Mount Bethel | 124 | 437 | - |
| Pocono | 6 | 50 | - |
| Ross | 23 | 93 | - |
| Saucon[52] | 96 | 212 | - |
| Smithfield | 43 | 99 | - |
| Stroud | 100 | 65 | - |
| Towamensing | 18 | 121 | - |
| Northumberland County | 1031 | 1300 | 5 |
| Little Mahanoy | 29 | 15 | - |
| Lower Mahanoy | 114 | 73 | - |
| Milton | 140 | 207 | - |
| Northumberland | 124 | 100 | - |
| Rush | 46 | 146 | - |
| Shamokin | 110 | 163 | - |
| Sunbury | 213 | 259 | - |
| Turbot | 142 | 275 | - |
| Upper Mahanoy | 113 | 62 | - |
| Perry County[53] | 754 | 933 | - |
| Buffalo | 82 | 55 | - |
| Juniata | 141 | 94 | - |
| Liverpool | 81 | 60 | - |
| Millerstown | 61 | 87 | - |
| Rye | 114 | 121 | - |
| Saville | 72 | 102 | - |
| Toboyne | 66 | 204 | - |
| Tyrone | 137 | 210 | - |
| City of Philadelphia | 3400 | 1344 | 22 |
| Ward Cedar | 272 | 107 | - |
| Ward Chesnut | 155 | 61 | - |
| Ward Dock | 149 | 25 | - |
| Ward High Street | 173 | 61 | - |
| Ward Locust | 337 | 129 | - |
| Ward Lower Delaware | 238 | 96 | - |
| Ward Middle | 225 | 78 | - |
| Ward New Market | 238 | 77 | - |
| Ward North | 388 | 138 | - |
| Ward North Mulberry | 274 | 182 | - |
| Ward South | 218 | 60 | - |
| Ward South Mulberry | 382 | 191 | - |
| Ward Upper Delaware | 215 | 105 | - |
| Ward Walnut | 136 | 34 | - |
| Philadelphia County[54] | 3512 | 3065 | - |
| District of Blockley and Kingsessing | 198 | 123 | - |
| Bristol | 67 | 60 | - |
| Bustleton | 155 | 179 | - |
| Frankford | 178 | 105 | - |
| Germantown | 242 | 374 | - |
| District of Kensington | 399 | 418 | - |
| Moyamensing | 120 | 93 | - |
| Northern Liberties[55][56] | 1167 | 881 | - |
| Ward Ward 1 | 180 | 114 | - |
| Ward Ward 2 | 187 | 74 | - |
| Ward Ward 3[57] | 189 | 135 | - |
| Ward Ward 4 | 142 | 70 | - |
| Ward Ward 5 | 238 | 241 | - |
| Ward Ward 6 | 134 | 130 | - |
| Ward Ward 7 | 97 | 114 | - |
| Passyunk | 52 | 98 | - |
| Penn | 311 | 260 | - |
| Roxborough | 72 | 158 | - |
| District of Southwark | 551 | 316 | - |
| Pike County | 216 | 287 | - |
| Schuylkill County | 940 | 708 | - |
| Somerset County | 1213 | 819 | - |
| Susquehanna County | 496 | 663 | 2 |
| Bridgewater | 153 | 126 | - |
| Choconut | 57 | 15 | - |
| Clifford | 69 | 41 | - |
| Gibson | 14 | 97 | - |
| Great Bend | 22 | 31 | - |
| Harford | 3 | 99 | - |
| Lawsville | - | 34 | - |
| Middletown | 37 | 18 | - |
| New Milford | 16 | 42 | - |
| Rush | 39 | 28 | - |
| Springville | 44 | 57 | - |
| Waterford | 42 | 75 | - |
| Tioga County | 149 | 365 | - |
| Union County[58][59] | 1621 | 1040 | - |
| Beaver | 183 | 88 | - |
| Chapman | 87 | 45 | - |
| East Buffalo | 143 | 169 | - |
| Hartleyton[60] | - | - | - |
| New Berlin | 184 | 124 | - |
| Perry | 72 | 54 | - |
| Selinsgrove | 268 | 44 | - |
| Straupstaun[61] | 139 | 18 | - |
| Swinefordstown | 163 | 45 | - |
| Weirich[62][63] | - | - | - |
| West Buffalo | 166 | 120 | - |
| White Deer | 61 | 195 | - |
| Venango County[64] | 190 | 514 | - |
| Warren County[65][66] | 96 | 175 | - |
| Washington County[67] | 1814 | 3037 | - |
| Amity | 37 | 81 | - |
| Buffalo | 26 | 199 | - |
| Burgetts | 74 | 262 | - |
| Canonsburg | 167 | 334 | - |
| Finley | 35 | 137 | - |
| Hamilton's | 263 | 200 | - |
| Hanover | 49 | 78 | - |
| Hill's | 128 | 80 | - |
| Morris | 60 | 189 | - |
| Mount Pleasant | 55 | 121 | - |
| Pike Run | 173 | 40 | - |
| Robinson | 21 | 88 | - |
| Somerset | 82 | 139 | - |
| Stevenson's | 78 | 163 | - |
| Urie's | 113 | 268 | - |
| Washington | 289 | 440 | - |
| West's | 109 | 24 | - |
| West Bethlehem | 55 | 194 | - |
| Wayne County[68] | 226 | 230 | 3 |
| Buckingham | 6 | 10 | - |
| Canaan | 42 | 20 | - |
| Damascus | 10 | 34 | - |
| Dyberry | 82 | 56 | - |
| Mount Pleasant | 24 | 56 | - |
| Palmyra | 17 | 14 | - |
| Salem | 24 | 24 | - |
| Sterling | 21 | 16 | - |
| Westmoreland County | 2104 | 2366 | - |
| Allegheny | - | - | - |
| Derry | 168 | 284 | - |
| Donegal | 174 | 108 | - |
| Fairfield | 197 | 138 | - |
| Franklin | 65 | 180 | - |
| District of Greensburgh | 772 | 738 | - |
| Greensburgh | 84 | 52 | - |
| Hempfield | 193 | 370 | - |
| Mount Pleasant | 83 | 25 | - |
| Salem | 147 | 151 | - |
| Unity | 265 | 140 | - |
| Mount Pleasant | 259 | 174 | - |
| North Huntingdon | 188 | 250 | - |
| Rostraver | 112 | 80 | - |
| South Huntingdon | 74 | 218 | - |
| Washington | 95 | 196 | - |
| York County | 2131 | 2621 | - |
| Chanceford | 62 | 101 | - |
| Codorus | 15 | 239 | - |
| Dover | 54 | 180 | - |
| Fawn | 48 | 38 | - |
| Hanover | 296 | 361 | - |
| Hellam | 116 | 139 | - |
| Hopewell | 77 | 78 | - |
| District of Monaghan and Franklin | 162 | 156 | - |
| Newberry | 281 | 172 | - |
| Peach Bottom | 24 | 77 | - |
| Shrewsbury | 42 | 187 | - |
| Warrington | 133 | 40 | - |
| Washington | 103 | 25 | - |
| Windsor | 74 | 128 | - |
| District of York | 644 | 700 | - |
| Conewago | 55 | 38 | - |
| Manchester | 139 | 84 | - |
| Paradise | 30 | 62 | - |
| West Manchester | 72 | 88 | - |
| York | 285 | 264 | - |
| York | 64 | 166 | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Joseph Hiester was supported by the Federalists as well as the Old School Republicans.
[3]The official results of the election were as follows: 67905 votes for Joseph Hiester, 66300 votes for William Findlay, and 21 scattering votes. However, these totals do not include the votes cast in the several townships with late returns, nor the scattering votes often not listed in the official returns.
[4]"By the correction of a mistake in the return from Warren County, Joseph Hiester's majority is reduced to 1389." The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). November 14, 1820.
[5]The Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA), December 8, reports on a petition to contest the election of Joseph Hiester: "Whether it will be presented or not, is somewhat doubtful. The most respectable and influential of the Findlay party, we are induced to believe, are decidedly opposed to it. The meetings in this county have, we are informed, very wisely resolved to do nothing. !! ...We shall begin to doubt whether our government be republican or not, if the majority are not allowed to govern. For the idea of there being more illegal votes given for General Hiester than for Mr. Findaly, is too ridiculous to be entertianed for a moment by any sensible, disinterested and unprejudiced man."
[6]The October 16th edition of The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) and the October 20th edition of The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA) both report 1941 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[7]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) reports 146 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[8]Where The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA) lists the name "Sulphur Springs," The Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, PA) lists "Petersburg." Both of these names refer to the area presently known as York Springs Borough.
[9]The original election returns report 1749 votes for Joseph Hiester and 1702 votes for William Findlay in Allegheny County, but these totals do not include the votes cast in Mifflin Township, which were returned late.
[10]The American Sentinel (Philadelphi), October 25, reports 1844 votes for William Findlay.
[11]"The non-attendance of the returning judge of Mifflin township on Friday last, the day appointed by law for making out the general return of the county, prevented the votes of that township from being brought into the return. Mr. Findlay's majority there, we understand, was low." The Mercury (Pittsburgh, PA). October 18, 1820.
[12]"We have the pleasure of stating to you the result of our county election. The Corruptionists have succeeded by a majority of 87 votes...We should have had a majority, had it not been for the young rascal who has had the charge of the Post Office here, the intimate friend of Richard Bache, of trout-fishing memory. This scoundrel suppressed every communication and pamphlet in his power in favour of General Hiester: he is now in gaol, and will probably be sentenced to the Penitentiary for robbing the mail." The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1820.
[13]The October 17th edition of the Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) reports 4345 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[14]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), October 13, reports 90 votes for Joseph Hiester and 269 for William Findlay.
[15]The Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA) does not report these votes under Earl Township, but rather under "Pannebecker's."
[16]The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA) reports 222 votes for Joseph Hiester and 155 votes for William Findlay.
[17]The Franlin Gazette, October 13, reports 284 votes for Joseph Hiester and 212 for William Findlay.
[18]The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA) reports 192 votes Joseph Hiester.
[19]Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) reports 44 votes for William Findlay.
[20]Several sources, including The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA), December 30, the The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA), December 22, and the United States Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), October 15, list the returns from Centre and Clearfield counties together.
[21]The American Republican (Downingtown, PA) refers to Oxford as "Hood's".
[22]Several sources, including The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA), December 30, the The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA), December 22, and the United States Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), October 15, list the returns from Centre and Clearfield counties together.
[23]The Original Election Returns report 916 votes for Joseph Hiester and 1148 votes for William Findlay in Columbia County. However, the return judges failed to include the votes from Liberty and Hemlock Townships in the original return.
[24]The Nordwestliche Post (Sunbury, PA), October 13, lists the election returns by districts, including those of Liberty and Hemlock Townships. The total votes given in this source are 1116 votes for Joseph Hiester and 1468 votes for William Findlay. Although these totals are not official, they are likely more accurate because they include the missing townships.
[25]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA), December 30, lists returns from Cumberland and Perry counties together.
[26]Several sources, including The Greensburgh Gazette (Greensburg, PA), December 29, the Nordwestliche Post (Sunbury, PA), December 29, and the 1820 Journal of the House report 1103 votes for Joseph Hiester in Delaware county, though the township votes add up to 1101.
[27]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1464 votes for Joseph Hiester and 2096 votes for William Findlay.
[28]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) reports 179 votes for Joseph Hiester and 417 votes for William Findlay.
[29]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) reports 394 votes for Joseph Hiester and 290 votes for William Findlay.
[30]"In this district, composed of the Townships of Peters and Montgomery, Hiester had 36 of a majority. In Peters, Findlay had 27 given to him, mostly by the negroes. In Montgomery, Hiester had 63; notwithstanding many negroes against him. These townships compose the district in which William Findlay was born; it is the neighborhood of his uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews, and their negroes; notwithstanding this, Heister had a majority of 36." The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1820.
[31]The Huntingdon Gazette (Huntingdon, PA) lists these votes under Spruce Creek Township, rather than Franklin Township.
[32]The Republican Advocate, October 19, reports 325 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[33]The votes cast in Jefferson County are included in the Indiana County returns.
[34]Some sources, including the American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA), October 25, list returns from Armstrong county with Indiana and Jefferson counties.
[35]Der Volksfreund (Lancaster, PA) lists these totals under Rapho Township rather than Manheim Township.
[36]The votes cast in Potter and McKean counties are included in the Lycoming County returns.
[37]The October 26th edition of The American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA) and the November 4th edition of The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) both report 1113 votes for William Findlay.
[38]Great Island gave Findlay a majority of 39 votes over Hiester. The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1820.
[39]Great Island is also referred to as Big Island.
[40]"Pennsborough gave Findlay a majority of 7 votes." The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1820.
[41]The Democratic Press, October 16, reports 236 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[42]Several sources, including The American Republican (Downingtown, PA), October 31, The Greensburgh Gazette (Greensburg, PA), December 29, the Nordwestliche Post, December 29, and the Lancaster Intelligencer and Daily Advertiser, October 21, report 2516 votes for Joseph Hiester in Montgomery county, though the township votes add up to 2515.
[43]The October 13th edition of Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and the October 18th edition of The Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA) both report 194 votes for Joseph Hiester and 161 votes for William Findlay.
[44]The October 13th edition of Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and the October 18th edition of The Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA) both report 556 votes for Joseph Hiester and 532 votes for William Findlay.
[45]The Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA) lists these votes under "Schwenk's" rather than "Sliffer's."
[46]The October 13th edition of Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and the October 18th edition of the Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA) report 335 votes for William Findlay.
[47]The October 14th edition of The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) and the October 20th edition of The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA) both report 1612 votes for Joseph Hiester and 2709 votes for William Findlay.
[48]The Easton Centinel (Easton, PA), October 20, reports 96 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[49]The populated place known as Butz's refers to an area located within present day Bethlehem Township.
[50]The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA) reports 575 votes for Joseph Hiester and 606 votes for William Findlay.
[51]The Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA) reports 574 votes for Joseph Hiester and 606 votes for William Findlay.
[52]Der Northampton Correspondent lists these votes under Hellerstown rather than Saucon.
[53]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA), December 30, lists returns from Cumberland and Perry counties together.
[54]Several newspaper sources report 3507 votes for Joseph Hiester in Philadelphia County, including the October 11th edition of The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), the October 13th edition of The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA), and the October 14th edition of The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). The township votes listed, however, add up to 3512.
[55]The October 13th edition of The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA) and the October 11th edition of The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) both report 1162 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[56]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA), October 16, reports 1163 votes for Josephp Hiester.
[57]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA), October 11, reports 187 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[58]The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA) and The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) both report 1039 votes for William Findlay.
[59]The October 20th edition of The American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA) and the October 28th edition of The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) both report 1089 votes for William Findlay.
[60]The Nordwestliche Post (Sunbury, PA) reports a majority of 3 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[61]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.
[62]The name of "Weirich" 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.
[63]The Nordwestliche Post (Sunbury, PA) reports a majority of 7 votes for Joseph Hiester in Weirich. October 13, 1820.
[64]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA), December 30, lists returns from Venango and Warren counties together.
[65]Several newspaper sources report 158 votes for Joseph Hiester in Warren County, including the October 17th edition of The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA), the October 21st edition of the Erie Gazette (Erie, PA), and the November 4th edition of The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA).
[66]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA), December 30, lists returns from Venango and Warren counties together.
[67]"Mr. Findlay's majority over Hiester in this county is not so great as we expected. We always calculated that there would be from 8 to 1200 more votes given in than there was in 1817, and if the day had not been so rainy and wet his majority would have been greater. The Hiesterites themselves say the rain was in their favor. The old democrats did not turn out." The Reporter (Washington, PA). October 16, 1820.
[68]Several sources, including The Greensburgh Gazette (Greensburg, PA), December 29, the Nordwestliche Post, December 29, and the 1820 Journal of the House report 228 votes for William Findlay. The township votes listed in the original election returns, however, add up to 230.
References:
Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Journal of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1820. 131-133.
United States Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). September 18, 1823.
United States Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). September 20, 1823.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1820.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1820.
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA). October 12, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1820.
Der Friedens-Bothe und Lecha. Northampton, Bucks und Montgomery Caunties wochentlicher Anzeiger (Allentown, PA). October 12, 1820.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1820.
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Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1820.
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Harrisburg Republican (Harrisburg, PA). October 13, 1820.
Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA). October 13, 1820.
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Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1820.
Spirit of Pennsylvania (Easton, PA). October 13, 1820.
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The Westmoreland Republican (Greensburgh, PA). October 13, 1820.
The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 14, 1820.
Butler Centinel (Butler, PA). October 14, 1820.
Erie Gazette (Erie, PA). October 14, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1820.
The Free Press (Lancaster, PA). October 14, 1820.
Harrisburg Chronicle (Harrisburg, PA). October 14, 1820.
Perry Forester (Landisburg, PA). October 14, 1820.
Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA). October 14, 1820.
The York Recorder (York, PA). October 14, 1820.
United States Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1823.
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The Reporter (Washington, PA). October 16, 1820.
The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). October 17, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1820.
The Carlisle Republican (Carlisle, PA). October 17, 1820.
The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA). October 17, 1820.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1820.
The Franklin Repository (Chambersburg, PA). October 17, 1820.
The Genius of Liberty (Uniontown, PA). October 17, 1820.
Correspondent and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). October 17, 1820.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 17, 1820.
Der Volksfreund (Lancaster, PA). October 17, 1820.
York Gazette (York, PA). October 17, 1820.
Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, PA). October 18, 1820.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1820.
The Mercury (Pittsburgh, PA). October 18, 1820.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). October 18, 1820.
Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA). October 18, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1820.
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA). October 19, 1820.
The Huntingdon Gazette (Huntingdon, PA). October 19, 1820.
The Republican Advocate (Huntingdon, PA). October 19, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1820.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1820.
Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA). October 20, 1820.
The Mountaineer (Easton, PA). October 20, 1820.
Der Northampton Correspondent (Easton, PA). October 20, 1820.
The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 20, 1820.
The Wyoming Herald (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 20, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1820.
The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 21, 1820.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1820.
Erie Gazette (Erie, PA). October 21, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 21, 1820.
Montrose Gazette (Montrose, PA). October 21, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 22, 1820.
The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA). October 23, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1820.
The Examiner (Washington, PA). October 23, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1820.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 24, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 25, 1820.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). October 25, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 26, 1820.
The Wyoming Herald (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 27, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 27, 1820.
Erie Gazette (Erie, PA). October 28, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 28, 1820.
The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). October 31, 1820.
The Genius of Liberty (Uniontown, PA). October 31, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). November 4, 1820.
The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA). November 10, 1820.
The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). November 14, 1820.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). December 22, 1820.
The Greensburgh Gazette (Greensburg, PA). December 29, 1820.
Nordwestliche Post (Sunbury, PA). December 29, 1820.
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