Pennsylvania 1801 Sheriff, Allegheny, Beaver, and Butler Counties

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

Label:: Pennsylvania 1801 Sheriff, Allegheny, Beaver, and Butler Counties
Date:: 1801
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Thomas Jones, William Wirsthoff, James Brison, William Loughead, Samuel MacCord, Jacob Castleman, Robert Henderson

Candidates:	Thomas Jones [1]	William Wirsthoff	James Brison	William Loughead	Samuel MacCord	Jacob Castleman	Robert Henderson
Affiliation:	Federalist	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican
Final Result: [2][3][4][5]	1152	899	629	389	240	184	112
District of Allegheny, Beaver, and Butler	1152	899	629	389	240	184	112
Allegheny County	782	591	501	277	187	137	92
Elizabeth	23	103	34	104	13	1	24
Fayette	161	19	4	13	5	1	-
Middletown	109	45	12	1	4	5	1
District of Mifflin and Saint Clair	80	133	139	54	42	6	21
Moon	87	5	18	2	19	-	1
Pittsburgh	315	253	257	28	92	114	41
District of Plumb and Versailles	7	33	37	75	12	10	4
Beaver County	247	223	48	48	24	20	13
Georgetown	113	17	6	2	4	3	-
North Beaver	2	45	1	1	4	1	2
South Beaver[6]	132	161	41	45	16	16	11
Butler County	123	85	80	64	29	27	7
Connequenessing	68	59	68	52	14	23	4
Slippery Rock	55	26	12	12	15	4	3

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA) and The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA) use the name Wusthoff for William Wirsthoff.

[3]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) uses the spelling Bryson for James Brison.

[4]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists Thomas Jones with 1153 total votes and James Brison with 627 votes.

[5]The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA) lists James Brison with 627 total votes but the township totals add up to 629.

[6]The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA) lists William Wirsthoff with 191 votes.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). October 23, 1801.

The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA). October 24, 1801.

Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 31, 1801.

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