Pennsylvania 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
Date:
1816
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
William Maclay, Andrew Boden, James MacSherry, John MacClelland, William Crawford
Candidates: William Maclay[1]Andrew Boden[2]James MacSherryJohn MacClellandWilliam Crawford
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistRepublican
Final Result: [3]4713423330182760503
District of Five4713423330182760503
Adams County367368910880-
District of One5957157148-
District of Two8987150147-
District of Three14209283-
District of Four3136107102-
District of Five7474134134-
District of Six19193838-
District of Seven31296362-
District of Eight31269896-
District of Nine19207170-
Cumberland County[4]30362558862632486
Buffalo6867---
Carlisle[5]786752388294109
Gehr's176105---
Hopewell624927184
Juniata10196715520
Kritzer's2381354342102
Landisburg3382388327102
Liverpool9710371-
Millerstown99864314
Newville49341016112465
Petersburg167151--19
Shippensburg205171786840
Toboyne206195--11
Franklin County[6]131013071246124817
Chambersburg360364373365-
Fannett59653230-
Greencastle181172173186-
Mercersburg209207223225-
Metal60607273-
Roxbury77781920-
Southampton54491211-
Strasburg87907370-
Warren22222020-
Waynesburg201200249248-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Several newspaper sources report 3015 total votes for James MacSherry and 2636 total votes for John MacClelland, including the October 23rd edition of The Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, PA), the October 23rd edition of Kline's Weekly Carlisle Gazette (Carlisle, PA), and the October 24th edition of The American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA).
[4]Several newspaper sources report 859 votes for James MacSherry and 508 votes for John MacClelland in Cumberland County, including the October 16th edition of Kline's Weekly Carlisle Gazette (Carlisle, PA), the October 23rd edition of Kline's Weekly Carlisle Gazette (Carlisle, PA), and the October 17th edition of The American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA). However, these do not match the totals reported in the Original Election Return.
[5]The American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA) reports 385 votes for James MacSherry in Carlisle.
[6]Die Freyheits-Fahne (Carlisle, PA) reports 1313 votes for William Maclay and 1379 votes for Andrew Boden in Franklin County.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Die Freyheits-Fahne (Carlisle, PA). October 11, 1816.
Democratic Republican and Pennsylvania Advertiser (Chambersburg, PA). October 14, 1816.
Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, PA). October 16, 1816.
Kline's Weekly Carlisle Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 16, 1816.
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA). October 17, 1816.
Die Freyheits-Fahne (Carlisle, PA). October 17, 1816.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1816.
Democratic Republican and Pennsylvania Advertiser (Chambersburg, PA). October 21, 1816.
Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, PA). October 23, 1816.
Kline's Weekly Carlisle Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 23, 1816.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1816.
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA). October 24, 1816.

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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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