Pennsylvania 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1

Office:: U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: Pennsylvania 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
Date:: 1816
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: Adam Seybert, William Anderson, John Sergeant, Joseph Hopkinson, William Milnor, Samuel Edwards, Jacob Sommer, John Conard, William J. Duane, Thomas Forrest

Candidates:	Adam Seybert [1]	William Anderson [2]	John Sergeant [3]	Joseph Hopkinson [4]	William Milnor	Samuel Edwards	Jacob Sommer	John Conard	William J. Duane	Thomas Forrest
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	New School Republican	New School Republican	Union Ticket	Old School Republican
Final Result: [5]	6054	6001	5414	5327	5305	5259	3807	3516	2744	2247
District of One	6054	6001	5414	5327	5305	5259	3807	3516	2744	2247
Delaware County[6]	698	696	1007	1005	1006	1023	571	567	144	131
Chester	240	239	217	214	215	226	178	174	77	76
Concord[7][8]	112	112	284	285	286	287	69	70	42	42
Darby[9]	208	207	193	194	196	196	195	194	15	8
Newtown[10][11]	138	138	312	312	312	314	129	129	10	5
City of Philadelphia[12][13]	2000	1963	2713	2655	2636	2598	1242	964	1149	731
Ward Cedar	212	-	148	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ward Chesnut	93	-	160	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ward Dock	46	-	141	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ward High Street	76	-	174	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ward Locust	147	-	208	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ward Lower Delaware	148	-	214	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ward Middle	114	-	159	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ward New Market	114	-	199	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ward North	202	-	354	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ward North Mulberry	252	-	155	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ward South	65	-	188	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ward South Mulberry	299	-	261	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ward Upper Delaware	172	-	201	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ward Walnut	67	-	144	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Philadelphia County[14]	3356	3342	1694	1667	1663	1638	1994	1985	1451	1385
District of Blockley and Kingsessing	132	139	102	102	105	106	103	102	38	39
Blockley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kingsessing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
District of Bristol and Germantown	310	315	168	168	170	164	275	297	20	25
Bristol	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Germantown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bustleton	156	162	157	175	155	154	144	151	10	4
Northern Liberties	1487	1468	678	663	657	641	838	841	682	657
Oxford	161	161	103	101	103	102	110	101	63	49
Penn	291	292	62	59	57	59	130	123	175	168
Roxborough	119	119	41	41	42	43	119	116	3	1
District of Southwark, Moyamensing, and Passyunk	690	684	383	376	372	367	253	251	455	437

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Adam Seybert and William Anderson were supported by both the Old School and New School Republicans.

[6]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) from October 9th and October 14th and The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA) from October 15th lists John Sergeant with 1006 votes and William Milnor with 1009 votes.

[7]The October 11th edition of The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA) reports 284 votes for Joseph Hopkinson in Concord Township.

[8]The October 11th edition of Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 234 votes for Joseph Hopkinson and 96 votes for Jacob Sommer in Concord Township.

[9]Several newspaper sources report 194 votes for John Sergeant, 192 votes for Joseph Hopkinson, and 193 votes for William Milnor in Darby Township, including the October 11th edition of The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA), the October 11th edition of Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), and the October 9th edition of The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA).

[10]The October 11th edition of The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA) and the October 11th edition of Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) both report 137 votes for Adam Seybert, 137 votes for William Anderson, 311 votes for Joseph Hopkinson, and 128 votes for John Conard in Newton Township.

[11]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA) reports 137 votes for Adam Seybert, 137 votes for William Anderson, 313 votes for Samuel Edwards, 128 votes for Jacob Sommer, and 128 votes for John Conard.

[12]The individual wards of Philadelphia City reported election results by political party rather than candidate.

[13]The October 9th edition of Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 2565 votes for Joseph Hopkinson and 987 votes for John Conard in Philadelphia City.

[14]Several newspaper sources report 3346 votes for Adam Seybert, 3340 votes for William Anderson, 1794 votes for John Sergeant, 1685 votes for Joseph Hopkinson, 1661 votes for William Milnor, 1636 votes for Samuel Edwards, 1970 votes for Jacob Sommer, 1984 votes for John Conard, 1446 votes for William J. Duane, and 1386 votes for Thomas Forrest in Philadelphia County, including the October 10th edition of Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), the October 10th edition of The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA), and the October 11th edition of The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). However, these do not match the totals listed on the Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 9, 1816.

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 9, 1816.

Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 9, 1816.

The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1816.

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1816.

Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1816.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1816.

The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1816.

Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1816.

The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 12, 1816.

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1816.

Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1816.

United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1816.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1816.

The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1816.

The Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA) and Repertory. October 15, 1816.

The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1816.

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1816.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1816.

The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1816.

The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 19, 1816.

The Reporter (Washington, PA). October 21, 1816.

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