Pennsylvania 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 10

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 10
Date:
1820
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
George Denison, Thomas Murray, Jr., William Cox Ellis, Abiel Fellows
Candidates: George Denison[1]Thomas Murray, Jr.William Cox Ellis[2]Abiel Fellows
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [3][4]9545741565284507
District of Ten9545741565284507
Bradford County[5]150393357417
Columbia County[6][7][8]12031045922755
Luzerne County16331222866623
Abington35343739
Blakely21202423
Braintrim343265
Covington4222244
Dallas636355
Exeter62552527
Greenfield14104145
Hanover84693622
Huntington89687291
Kingston1811326012
Nescopeck63385947
Newport7168188
Nicholson5948--
Northmoreland38301914
Pittston11044693
Plymouth139130102
Providence8337547
Salem62244150
Sugarloaf105975148
District of Tunkhannock and Eaton76683534
Union18187777
Wilkes-Barre123549847
Windham61611313
Lycoming County[9][10][11]1485915953238
Moreland13513011-
Muncy317175254-
Washington18118489-
Williamsport370179294-
Northumberland County[12][13][14][15]133712991029957
Little Mahanoy363699
Lower Mahanoy88889999
Milton194169186140
Northumberland9699124111
Rush1521523939
Shamokin163163110110
Sunbury252247218214
Turbot286274137128
Upper Mahanoy7070107107
Susquehanna County[16][17]750668344412
Bridgewater133133136137
Choconut15145555
Clifford10234168
Gibson909055
Great Bend5742--
Harford999911
Lawsville3333--
Middletown20203131
New Milford26261111
Rush26263939
Springville71712929
Waterford78783636
Tioga County4781992813
Union County[18]1156113415591502

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Within the 10th District, 4341 votes were cast for Thomas Murray while an additional 3074 votes were cast for Thomas Murray, Jr. All 7415 of these votes were intended for Thomas Murray, Jr., the only candidate running in the election with either variation of that name. However, due to the differing names, not all of these votes were originally counted in the official returns. As a result, William Cox Ellis was elected with only 6528 votes. He voluntarily resigned in June 1821 and then lost the special election held in October 1821 to determine the rightful seat holder.
[4]The Susquehanna Democrat, October 20, reports 6578 votes for William Cox Ellis.
[5]The October 26th edition of The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), the November 8 edition of The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA), and the October 27th edition of The American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA) both report 993 votes for Thomas Murray, Jr.
[6]The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA) reports 1030 votes for Thomas Murray, Jr. and an additional 15 votes for Thomas Murray0.
[7]The American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1030 votes for Thomas Murray, Jr. and 138 votes for Thomas Murray, which would result in 1168 total votes.
[8]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) and The American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA) both report 1050 votes for Thomas Murray, Jr. and 138 votes for Thomas Murray on October 20th, which would result in 1188 total votes.
[9]The votes cast in Potter and McKean Counties are included in the Lycoming County returns.
[10]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) reports 223 votes for Abiel Fellows.
[11]The Democratic Press, October 21, adds the votes from the townships in Lycoming county with the overall total number of votes in Lycoming, Potter, and MacKean counties, resulting in 2488 votes for George Denison and 1583 for Thomas Murray, Jr.
[12]The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA) reports 1143 votes for Thomas Murray and an additional 156 votes for Thomas Murray, Jr.
[13]>The American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA) and The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) both report 1110 votes for Thomas Murray and 156 votes for Thomas Murray, Jr., which would result in 1266 total votes.
[14]The Nordwestliche Post (Sunbury, PA) reports 1298 votes for Thomas Murray, Jr.
[15]The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) reports 1301 votes for Thomas Murray, Jr.
[16]Most sources report 666 votes for Thomas Murray, Jr. in Susquehanna County. However, The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA) reports an additional two votes that were cast for Thomas Murray, making the total 668 votes.
[17]The Susquehanna Democrat, October 20, reports 740 votes for George Denison.
[18]The October 20th edition of The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), the October 20th edition of The American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA), and the October 28th edition of The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) all report 1507 votes for Abiel Fellows.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Nordwestliche Post (Sunbury, PA). October 13, 1820.
Erie Gazette (Erie, PA). October 14, 1820.
The Examiner (Washington, PA). October 16, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1820.
The Genius of Liberty (Uniontown, PA). October 17, 1820.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 17, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1820.
The Republican Advocate (Huntingdon, PA). October 19, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, 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 Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1820.
Erie Gazette (Erie, PA). October 21, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 21, 1820.
Montrose Gazette (Montrose, PA). October 21, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 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.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 27, 1820.
The Wyoming Herald (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 27, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 28, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). November 4, 1820.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). November 8, 1820.
Linn, John Blair, ed. Annals of Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania: 1755-1855. Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1877. 449.

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