Pennsylvania 1821 House of Representatives, Dauphin County

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1821 House of Representatives, Dauphin County
Date:
1821
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
Thomas Smith, William Cochran, Jacob Roop, Andrew Mitchel
Candidates: Thomas Smith[1]William Cochran[2]Jacob RoopAndrew Mitchel
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: 1400135611471107
Dauphin County[3]1400135611471107
Halifax17715810576
Hanover1451336152
District of Harrisburg[4][5]386376367375
Box[6]276269228241
Susquehanna69688681
Swatara37355252
Hummelstown9294128124
Lower Paxton76777067
Lykens93858684
Middle Paxton1051142522
Middletown121117162159
Mifflin61567683
Upper Paxton1441466765

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]The Bellefonte Patriot (Bellefonte, PA), October 17, and The York Recorder, and Independent Republican (York, PA), October 16, report 1396 votes for Thomas Smith, 1360 votes for William Cochran, 1143 votes for Jacob Roop, and 1110 votes for Andrew Mitchel. The Bellefonte Patriot (Bellefonte, PA) notes: "The official returns may vary a few votes. We shall give a complete return in our next [issue]."
[4]The Pennsylvania Intelligencer (Harrisburg, PA), October 12, reports 366 votes for Jacob Roop.
[5]The Bellefonte Patriot (Bellefonte, PA) reports 366 votes for Jacob Roop in Harrisburg, though the township votes this newspaper lists add up to 359.
[6]The Bellefonte Patriot (Bellefonte, PA) reports 221 votes for Jacob Roop.

References:

Pennsylvania Intelligencer (Harrisburg, PA). October 12, 1821.
The Oracle of Dauphin (Harrisburg, PA). October 13, 1821.
Harrisburg Chronicle (Harrisburg, PA). October 16, 1821.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 16, 1821.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1821.
The York Recorder, and Independent Republican (York, PA). October 16, 1821.
Bellefonte Patriot (Bellefonte, PA). October 17, 1821.
Pennsylvania Intelligencer (Harrisburg, PA). October 19, 1821.
York Gazette (York, PA). October 19, 1821.
The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 20, 1821.
Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA). October 20, 1821.

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