Pennsylvania 1817 Governor
- Office:
- Governor (State)
- Title:
- Governor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1817 Governor
- Date:
- 1817
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Governor/Governor
- Candidates:
- William Findlay, Joseph Hiester, N. B. Boilieu, Nicholas Wiseman, Joseph Hester, Benjamin R. Morgan, Andrew Gregg, Aaron Hanson, Moses Palmer, Hiram Plum, John Seffer, Seth Thomas, William Tilghman, Roswell Wells
| Candidates: | William Findlay[1] | Joseph Hiester | N. B. Boilieu | Nicholas Wiseman | Joseph Hester | Benjamin R. Morgan | Andrew Gregg | Aaron Hanson | Moses Palmer | Hiram Plum | John Seffer | Seth Thomas | William Tilghman | Roswell Wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | |||||||||||
| Final Result: | 66420 | 59415 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Adams County | 674 | 1622 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| District of One | 70 | 205 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Two | 178 | 196 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Three | 59 | 205 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Four | 56 | 265 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Five | 102 | 179 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Six | 68 | 157 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Seven | 45 | 145 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Eight | 51 | 135 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Nine | 45 | 134 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Allegheny County | 1593 | 1630 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Armstrong County | 759 | 347 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beaver County | 951 | 679 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedford County | 1517 | 1318 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Air | 115 | 164 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedford | 214 | 244 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Belfast | 87 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bethel | 123 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cumberland Valley[2] | 61 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dublin | 35 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Greenfield | 76 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hopewell | 151 | 92 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Londonberry | 48 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nappier | 132 | 124 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Providence | 203 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Clair | 93 | 144 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southampton | 67 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Woodberry | 112 | 131 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Berks County[3][4] | 2534 | 4193 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bethel | 71 | 101 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Croll's | 252 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Earl[5] | 100 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Forrest | 183 | 267 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hamburg | 212 | 223 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Huff's | 119 | 134 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Keeley's | 104 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kutztown | 269 | 202 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Longswamp | 70 | 124 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maiden Creek | 38 | 154 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Muthard's[6] | 68 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oley | 71 | 146 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pike | 60 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pricetown | 45 | 126 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reading | 396 | 1482 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alsace[7] | 38 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bern | 73 | 141 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cumru[8] | 71 | 259 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exeter | 31 | 195 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Heidelberg | 38 | 124 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward Nordlicher | 60 | 243 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward Sudlicher | 85 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rockland | 74 | 104 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shartel's | 66 | 239 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tulpehocken | 139 | 152 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| White Horse | 141 | 177 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Womelsdorf | 56 | 279 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bradford County[9] | 929 | 353 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bucks County | 2772 | 2888 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedminster | 124 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bensalem | 133 | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bristol | 100 | 146 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buckingham | 97 | 209 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cross-Roads | 285 | 148 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Durham | 69 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Falls | 83 | 163 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Haycock | 113 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hilltown[10] | 152 | 131 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lower Makefield | 42 | 111 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Middletown | 46 | 192 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Britain | 151 | 148 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newtown | 32 | 146 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nockamixon | 244 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northampton | 126 | 115 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plumstead | 70 | 193 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Richland | 273 | 243 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rockhill | 186 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Solebury | 117 | 193 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southampton | 71 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Springfield | 177 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Upper Makefield | 66 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wrightstown[11] | 15 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Butler County | 735 | 273 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cambria County[12] | 206 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Centre and Clearfield | 1569 | 765 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Centre County | 1428 | 693 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clearfield County | 141 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chester County | 3051 | 3330 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chatham | 145 | 397 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gum Tree | 169 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manor | 422 | 224 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marshallton | 19 | 317 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New London Cross Roads | 154 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Red Lion | 73 | 274 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Old Red Lion | 270 | 408 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oxford[13] | 389 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paoli | 402 | 517 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pughtown | 660 | 207 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sloan's | 215 | 169 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Chester | 133 | 498 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia County | 1647 | 766 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Berwick[14] | 85 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bloom[15] | 149 | 131 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Catawissa | 180 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Derry | 204 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fishing Creek | 69 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Greenwood | 106 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hemlock | 146 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liberty[16] | 154 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Limestone[17] | 47 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madison | 159 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahoning | 224 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mifflin | 62 | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sugar Loaf | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Crawford County | 387 | 393 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cumberland County | 2913 | 2297 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buffalo | 74 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carlisle | 808 | 665 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gehr's | 146 | 156 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hopewell | 51 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Juniata | 91 | 153 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kritzer's | 245 | 215 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Landisburg | 321 | 157 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liverpool | 75 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Millerstown | 99 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newville | 424 | 389 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Petersburg | 127 | 112 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shippensburg | 232 | 166 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Toboyne | 220 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dauphin County[18] | 1117 | 1738 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halifax | 171 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Harrisburg | 302 | 448 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hummelstown | 119 | 281 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lower Paxton | 83 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lykens | 76 | 144 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Middle Paxton | 56 | 112 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Middletown | 78 | 254 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Upper Paxton | 117 | 155 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Hanover | 115 | 117 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Delaware County | 540 | 1185 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chester | 163 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Concord | 60 | 321 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darby | 201 | 244 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newtown | 116 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erie County | 358 | 261 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fayette County | 1982 | 898 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brownsville | 401 | 132 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Connellsville | 315 | 263 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Franklin | 140 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georges | 482 | 129 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saltlick | 66 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Union | 385 | 177 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington | 118 | 132 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wharton | 75 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Franklin County[19] | 1990 | 1931 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chambersburg | 488 | 597 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fannett | 164 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Greencastle | 240 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lurgan | 112 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mercersburg | 338 | 367 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Metal | 94 | 111 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southampton | 130 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Strasburg | 99 | 157 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Warren | 32 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Waynesburg | 290 | 217 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Greene County[20] | 1095 | 412 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Huntingdon County | 1484 | 1246 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alexandria | 183 | 127 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coffee Run | 118 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dublin | 59 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Franklin | 108 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Frankstown | 171 | 138 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Huntingdon | 122 | 287 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaver's Creek | 200 | 147 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shirley | 104 | 159 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tell | 80 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuckaho | 68 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Warrior Mark | 168 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Williamsburg | 140 | 128 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Indiana and Jefferson[21] | 718 | 274 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Indiana County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jefferson County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lancaster County | 2889 | 4763 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bart | 94 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Churchtown | 144 | 199 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Colerain | 102 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia | 153 | 386 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drumore | 70 | 109 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Elizabeth[22] | 224 | 164 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lancaster[23] | 570 | 1329 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conestoga | 94 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward East | 121 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hempfield | 15 | 186 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lampeter | 55 | 267 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lancaster | 8 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manheim | 45 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manor | 53 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward West | 179 | 261 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lititz | 71 | 208 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Little Britain | 88 | 153 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marietta | 140 | 122 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Martic | 80 | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maytown | 184 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Holland[24] | 256 | 690 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rapho | 114 | 213 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reamstown | 248 | 235 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sadsbury | 60 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Salisbury | 131 | 162 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Strasburg | 103 | 313 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Winter's | 55 | 229 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lebanon County | 1182 | 1212 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lehigh County[25][26] | 1706 | 916 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Allentown | 705 | 423 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hanover | 86 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Whitehall | 122 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northampton | 77 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Salisbury | 118 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Whitehall | 147 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Upper Saucon | 155 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grim's | 160 | 213 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Heidelberg | 324 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Millerstown | 547 | 223 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Luzerne County | 985 | 832 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Abington | 32 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Braintrim | 10 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Exeter | 58 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Greenfield | 37 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Hanover | 60 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Huntington | 67 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Kingston | 115 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Nescopeck | 54 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Newport | 67 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Nicholson | 26 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Pittston | 39 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Plymouth | 62 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Providence | 48 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Salem | 25 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Sugar Loaf | 115 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Tunkhannock | 50 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Union | 12 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Wilkes-Barre | 71 | 135 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Windham | 37 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Lycoming, Potter and McKean | 1276 | 648 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mercer County | 832 | 343 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mercer | 210 | 125 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mifflin County | 1565 | 978 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Decatur | 103 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lewistown | 582 | 225 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Montgomery County[27][28] | 3064 | 2645 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northampton County[29] | 2761 | 1203 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthony's | 161 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bushkill | 112 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Butz's | 137 | 153 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Easton | 638 | 472 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hamilton | 178 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lehighton | 108 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mench's | 129 | 119 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael's | 162 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mount Bethel | 448 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saucon | 221 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Towamensing | 99 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northumberland County | 1326 | 939 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lower Mahonoy | 75 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Middle Mahonoy[30] | 13 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Milton[31] | 514 | 237 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northumberland[32] | 146 | 93 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Schamolin[33] | 286 | 146 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunbury[34] | 238 | 208 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Upper Mahonoy | 54 | 118 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Philadelphia[35] | 1551 | 3946 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward Cedar[36] | 99 | 321 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward Chestnut | 80 | 224 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward Dock | 46 | 212 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward High Street | 67 | 196 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward Locust | 110 | 361 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward Lower Delaware | 124 | 288 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward Middle | 92 | 251 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward New Market | 74 | 296 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward North | 160 | 418 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward North Mulberry | 222 | 316 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward South[37] | 62 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward South Mulberry | 222 | 377 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward Upper Delaware | 131 | 262 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward Walnut | 62 | 184 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Philadelphia County[38][39] | 3030 | 3537 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blockley[40] | 153 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bristol | 70 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bustelton | 199 | 238 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Germantown | 378 | 251 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kingsessing | 384 | 299 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moyamensing | 89 | 153 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Northern Liberties[41] | 847 | 1171 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward East Northern Liberties | 294 | 465 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward West Northern Liberties | 553 | 702 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oxford | 139 | 174 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Penn | 219 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Roxborough | 181 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Southwark and Passyunk | 371 | 659 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward East Southwark | 136 | 344 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward Passyunk | 91 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward West Southwark | 144 | 255 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pike County[42] | 294 | 182 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Schuylkill County[43] | 566 | 850 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Somerset County | 930 | 861 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Susquehanna County[44] | 467 | 156 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Bridgewater | 132 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Choconut | 21 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clifford | 64 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gibson | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Great Bend | 32 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Harford | 39 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Milford | 14 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rush | 57 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Springville | 17 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Waterford | 61 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tioga County | 289 | 91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Union County | 1018 | 1507 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beaver | 70 | 171 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| East Buffalo | 222 | 116 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hartley | 108 | 103 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Berlin[45] | 145 | 192 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perry | 39 | 92 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Schweinfordst[46] | 35 | 204 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Selinsgrove[47] | 35 | 248 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stroupstown[48] | 49 | 163 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Buffalo | 115 | 173 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| White Deer | 200 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Venango and Warren | 547 | 146 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Venango County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Franklin | 137 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Warren County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington County | 3111 | 1306 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amity | 105 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buffalo | 197 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burgettstown | 440 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canonsburg | 324 | 135 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Finley | 150 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hamilton's | 168 | 254 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill's | 166 | 75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Morris | 206 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mount Pleasant | 123 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Somerset | 113 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stevenson's | 169 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urie's | 252 | 105 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington | 505 | 235 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Bethlehem | 173 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West's | 19 | 197 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wayne County | 350 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Westmoreland County[49] | 2242 | 1421 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Derry | 219 | 124 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Donegal | 169 | 93 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fairfield | 159 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Franklin | 152 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Greensburgh | 706 | 566 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Greensburgh | 51 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hempfield | 376 | 154 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mount Pleasant | 21 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Salem | 127 | 118 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unity | 131 | 187 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mount Pleasant | 174 | 193 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of North Huntingdon | 232 | 115 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rostraver | 74 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Huntingdon | 179 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington | 178 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| York County | 2918 | 1944 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chanceford | 154 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Codorus | 253 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dover | 219 | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fawn | 64 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hanover | 399 | 218 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hopewell | 100 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Monaghan | 140 | 138 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newbury | 163 | 221 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peach Bottom | 77 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shrewsbury | 193 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Warrington | 34 | 105 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington | 22 | 124 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| York | 1100 | 773 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]The Democratic Press lists 8 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[3]The Lancaster Intelligencer, November 1 and 15, list 4183 votes for Joseph Hiester in Berks county. The November 15 edition notes that: "It is said that Mr. Hiester's whole vote, in Berks county, was 8 less than returned."
[4]The American Daily Advertisers lists 4190 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[5]Der Readinger Postbothe lists these returns as being from "Pannebeders."
[6]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA) and Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) list 60 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[7]The Northumberland Republicaner lists these returns as being from "Essex."
[8]The Northumberland Republicaner lists 70 votes for William Findlay.
[9]The Harrisburg Republican (Harrisburg, PA) lists 352 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[10]The Democratic Press lists 151 votes for William Findlay.
[11]The Democratic Press lists 76 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[12]The History of Cambria lists 205 votes for William Findley.
[13]The Democratic Press refers to Oxford as "Hoods."
[14]Some sources list these returns as being from "Briar Creek."
[15]The Democratic Press lists 141 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[16]The Democratic Press lists 155 votes for William Findlay and 41 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[17]The Democratic Press lists 23 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[18]The Democratic Press lists 1138 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[19]The Harrisburg Republican (Harrisburg, PA) lists Joseph Heister with 1930 votes.
[20]The Reporter lists 1339 votes for William Findlay and 709 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[21]The Lancaster Intelligencer lists 748 votes for William Findlay.
[22]The Democratic Press lists these returns as being from "Mountjoy."
[23]The Democratic Press lists 270 votes for William Findlay.
[24]"In the Newholland district, Lancaster county, the votes for Mr. Hiester were 619, and not 690; the Return being incorrect." The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). November 15, 1817. This is the only reference to a vote discrepancy, and the official canvass of votes lists 690 for Joseph Hiester.
[25]The Lancaster Intelligencer, the Journal of the Senate, and the Journal of the House list 1617 votes for William Findlay and 843 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[26]The Democratic Press lists 1617 votes for William Findlay and 643 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[27]The Democratic Press lists 2643 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[28]The Niles' Weekly Register (Baltimore, MD) lists 2654 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[29]The votes listed here add up to 2393 votes for William Findlay and 1107 for Joseph Hiester, though the official returns list 2761 votes for Findlay and 1203 for Heister.
[30]Some sources list these returns as being from "Little Mahonoy."
[31]Some sources list these returns as being from "Turbut."
[32]Some sources list these returns as being from "Point."
[33]Some sources list these returns as being from "Shamokin."
[34]The Democratic Press lists these returns as being from "Sunbury Augusta."
[35]The American Daily Advertiser lists 3956 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[36]The Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists 331 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[37]The American Daily Advertiser and the Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) list 250 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[38]The Democratic Press lists 3527 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[39]The Reporter lists 3007 votes for William Findlay and 3444 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[40]The Democratic Press, October 18, lists these returns as "Blockley and Kingsessing."
[41]Though the votes from the East and West Northern Liberties add up to 1167, the Democratic Press, October 18, lists 1171 votes.
[42]The Niles' Weekly Register (Baltimore, MD), the Journal of the Senate, and the Journal of the House list 112 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[43]Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) lists 840 votes for Joseph Hiester.
[44]"The following republican majorities are taken from the official returns of last evening. Majority for Findlay (Governor) is 311." The Susquehanna Centinel (Montrose, PA). October 18, 1817.
[45]The Annals of Buffalo Valley lists these returns as being from Union TownshiNew Berlin was part of Union Township until 1837.
[46]The Annals of Buffalo lists these returns as being from "Centre."
[47]The Annals of Buffalo lists these returns as being from "Penn's."
[48]The Annals of Buffalo lists these returns as being from "Freeburg."
[49]The Niles' Weekly Register (Baltimore, MD) lists 1481 votes for Joseph Hiester.
References:
Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Original Election Returns. Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. Greene County Papers, Box 2, Folder 12.
Journal of the House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, 1817. 86-87.
Journal of the State Senate, Pennsylvania, 1817. 59-60.
Juniata Gazette (Lewistown, PA). October 3, 1817.
Mifflin Eagle (Mifflintown, PA). October 11, 1817.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1817.
Pennsylvania Correspondent, and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). October 14, 1817.
Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1817.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1817.
Der Friedens-Bothe und Lecha. Northampton, Bucks und Montgomery Caunties wochentlicher Anzeiger (Allentown, PA). October 16, 1817.
Kline's Weekly Carlisle Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 16, 1817.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1817.
Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1817.
York Gazette (York, PA). October 16, 1817.
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA). October 17, 1817.
The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA). October 17, 1817.
The Easton Centinel (Easton, PA). October 17, 1817.
Harrisburg Republican (Harrisburg, PA). October 17, 1817.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 17, 1817.
Northumberl. Republicaner, und Northumberland, Union und Columbia Counties Adverteiser (Sunbury, PA). October 17, 1817.
The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 18, 1817.
The Greensburgh Gazette (Greensburg, PA). October 18, 1817.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1817.
Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA). October 18, 1817.
The Susquehanna Centinel (Montrose, PA). October 18, 1817.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1817.
The Chronicle or Harrisburgh Visitor (Harrisburg, PA). October 20, 1817.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1817.
The Reporter (Washington, PA). October 20, 1817.
Harrisburg Republican (Harrisburg, PA). October 21, 1817.
The Spirit of the Times (Shippensburg, PA). October 21, 1817.
The Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA). October 22, 1817.
The American Telegraph (Brownsville, PA). October 22, 1817.
The Star of Freedom (Newtown, PA). October 22, 1817.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 22, 1817.
Washington Examiner (Washington, PA). October 22, 1817.
The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA). October 24, 1817.
The Gleaner (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 24, 1817.
The Pittsburgh Mercury (Pittsburgh, PA). October 24, 1817.
Northumberl. Republicaner, und Northumberland, Union und Columbia Counties Adverteiser (Sunbury, PA). October 24, 1817.
The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 24, 1817.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 25, 1817.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 25, 1817.
The Susquehanna Centinel (Montrose, PA). October 25, 1817
The Reporter (Washington, PA). October 27, 1817.
Bradford Gazette (Towanda, PA). October 28, 1817.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 28, 1817.
Harrisburg Republican (Harrisburg, PA). October 28, 1817.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 28, 1817.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). November 1, 1817.
Harrisburg Republican (Harrisburg, PA). November 4, 1817.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). November 4, 1817.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). November 8, 1817.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). November 11, 1817.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 11, 1817.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). November 11, 1817.
The Greensburgh Gazette (Greensburg, PA). November 15, 1817.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). November 15, 1817.
The Reporter (Washington, PA). Extra Edition. December 22, 1817.
Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA). November 3, 1820.
Niles' Weekly Register (Baltimore, MD). Vol. 25. November 8, 1823. 156.
Linn, John Blair, ed. Annals of Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania: 1755-1855. Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1877. 436-437.
Storey, Henry Wilson. History of Cambria County. Vol. I. New York: Lewis Publishing, 1907. 120, 131, 133. Lewis Publishing Company. 1907.
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