Pennsylvania 1803 State Senate, District 4

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1803 State Senate, District 4
Date:
1803
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
John Richards, Andrew Porter
Candidates: John Richards[1]Andrew Porter
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2][3][4]17301477
District of Four17301477
Montgomery County17301477

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Americanische Staatsbothe reports that both candidates for Senator were Democrats.
[3]"Both candidates for Senator were of the Democratic sect. Mr. Porter being more moderate in his politics, was run by the Federalists." Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1803.
[4]The Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) from October 18 lists John Richards with 1727 votes.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). October 14, 1803.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1803.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1803.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 18, 1803.
Der Americanische Staatsbothe, und Lancaster Anzeigs-Nachrichten (Lancaster, PA). October 19, 1803.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1803.
The York Recorder (York, PA). October 19, 1803.
American Eagle (Easton, PA). October 22, 1803.
The Farmers Register (Greensburg, PA). October 22, 1803.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 25, 1803.

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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).
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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