Pennsylvania 1816 House of Representatives, Chester County

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Pennsylvania 1816 House of Representatives, Chester County
Date:: 1816
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: John Menough, Evan Evans, Thomas Ashbridge, Joseph Sharp, Samuel Cochran, James Ralston, Archibald MacClean, Joshua Taylor, John Dowlin, Israel Jackson

Candidates:	John Menough [1]	Evan Evans [2]	Thomas Ashbridge [3]	Joseph Sharp [4]	Samuel Cochran [5]	James Ralston	Archibald MacClean	Joshua Taylor	John Dowlin	Israel Jackson
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican
Final Result:	3140	3136	3129	3128	3094	2836	2831	2825	2803	2799
Chester County[6]	3140	3136	3129	3128	3094	2836	2831	2825	2803	2799
Chatham	364	362	363	367	358	166	168	167	164	174
Gum Tree	142	138	138	138	135	172	174	171	160	159
Manor	172	173	173	173	171	350	343	344	352	343
Marshallton	314	315	315	315	312	18	18	19	18	18
New London Cross Roads	52	46	45	43	46	180	182	182	181	176
New Red Lion	298	299	301	303	299	75	73	83	71	75
Old Red Lion	374	381	373	372	358	262	259	258	272	256
Oxford[7]	122	122	122	123	123	343	343	343	343	338
Paoli	490	487	487	485	490	421	422	420	418	420
Pughtown	121	120	121	121	121	530	532	532	524	531
Sloan's	147	149	147	145	144	182	180	168	163	164
West Chester	544	544	544	543	537	137	137	138	137	145

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) from October 18, 1816 reports 2709 total votes for Israel Jackson.

[7]The American Republican (Downingtown, PA) from October 15, 1816 refers to Oxford as "Hood's".

References:

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

The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). October 15, 1816.

The Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA). October 16, 1816.

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

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1816.

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1816.

United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1816.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 26, 1816.

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