Pennsylvania 1821 House of Representatives, Berks and Schuylkill Counties

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1821 House of Representatives, Berks and Schuylkill Counties
Date:
1821
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
William Addams, John Gehr, David Hottenstein, Daniel Rhoads Jr., John Neikirch, William Audenreed, William Witman, Jacob Levan, William Heister Jr., Solomon Albright, Jacob Schneider, Jacob Dreibelbis, Godfrey Rohrer
Candidates: William Addams[1]John Gehr[2]David Hottenstein[3]Daniel Rhoads Jr.[4]John Neikirch[5]William AudenreedWilliam WitmanJacob LevanWilliam Heister Jr.Solomon AlbrightJacob SchneiderJacob DreibelbisGodfrey Rohrer
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [6][7][8]2674261223732303228722542241222422152060690285148
District of Berks and Schuylkill2674261223732303228722542241222422152060690285148
Berks County[9]219221301888193818621894185918031798168253783148
Albany83838383238323232323---
Bethel6568605427727271331145-
Colebrookdale[10]2927262435283535353581-
District17181718251724252225---
Earl48484847244922242324---
Forrest7151445632536458594222--
Greenwich[11]1431431421432114320202020---
Hamburg1881951621486518464526645591-
Hereford[12]838383814383434343432--
Keeley's464746476466777---
Kutztown2372422402271341901241251261241215-
Longswamp4548484683448276808033-
Maidencreek254024239320845985899--
Morgantown2825131535244641373811--
Oley555654546154585862592--
Pike24242425152416171817---
District of Reading51644736540770940569570070057730626-
Rockland4345444258435851565881-
Ruscombmanor[13]445445467045646466691--
Tulpehocken[14][15]11310972983989493332395821-
Upper Bern[16]6172625939602741312041-
Upper Tulpehocken747461734869434243451--
White Horse7574737056746060606082-
Womelsdorf79575252121601251229111297-
Schuylkill County[17][18]482482485365425360382421417378153202-
Artz's111-45245454544---
Barr's1197189-92898895---
Blue's5354544921581721229---
Bittler's292929293313331---
Bolig's777611-10111111---
Friedensburg464748857556585357---
McKeansburg949394983510315333413---
Orwigsburg14714715086908387888982---
Pottsville2324241918112181617---
West Penn66666669287714272821---
Yoder's555-28-31282828---

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]The October 19th edition of The Pennsylvania Intelligencer (Harrisburg, PA) and the October 24th edition of The Bellefonte Patriot (Bellefonte, PA) both report 2667 total votes for William Addams, 2605 total votes for John Gehr, and 2231 total votes for William Witman.
[7]The Perry Forester (Landisburg, PA) reports 2667 total votes for William Addams, 2605 total votes for John Gehr, 2231 total votes for William Witman, and 2237 total votes for John Neikirch. October 25, 1821.
[8]The Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA), October 16, and The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA), October 20, report 2231 total votes for William Witman.
[9]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA) reports 2093 votes for John Gehr and 1925 votes for David Hottenstein in Berks County. October 9, 1821.
[10]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA), October 9, lists these returns from Muthart's instead of Colebrookdale.
[11]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA), October 9, and the Readinger Postbothe, October 3, list these returns from Croll's instead of Greenwich.
[12]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA), October 9, lists these returns from Huff's instead of Hereford, and the Readinger Postbothe, October 13, lists them from Hoof's.
[13]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA), October 9, and the Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA), October 16, list these returns from Pricetown instead of Ruscombmanor. Pricetown is a village within the township of Ruscombmanor.
[14]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA) reports 72 votes for John Gehr and 109 votes for David Hottenstein in Tulpehocken Township. October 9, 1821.
[15]The Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA), October 16, and the Readinger Postbothe, October 13, list these returns from Rohrersburg instead of Tulpehocken.
[16]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA), October 9, and the Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA), October 16, list these returns from Shartle's instead of Upper Bern.
[17]The Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA), October 16, the Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA), October 20, and the Readinger Postbothe, October 20, report 372 votes for William Witman, though the township votes listed add up to 382.
[18]The Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA), October 20, reports 405 votes for David Hottenstein.

References:

The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 9, 1821.
The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 13, 1821.
Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA). October 13, 1821.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 16, 1821.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 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.
Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA). October 20, 1821.
Bellefonte Patriot (Bellefonte, PA). October 24, 1821.
Perry Forester (Landisburg, PA). October 25, 1821.
Correspondent and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). November 6, 1821.
The Westmoreland Republican (Greensburgh, PA). November 9, 1821.

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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).
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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).

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