Pennsylvania 1806 House of Representatives, Philadelphia County

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

Label:: Pennsylvania 1806 House of Representatives, Philadelphia County
Date:: 1806
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: Jacob Shearer, James Engle, John Thompson, Christian Sheetz, George S. Bensell, Michael Leib, Jacob Holgate, Jonathan Roberts, Jacob Coates, Nathan Jones, Derick Peterson, Joshua Humphreys

Candidates:	Jacob Shearer [1]	James Engle [2]	John Thompson [3]	Christian Sheetz [4]	George S. Bensell [5]	Michael Leib [6]	Jacob Holgate	Jonathan Roberts	Jacob Coates	Nathan Jones	Derick Peterson	Joshua Humphreys
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [7]	2521	2519	2478	2475	2447	2316	1652	1499	1494	1492	1470	1440
Philadelphia County	2521	2519	2478	2475	2447	2316	1652	1499	1494	1492	1470	1440
District of Blockley and Kingsessing	89	94	87	88	89	85	104	102	102	95	102	94
Blockley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kingsessing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bustleton[8]	170	143	144	143	142	137	119	117	115	117	89	117
District of Bristol, Germantown, and Roxborough	211	209	210	209	187	99	326	231	230	228	228	230
Bristol	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Germantown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Roxborough	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
District of Northern Liberties	1427	1449	1424	1416	1414	1399	643	611	605	608	610	575
District of Northern Liberties East	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
District of Northern Liberties West	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oxford	65	63	60	60	61	45	106	100	101	101	101	96
District of Southwark, Moyamensing, and Passyunk	559	561	553	559	554	551	354	338	341	343	340	328
Moyamesing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Passyunk	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
District of Southwark East	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
District of Southwark West	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]James Engle is listed as James Engles and Jacob Coates is listed as Jacob Coats in the United States Gazette from October 18, the Northampton Farmer and Easton Weekly Advertiser (Easton, PA) from October 25, and the Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA) from October 31, 1806.

[8]Some sources attribute these votes to a district composed of Byberry, Lower Dublin, Moreland, and Oxford townships, while others give the same votes to the populated place of Bustleton.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1806.

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1806.

United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1806.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 21, 1806.

Northampton Farmer and Easton Weekly Advertiser (Easton, PA). October 25, 1806.

Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA). October 31, 1806.

The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA). November 5, 1806.

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