Pennsylvania 1820 House of Representatives, Philadelphia City

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1820 House of Representatives, Philadelphia City
Date:
1820
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
William Lehman, Samuel J. Robbins, George Emlen, John Edwards, Jr., William R. Atlee, George M. Dallas, Robert Patterson, Edward D. Ingraham, David Correy, James Smith, Josiah Randall, Richard Povall, T. MacKean Pettit, William Rogers
Candidates: William Lehman[1]Samuel J. Robbins[2]George Emlen[3]John Edwards, Jr.[4]William R. Atlee[5]George M. DallasRobert PattersonEdward D. IngrahamDavid CorreyJames SmithJosiah RandallRichard PovallT. MacKean PettitWilliam Rogers
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanOld School RepublicanOld School RepublicanOld School RepublicanOld School Republican
Final Result: [6][7]35352597256325312513125812441234123012231019948915899
City of Philadelphia[8][9][10]35352597256325312513125812441234123012231019948915899

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]William Lehman was supported by the Federalists as well as the Old School Republicans.
[7]The November 8th edition of The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA) refers to candidates Josiah Randall, Richard Povall, T. MacKean Pettit, and William Rogers as the "Duane and Binns Assembly." The October 11th edition of the Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) refers to these candidates as "Radicals or Fragments of Factions" and the October 18th edition of the Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA) as "Democratic Friends of Reform."
[8]The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA) reports 3597 votes for Samuel J. Robbins, 2568 votes for George Emlen, 2521 votes for John Edwards Jr., and 1344 votes for Robert Patterson.
[9]The October 12th edition of the American Daily Advertiser reports 2568 votes for George Emlen.
[10]The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA) reports 3179 votes for William R. Atlee.

References:

Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1820.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1820.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1820.
Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA). October 18, 1820.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). November 8, 1820.

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