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. Dallas | Robert Patterson | Edward D. Ingraham | David Correy | James Smith | Josiah Randall | Richard Povall | T. MacKean Pettit | William Rogers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Old School Republican | Old School Republican | Old School Republican | Old School Republican |
| Final Result: [6][7] | 3535 | 2597 | 2563 | 2531 | 2513 | 1258 | 1244 | 1234 | 1230 | 1223 | 1019 | 948 | 915 | 899 |
| City of Philadelphia[8][9][10] | 3535 | 2597 | 2563 | 2531 | 2513 | 1258 | 1244 | 1234 | 1230 | 1223 | 1019 | 948 | 915 | 899 |
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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