Pennsylvania 1813 Sheriff, Montgomery County

Office:: Sheriff (County)
Title:: Sheriff
Jurisdiction:: County

Label:: Pennsylvania 1813 Sheriff, Montgomery County
Date:: 1813
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Thomas Lowry, Justus Scheetz

Candidates:	Thomas Lowry [1]	Justus Scheetz
Affiliation:	Republican	Federalist
Final Result:	1962	1611
Montgomery County[2]	1962	1611

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Democratic Press lists Thomas Lowry with 2157 votes and Justus Scheetz with 1662 votes, noting "official return of the general election," but the Original Election Returns list Lowry with 1962 votes and Scheetz with 1611 votes.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 25, 1813.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1813.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 30, 1813.

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