Pennsylvania 1805 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4, Special

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1805 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4, Special
Date:
1805
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Special
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Robert Whitehill, James Duncan
Candidates: Robert Whitehill[1]James Duncan
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2]64572674
District of Four64572674
Cumberland County[3]18001189
Buffalo4425
Carlisle367405
Kritzer's21497
Millerstown168110
Newville402171
Petersburg8241
Shippensburg212126
Toboyne15146
Tyrone160168
Dauphin County2364771
Annville13651
Halifax15046
Harrisburg44671
Hummelstown8332
Jonestown3746
Lebanon31087
Middle Paxton889
Middletown135140
Myerstown16983
Palmstown10994
Schaefferstown8279
Upper Paxton1427
West Hanover14066
Huntingdon County[4]995617
Mifflin County129897

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"To supply the Vacancy occassioned by the Death of J.A. Hanna." Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). November 1, 1805.
[3]The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists James Duncan with 1439 votes and Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA) lists him with 1489 votes.
[4]The Freeman's Journal, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists Robert Whitehill with 1005 votes.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Original Election Certificate. The National Archives, Washington, DC.
The Cumberland Register (Carlisle, PA). October 15, 1805.
The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA). October 19, 1805.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1805.
Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA). October 19, 1805.
The Freeman's Journal, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1805.
The Freeman's Journal, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1805.
The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 28, 1805.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). November 1, 1805.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). November 8, 1805.
Dauphin Guardian (Harrisburg, PA). October 19, 1810.

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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).
handwritten notes
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).
handwritten notes
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).
handwritten notes
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).
handwritten notes
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).
handwritten notes
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).
handwritten notes
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).
handwritten notes
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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