Pennsylvania 1812 Sheriff, Dauphin County

Office:
Sheriff (County)
Title:
Sheriff
Jurisdiction:
County
Label:
Pennsylvania 1812 Sheriff, Dauphin County
Date:
1812
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:
John Kelker, Christian Spayd, Frederick Wolfersberger
Candidates: John Kelker[1]Christian SpaydFrederick Wolfersberger
Affiliation:Federalist
Final Result: 18451373914
Dauphin County18451373914
East Hanover925034
Halifax1159865
Harrisburg240300308
Hummelstown7410233
Jonestown724635
Lebanon3972365
Middle Paxton59449
Middletown1130431
Millerstown12414128
Myerstown11211316
Palmyra[2]9129112
Schaefferstown962118
Snyder's103278
Stumpstown118179
Upper Paxton[3]819210
West Hanover609333

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA) from October 20 refers to this township as Palmstown.
[3]Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA) from October 20 refers to this township as Red's.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA). October 20, 1812.
Pennsylvania Republican (Harrisburg, PA). October 20, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 22, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1812.

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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).

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