Pennsylvania 1820 House of Representatives, Allegheny and Butler Counties

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1820 House of Representatives, Allegheny and Butler Counties
Date:
1820
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
John Gilmore, Alexander Brackenridge, William Wilkins, Lazarus Stewart, James C. Gilleland, William Cochran, Garret Wall
Candidates: John Gilmore[1]Alexander Brackenridge[2]William Wilkins[3]Lazarus Stewart[4]James C. GillelandWilliam CochranGarret Wall
Affiliation:supported by both partiesRepublicanFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [5][6]4908312228012568239020831843
District of Allegheny and Butler4908312228012568239020831843
Allegheny County[7]3701227724252074162012711496
Butler County[8][9]1207845376494770812347
Buffalo58441218404617
Butler4132181927269
Butler77661615636212
Center11711119191011019
Clearfield5635422385019
Connoquenessing1451003968877960
Cranberry94667171272226
Donegal128933379212534
Mercer68483734313219
Middlesex95198880121175
Muddy Creek9392619188-
Parker83332257476233
Slippery Rock101882118847615
Venango51182035303219

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) reports 2802 total votes for William Wilkins.
[6]The Republican Compiler and the American Sentinel report 2800 votes total for William Wilkins.
[7]Several newspaper sources report 3425 votes for John Gilmore, 2139 votes for Alexander Brackenridge, 2278 votes for William Wilkins, 1917 votes for Lazarus Stewart, 1489 votes for James C. Gilleland, 1141 votes for William Cochran, and 1351 votes for Garret Wall in Allegheny County, but these totals do not include the votes cast in Mifflin Township, which were returned late.
[8]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) and The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) both report 377 votes for William Wilkins.
[9]The Republican Compiler and the American Sentinel report 375 votes for William Wilkins. However, the township totals add up to 376.

References:

Butler Centinel (Butler, PA). October 14, 1820.
The Mercury (Pittsburgh, PA). October 18, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1820.
American Sentinel (Philadelphia, PA). October 25, 1820.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). October 25, 1820.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 28, 1820.
The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA). November 8, 1820.

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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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