Pennsylvania 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
Date:
1802
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Robert Brown, Isaac Van Horne, Frederick Conrad, Samuel Sitgreaves, Nathaniel B. Boileau, Lord Butler, Cadwallader Evans, John Richards
Candidates: Robert Brown[1]Isaac Van Horne[2]Frederick Conrad[3]Samuel SitgreavesNathaniel B. BoileauLord ButlerCadwallader EvansJohn Richards
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistRepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]1145610697620539391602781103
District of Two1145610697620539391602781103
Bucks County[12][13][14][15]3190318913551326607-103
Luzerne County[16]91015712172961781--
Braintrim616655-55--
Huntington64111153-53--
Kingston8891573696--
Pittstown9710-841088--
Rindaw[17]46--46-46--
Salem89504639-43--
Tioga118--118-118--
Tunkhannock63--64-69--
Wilkes-Barre1735757117-117--
Willingborough2014-5155--
Wyalusing42--42-42--
Wysox49--49-49--
Montgomery County[18][19][20][21][22]3382337613161297856---
Moore's[23]3383325188163---
White Marsh47747721020366---
Northampton County[24]37183718325254425---
Allen603599482123----
Anthony's244244225181---
Easton71771557914711---
Heller's2132122084----
Millerstown481482436471---
Mount Bethel24124122219----
Ohl's46646644719----
Penn129129129-----
Saucon18418616719----
Shaener's33133529610012---
Stroud's1091096148----
Wayne County[25]2562571614353---

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]In District 2, Robert Brown and Isaac Vanhorn were supported by both parties. Frederick Conrad and Nathaniel Boileau, both Republicans, ran for the third seat.
[5]Samuel Sitgreaves was the Federal candidate for this district. However, Federalists Lord Butler and Cadwallader Evans also polled some votes. Neither were officially candidates.
[6]Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) use the spelling Braun for Robert Brown, Friederich for Frederick Conrad, and Van Horn for Isaac Van Horne.
[7]The Carlisle Herald (Carlisle, PA) and Luzerne Federalist use the form Vanhorne for Isaac Van Horne. The American Eagle and the Original Returns use the form and spelling Vanhorn.
[8]The Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia, PA) uses the spellings Van Horn and Vanhorn for Isaac Van Horne.
[9]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), October 27, reports a total of 3929 votes for Samuel Sitgreaves. The issue of October 30 reports a total of 3943 votes for Samuel Sitgreaves.
[10]Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), October 28, reports a total of 11,450 votes for Robert Brown. The sum of its county totals is 11,451.
[11]Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), October 28, reports a total of 3929 votes for Samuel Sitgreaves.
[12]Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) reports 3120 votes for Robert Brown in Bucks; however, its district total is 11,456, suggesting that the Bucks figure is actually 3190.
[13]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), October 27 and 30, reports 1353 votes for Frederick Conrad; however, the October 28 issue reports 1355 votes.
[14]Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1353 votes for Frederick Conrad.
[15]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), October 30, reports 667 votes for Nathaniel Boileau; however, the October 27 and 28 issues report 607 votes.
[16]Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 719 votes for Samuel Sitgreaves.
[17]Rindaw township was also known as Rush township.
[18]Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA), Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia, PA), Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), and Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) list Robert Brown with 3380 votes and Isaac Van Horne with 3374 votes.
[19]Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette lists Frederick Conrad with 1417 votes and Nathaniel Boileau with 894 votes in Montgomery.
[20]The Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia, PA), Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), from October 16, The Examiner (Richmond, VA) report 1317 votes for Frederick Conrad.
[21]Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA), Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia, PA), Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) list Nathaniel Boileau with 804 votes in Montgomery.
[22]The Examiner (Richmond, VA) lists Robert Brown with 3339 votes,
[23]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists Nathaniel Boileau with 66 votes.
[24]Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 3713 votes for Robert Brown.
[25]The American Eagle (Easton, PA) and Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) list Samuel Sitgreaves with 45 votes.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1802.
Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1802.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1802.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1802.
Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1802.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1802.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1802.
Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1802.
The Luzerne Federalist: and Susquehannah Intelligencer (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 16, 1802.
The Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, PA). October 19, 1802.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 19, 1802.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1802.
American Eagle (Easton, PA). October 23, 1802.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1802.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 26, 1802.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 27, 1802.
Carlisle Herald (Carlisle, PA). October 27, 1802.
The Examiner (Richmond, VA). October 27, 1802.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 27, 1802.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 30, 1802.
The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). November 5, 1802.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 11, 1802.
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). November 19, 1802.

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