Pennsylvania 1812 House of Representatives, Luzerne, Susquehanna, and Bradford Counties

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Pennsylvania 1812 House of Representatives, Luzerne, Susquehanna, and Bradford Counties
Date:: 1812
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: Benjamin Dorrance, Charles Miner, Samuel Baldwin, Wright Chamberlain

Candidates:	Benjamin Dorrance [1]	Charles Miner [2]	Samuel Baldwin	Wright Chamberlain
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Republican	Republican
Final Result: [3]	1250	1229	1162	1138
District of Bradford, Luzerne, and Susquehanna Counties	1250	1229	1162	1138
Bradford County[4]	-	-	-	-
Luzerne County	821	803	696	676
Abington	41	41	31	31
Braintrim	66	66	38	38
Exeter	27	25	49	47
Huntington	129	128	68	67
Kingston	114	98	137	123
Nescopeck	20	20	51	51
Newport	14	14	50	50
Nicholson	22	21	10	10
Pittston	84	84	53	53
Salem	41	41	30	30
Sugarloaf	7	7	46	46
Tunkhannock	75	75	18	16
Wilkes-Barre	181	183	115	114
Susquehanna County[5]	-	-	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]From 1812 to 1814, Bradford County was split into two Assembly districts. Three townships voted with Lycoming and Tioga Counties, while the remaining districts of Bradford County voted with Luzerne and Susquehanna Counties.

[4]Bradford County was created in 1810 from Luzerne and Lycoming Counties but some parts of Bradford continued to vote with Luzerne in this election.

[5]Susquehanna County was formed in October 1812 from Luzerne County but some parts of Susquehanna continued to vote with Luzerne in this election.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

Journal of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1812. 4.

The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 23, 1812.

The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1812.

Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). November 3, 1812.

The Gleaner (Wilkes-Barre, PA). November 6, 1812.

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