Pennsylvania 1821 U.S. House of Representatives, District 10, Special

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1821 U.S. House of Representatives, District 10, Special
Date:
1821
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Special
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Thomas Murray, Jr., William Cox Ellis
Candidates: Thomas Murray, Jr.[1]William Cox Ellis
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2]60495960
District of Ten[3]60495960
Bradford County504751
Asylum2319
Burlington696
Canton2335
Columbia2765
Franklin1924
Orwell1252
Pike3629
Ridgebury614
Smithfield2069
Springfield31120
Tioga1564
Towanda7043
Ulster4642
Warren337
Windham3213
Wyalusing4924
Wysox2395
Columbia County[4]9711018
Luzerne County[5][6]826889
Abington2435
Blakely1712
Braintrim1420
Covington1312
Dallas1827
Eaton1025
Exeter1736
Greenfield343
Hanover5545
Huntington5366
Kingston9740
Nescopeck3526
Newport4718
Nicholson1620
Northmoreland928
Pittston4950
Plymouth5343
Providence2441
Salem[7]3254
Sugarloaf5846
Tunkhannock3240
Union2926
Wilkes-Barre52117
Windham6919
District of Lycoming, Potter and McKean[8]863888
Lycoming County[9]831834
District of Big Island[10]6949
Bald Eagle2423
Dunstable4526
Pine Creek--
Wayne--
District of Elkland1022
Elkland213
Shrewsbury89
District of Jersey Shore123169
Brown412
Mifflin6681
Nippenose2040
Pine Creek2124
Wayne1212
District of Moreland11511
Moreland11511
District of Pennsborough156193
Muncy4593
Muncy Creek10696
Shrewsbury54
District of Washington12689
Washington12689
District of Williamsport218291
Hepburn2848
Loyalsock1149
Lycoming10778
Muncy2339
Washington148
Williamsport3569
District of Youngwomanstown1410
Chapman1410
Dunstable--
McKean County[11][12][13]2143
Ceres1216
Sergeant-15
Shippen912
Potter County811
Eulalia811
Northumberland County[14][15]1190854
Little Mahanoy562
Lower Mahanoy6648
Milton122206
Point25181
Rush12817
Shamokin15165
Sunbury283149
Turbot222179
Upper Mahanoy1377
Susquehanna County448397
Bridgewater101118
Choconut825
Clifford2267
District of Gibson and Jackson433
District of Great Bend and Harmony2611
District of Hartford and Lenox701
Lawsville21-
Middletown2028
New Milford2835
Rush3423
Silver Lake719
District of Springville and Auburn3051
Waterford3816
Tioga County168317
Union County[16][17][18]1079846

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Thomas Murray, Jr. was elected to the Seventeenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Cox Ellis, and Murray then served from October 9, 1821, to March 3, 1823. In the 1820 Congressional election, 4341 votes were cast for Thomas Murray while an additional 3074 votes were cast for Thomas Murray, Jr. All 7415 of these votes were intended for Thomas Murray, Jr.; however, due to the differing names, not all of these votes were originally counted in the official returns. As a result, William Cox Ellis was elected with only 6528 votes. He voluntarily resigned in June 1821, and a special election then took place in October.
[3]The official returns report 5982 total votes for Thomas Murray, Jr. and 5961 for William Cox Ellis. These returns lack votes cast for "Thomas Murray" rather than "Thoams Murray Jr."
[4]The Lycoming Gazette (Williamsport, PA), October 23, reports 965 votes for Thomas Murray Jr. and 6 votes for Thomas Murray. All 971 of these votes were intended for the same candidate.
[5]The township votes reported in the Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA), October 19, add up to 826 for Thomas Murray, Jr. and 889 for William Cox Ellis. Several sources, including the Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA), October 27 and November 2, and the Lycoming Gazette (Williamsport, PA), October 23, report 815 votes for Murray and 891 for Ellis.
[6]The Wyoming Herald (Wilkes-Barre, PA) reports 816 votes for Thomas Murray, Jr. in Luzerne County. October 19, 1821.
[7]The Wyoming Herald (Wilkes-Barre, PA), October 19, reports 22 votes for William Cox Ellis in Salem.
[8]The Lycoming Gazette (Williamsport, PA), October 23, reports 857 votes for Thomas Murray, Jr. and 6 votes for Thomas Murray in Lycoming, Potter, and McKean Counties. All 863 of these votes were intended for the same candidate.
[9]Several townships in Lycoming County were split between two different districts. Parts of Muncy voted in both the Williamsport and Pennsborough Districts, parts of Washington in Williamsport and Washington Districts, parts of Shrewsbury in Pennsborough and Elkland Districts, parts of Wayne in Jersey Shore and Big Island Districts, parts of Pine Creek in Jersey Shore and Big Island Districts, and parts of Dunstable in Big Island and Youngwomanstown Districts.
[10]"Part of Wayne and part of Pine Creek, belonging to this district, did not vote." Lycoming Gazette (Williamsport, PA), October 16.
[11]McKean County was part of the 9th Congressional District in 1821 and should not have voted in this election. However, these votes were still counted in the official returns.
[12]"It is said the votes of McKean County are included in the Lycoming returns, and by deducting these, Ellis has a small majority over Murray. The County of McKean belongs to the Ninth Congressional District - of course its votes cannot be counted in this District, and it is said the Judges have rejected them, and returned Ellis as the member elect. When we get the truth of the matter we shall publish it." The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 19, 1821.
[13]"Now the fact is, that the votes of McKean county, are included in the Lycoming return; but it is also a fact, that Ellis had a majority in that county, of 22 votes, So that if it be the fact, that McKean county, belongs in the 9th district, it increases Mr. Murray's majority to 39, instead of putting Mr. Ellis on the return." Pennsylvania Intelligencer (Harrisburg, PA). October 26, 1821.
[14]The township votes listed in the Nordwestliche Post (Sunbury, PA), October 19, add up to 854 votes for William Cox Ellis. Several sources, including the Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA), October 27, and the Nordwestliche Post (Sunbury, PA), November 2, report 853 votes for Ellis.
[15]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), October 24, reports 1199 votes for Thomas Murray, Jr. in Northumberland County.
[16]The Lycoming Gazette (Williamsport, PA), October 23, reports 1035 votes for Thomas Murray, Jr. and 44 for votes for Thomas Murray in Union County. All 1079 of these votes were intended for the same candidate.
[17]York Gazette (York, PA) lists William Cox Ellis with 848 votes in Union County. October 26, 1821.
[18]John Blair Linn's 1877 publication Annals of Buffalo Valley lists Thomas Murray, Jr. with 1045 votes and William Cox Ellis with 836 votes in Union County. 456.

References:

Original Election Certificate. The National Archives, Washington, DC.
Montrose Gazette (Montrose, PA). October 13, 1820.
Lycoming Gazette (Williamsport, PA). October 16, 1821.
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA). October 18, 1821.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1821.
Nordwestliche Post (Sunbury, PA). October 19, 1821.
Pennsylvania Intelligencer (Harrisburg, PA). October 19, 1821.
The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 19, 1821.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1821.
The Wyoming Herald (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 19, 1821.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1821.
Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA). October 20, 1821.
Susquehanna County Herald (Montrose, PA). October 20, 1821.
Lycoming Gazette (Williamsport, PA). October 23, 1821.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1821.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1821.
Pennsylvania Intelligencer (Harrisburg, PA). October 26, 1821.
The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 26, 1821.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1821.
York Gazette (York, PA). October 26, 1821.
Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA). October 27, 1821.
Lycoming Gazette (Williamsport, PA). October 27, 1821.
Susquehanna County Herald (Montrose, PA). October 27, 1821.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 31, 1821.
Nordwestliche Post (Sunbury, PA). November 2, 1821.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). November 3, 1821.
Linn, John Blair, ed. Annals of Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania: 1755-1855. Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1877. 456.
Dubin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1998. 72.

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