Pennsylvania 1819 State Senate, District 5

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1819 State Senate, District 5
Date:
1819
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Charles Shoemaker, Jr., William Witman
Candidates: Charles Shoemaker, Jr.[1]William Witman
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2]24302122
District of Five24302122
Berks County[3][4]19061807
Albany6122
Bethel6630
Caernarvon3737
Croll's8523
District717
Earl6325
Forrest10558
Hamburg15665
Huff's709
Keely's43-
Kutztown187124
Longswamp4370
Morgantown3737
Muthard's6625
Oley5464
Pike2923
Pricetown3261
Reading454703
Rockland4160
Schertel's7296
Tulpehocken9785
White Horse9782
Womelsdorf41128
Schuylkill County524315
Artz's236
Baer's1198
Bittler's25-
Blue's4210
Bolig's169
Friedensburg[5]4966
MacKeansburg929
Orwigsburg19151
Wehr's7813
Yoder's1823

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Marks J. Biddle resigned his seat prior to the beginning of the session and was replaced by Charles Shoemaker, Jr.
[3]Early returns reported in Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA) from October 16 list William Witman with 1807 votes. Official vote totals were published later but this early return provides township returns.
[4]The Union lists 1007 votes for William Whitman.
[5]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA), October 23, lists these returns as being from "Fenstermacher's."

References:

The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 16, 1819.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 16, 1819.
Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA). October 16, 1819.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1819.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 19, 1819.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1819.
Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, PA). October 20, 1819.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1819.
Der Welt-Bothe und Wahre Republikaner von Berks, Schuykill und Libanon Caunties (Reading, PA). October 20, 1819.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1819.
The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 23, 1819.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 23, 1819.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 27, 1819.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 29, 1819.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 30, 1819.

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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).
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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