Pennsylvania 1818 State Senate, District 17

Office:: State Senate (State)
Title:: State Senator
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Pennsylvania 1818 State Senate, District 17
Date:: 1818
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:: William Davidson, Thomas MacKibben

Candidates:	William Davidson [1]	Thomas MacKibben
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican
Final Result:	1191	892
District of Seventeen	1191	892
Fayette County[2]	1191	892
Brownsville	21	454
Connellsville	356	46
Franklin	85	30
Georges	325	141
Saltlick	50	-
Union	291	92
Washington	19	125
Wharton	44	4

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Democratic Press, October 26, mistakenly states that Fayette and Greene counties composed one senatorial district. Though the two counties voted together for Congress, they were not part of the same senatorial district.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

The Genius of Liberty and American Telegraph (Uniontown, PA). October 17, 1818.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 17, 1818.

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1818.

The Reporter (Washington, PA). October 19, 1818.

The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). October 20, 1818.

The Easton Centinel (Easton, PA). October 23, 1818.

The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 23, 1818.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 24, 1818.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1818.

Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 26, 1818.

The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). October 27, 1818.

The Statesman (Pittsburgh, PA). October 31, 1818.

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