Pennsylvania 1798 State Senate, District 1, Special

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

Label:: Pennsylvania 1798 State Senate, District 1, Special
Date:: 1798
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: Special
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:: Benjamin R. Morgan, Israel Israel

Candidates:	Benjamin R. Morgan	Israel Israel
Affiliation:	Federalist	Republican
Final Result:	4540	4183
District of One	4540	4183
Delaware County	1010	360
Chester[1]	-	-
Darby	205	122
Concord[2]	-	-
New Town[3]	-	-
City of Philadelphia[4][5][6][7]	2041	1498
Ward Chestnut	73	36
Ward Dock	223	107
Ward High Street	92	43
Ward Lower Delaware	60	41
Ward Middle	230	126
Ward New Market	314	247
Ward North[8]	365	163
Ward North Mulberry[9]	165	258
Ward South	132	75
Ward South Mulberry[10]	269	318
Ward Upper Delaware	72	59
Ward Walnut[11]	45	24
Philadelphia County	1489	2325
Blockley	78	39
Bustletown	347	102
East Northern Liberties	256	564
Germantown[12]	283	265
Kingsessing[13]	18	38
Moyamensing	29	85
Passyunk	6	77
Southwark[14]	287	584
West Northern Liberties	185	571

Notes:

[1]Benjamin R. Morgan has a majority of 44 votes.

[2]Benjamin R. Morgan has a majority of 298 votes.

[3]Benjamin R. Morgan has a majority of 225 votes.

[4]The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 2136 votes for Benjamin R. Morgan and 1574 votes for Israel Israel.

[5]Carey's United States' Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) reports 2136 votes for Benjamin R. Morgan and 1574 votes for Israel Israel.

[6]The Merchants The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY) reports 2136 votes for Benjamin R. Morgan and 1574 votes for Israel Israel.

[7]The Diary and Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY) reports 2136 votes for Benjamin R. Morgan and 1574 votes for Israel Israel.

[8]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 369 votes for Benjamin R. Morgan.

[9]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 248 votes for Israel Israel.

[10]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 262 votes for Benjamin R. Morgan and 358 votes for Israel Israel.

[11]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 46 votes for Benjamin R. Morgan and 25 votes for Israel Israel.

[12]The Diary and Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY) reports 756 votes for Israel Israel.

[13]Carey's United States' Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) reports 28 votes for Israel Israel.

[14]Several newspaper sources give a total for Southwark that also includes Moyamensing and Passyunk.

References:

Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). February 23, 1798.

The Merchants' Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). February 23, 1798.

The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). February 23, 1798.

Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). February 24, 1798.

Carey's United States' Recorder (Philadelphia, PA). February 24, 1798.

Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). February 24, 1798.

The Merchants' Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). February 24, 1798.

The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). February 24, 1798.

Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). February 26, 1798.

Diary and Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY). February 26, 1798.

The Merchants' Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). February 26, 1798.

The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). February 27, 1798.

The Weekly Advertiser, of Reading, in the County of Berks (Reading, PA). March 3, 1798.

Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). March 7, 1798.

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