Pennsylvania 1816 House of Representatives, Berks and Schuylkill Counties

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

Label:: Pennsylvania 1816 House of Representatives, Berks and Schuylkill Counties
Date:: 1816
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: William Shoener, Godfrey Roehrer, Daniel Rhoads, Jr., David Kirby, Michael Graeff, Abraham Fertig, William Fisher, Jacob Levan, Abraham Mengle, Peter Nagle, Jr., John Kohler, Jacob U. Snyder, David Hottenstine

Candidates:	William Shoener [1]	Godfrey Roehrer [2]	Daniel Rhoads, Jr.[3]	David Kirby [4]	Michael Graeff [5]	Abraham Fertig	William Fisher	Jacob Levan	Abraham Mengle	Peter Nagle, Jr.	John Kohler	Jacob U. Snyder	David Hottenstine
Affiliation:	Old School Republican	Old School Republican	Old School Republican	Old School Republican	Federalist	Old School Republican	New School Republican	New School Republican	New School Republican	New School Republican	New School Republican	New School Republican	Republican
Final Result: [6][7][8][9]	3383	3121	2603	2267	1999	1296	1168	993	929	710	669	519	50
District of Berks and Schuylkill	3383	3121	2603	2267	1999	1296	1168	993	929	710	669	519	50
Berks County[10]	2678	2492	2010	1679	1619	964	1162	959	929	629	612	516	-
Bethel	34	54	39	21	10	29	20	18	24	10	1	9	-
Croll's	186	184	180	16	40	6	6	10	148	4	174	1	-
Forrest	162	174	133	142	172	21	10	40	127	10	4	49	-
Hamburg	202	137	205	46	58	137	11	24	89	8	97	13	-
Huff's	71	29	44	30	43	17	65	3	50	49	64	1	-
Keeley's	26	27	8	27	26	37	41	57	46	78	-	36	-
Kutztown	177	47	108	75	107	54	183	227	107	97	133	110	-
Muthard's	32	34	30	30	43	6	29	38	27	13	28	1	-
Oley	48	34	37	30	39	46	64	62	55	79	19	61	-
Pike	24	22	-	22	24	1	-	2	3	26	3	2	-
Reading	1177	1117	847	845	749	267	417	226	123	60	47	89	-
Rockland	66	69	34	50	50	13	53	30	31	33	7	21	-
Roscombmanor	58	37	45	27	49	28	20	29	51	23	6	41	-
Shartel's	111	112	108	108	5	85	9	7	2	6	1	1	-
Tulpehocken	96	106	97	24	18	84	36	69	8	2	4	3	-
White Horse	79	82	59	82	93	81	84	85	29	126	18	71	-
Womelsdorf	129	127	35	104	93	52	114	32	9	5	6	7	-
Schuylkill County	705	629	593	588	380	332	6	34	-	81	57	3	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) from October 17, 1816 lists Michael Graeff as a Federal Republican.

[7]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA) from October 12, 1816 explains that Abraham Fertig "belongs to a third ticket, manufactured out of the two former, for what purposes we leave our readers to judge."

[8]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) from October 25, 1816 reports William Shoener with 3375 votes, Godfrey Roehrer with 3118 votes, Daniel Rhoads with 2678 votes, David Kirby with 2265 votes, and Abraham Fertig with 1265 votes.

[9]Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) from October 17, 1816 reports William Fisher with 1162 votes, Jacob Levan with 959 votes, Peter Nagle with 629 votes, John Kohler with 612 votes, and Jacob U. Snyder with 516 votes.

[10]Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA) reports 2670 votes for William Shoener in Berks County. October 12, 1816.

References:

The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 12, 1816.

Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA). October 12, 1816.

Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 15, 1816.

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1816.

Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA). October 19, 1816.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 25, 1816.

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