Pennsylvania 1818 House of Representatives, Dauphin County

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1818 House of Representatives, Dauphin County
Date:
1818
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
William N. Irvine, Isaac Smith, John Phillips, John Downey
Candidates: William N. Irvine[1]Isaac Smith[2]John PhillipsJohn Downey
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: 13641340981960
Dauphin County13641340981960
Halifax2242215255
City of Harrisburg[3]383347277274
Hummelstown101108227193
Lower Paxton90924949
Lykens1041058584
Middletown[4]11811487102
Middle Paxton58596870
Upper Paxton[5]152156102100
West Hanover1341383433

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) lists 346 votes for Isaac Smith, 276 for John Philips, and 273 for John Downey.
[4]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) lists 86 votes for John Philips.
[5]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) lists 104 votes for John Philips and 106 votes for John Downey.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The Oracle of Dauphin (Harrisburg, PA). October 17, 1818.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1818.
The Chronicle, and Harrisburg Advertiser (Harrisburg, PA). October 19, 1818.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 20, 1818.
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA). October 22, 1818.
The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 24, 1818.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 24, 1818.
Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA). October 24, 1818.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). November 14, 1818.

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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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