Pennsylvania 1818 State Senate, District 6

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1818 State Senate, District 6
Date:
1818
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
John Sawyer, Jacob B. Weidman
Candidates: John Sawyer[1]Jacob B. Weidman
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2]21261401
District of Six21261401
Dauphin County1299994
Halifax22451
City of Harrisburg317302
Hummelstown117200
Lower Paxton8750
Lykens10386
Middletown11091
Middle Paxton5671
Upper Paxton149110
West Hanover13633
Lebanon County[3][4]827507

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA) lists 2196 votes for John Sawyer.
[3]The Chronicle, and Harrisburg Advertiser (Harrisburg, PA) lists 832 votes for John Sawyer and 607 votes for Jacob Weidman.
[4]The Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA) and the Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) list 897 votes for John Sawyer.

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.
The Oracle of Dauphin (Harrisburg, PA). October 17, 1818.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1818.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1818.
The Chronicle, and Harrisburg Advertiser (Harrisburg, PA). October 19, 1818.
The Reporter (Washington, PA). October 19, 1818.
The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). October 20, 1818.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 20, 1818.
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA). October 22, 1818.
The Easton Centinel (Easton, PA). October 23, 1818.
Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA). October 23, 1818.
The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 23, 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 Chronicle, and Harrisburg Advertiser (Harrisburg, PA). October 26, 1818.
The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). October 27, 1818.

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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).
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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