Pennsylvania 1806 Sheriff, Bucks County

Office:: Sheriff (County)
Title:: Sheriff
Jurisdiction:: County

Label:: Pennsylvania 1806 Sheriff, Bucks County
Date:: 1806
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Daniel Thomas, William Watts

Candidates:	Daniel Thomas [1]	William Watts
Affiliation:	Constitutionalist	Republican
Final Result: [2][3]	1637	1500
Bucks County	1637	1500
Bedminster	170	299
Bristol	155	186
Buckingham	504	202
Newtown	516	393
Nockamixon	83	131
Richland	209	289

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Daniel Thomas is listed as David Thomas in the Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA) from October 17.

[3]United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) from October 20, The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) from October 21, and Northampton Farmer and Easton Weekly Advertiser (Easton, PA) from October 26 list William Watts with 1501 total votes. Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA) from October 17 lists William Watts with 1502 total votes.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA). October 17. 1806.

United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1806.

The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1806.

Northampton Farmer and Easton Weekly Advertiser (Easton, PA). October 26, 1806.

Pennsylvania Correspondent, and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). October 27, 1806.

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