Pennsylvania 1815 Sheriff, Huntingdon County

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

Label:: Pennsylvania 1815 Sheriff, Huntingdon County
Date:: 1815
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Patrick Gwin, James Entrekin, W. Simpson

Candidates:	Patrick Gwin [1]	James Entrekin	W. Simpson
Affiliation:	Republican		Federalist
Final Result: [2]	1241	1100	951
Huntingdon County	1241	1100	951
Alexandria	136	-	133
Coffee Run	74	-	33
Dublin	85	-	61
Frankstown	98	-	127
Huntingdon	178	-	191
Shaver's Creek	195	-	53
Shirleysburg	88	-	107
Spruce Creek	64	-	54
Tuckahoe	55	-	21
Warriors Mark	123	-	76
Williamsburg	145	-	95

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"The result is no evidence of the strength of parties in the County - many Federalists having voted for and supported the Democratic Candidate, whilst many of the Demo's supported the other. The balance, however, appears generally to be on the Democratic side." The Huntingdon Gazette (Huntingdon, PA). October 19, 1815.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). September 9, 1815.

The Huntingdon Gazette (Huntingdon, PA). October 19, 1815.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 28, 1815.

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