Pennsylvania 1792 House of Representatives, Berks County

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

Label:: Pennsylvania 1792 House of Representatives, Berks County
Date:: 1792
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: Charles Shoemaker, Paul Groscup, Baltzer Gehr, John Ludwig, Nicholas Lutz, Abraham Lincoln, William Lewis, Caleb Jones, Thomas Lightfoot

Candidates:	Charles Shoemaker [1]	Paul Groscup [2]	Baltzer Gehr [3]	John Ludwig [4]	Nicholas Lutz [5]	Abraham Lincoln [6]	William Lewis [7]	Caleb Jones	Thomas Lightfoot
Affiliation:
Final Result: [8]	1492	1479	1344	1198	882	662	451	13	4
Berks County	1492	1479	1344	1198	882	662	451	13	4

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]Elected.

[8]The Neue Unpartheyische Readinger Zeitung und Anzeigs-Nachrichten (Reading, PA) reports 626 votes for Abraham Lincoln.

References:

Journal of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1792. 3.

Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1792.

The Federal Gazette and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1792.

Neue Unpartheyische Readinger Zeitung und Anzeigs-Nachrichten (Reading, PA). October 17, 1792.

The Independent Gazeteer and Agricultural Repository (Philadelphia, PA). December 8, 1792.

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