Pennsylvania 1804 Coroner, Luzerne County

Office:: Coroner (County)
Title:: Coroner
Jurisdiction:: County

Label:: Pennsylvania 1804 Coroner, Luzerne County
Date:: 1804
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Coroner/Coroner
Candidates:: Jacob Bedford, Frederick Crisman, Edward Inman, Philip Jackson, Eleazer Marble

Candidates:	Jacob Bedford [1]	Frederick Crisman [2]	Edward Inman	Philip Jackson	Eleazer Marble
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican	Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [3][4]	365	333	332	216	126
Luzerne County	365	333	332	216	126
Braintrim	46	42	11	12	-
Huntington	35	39	32	22	-
Kingston	28	25	26	33	-
Pittston	45	22	73	47	-
Rindaw[5]	68	55	8	7	13
Tunkhannock	20	16	35	35	-
Wilkes-Barre	35	33	96	28	60
Willingborough	38	37	13	1	1
Wyalusing	28	31	32	29	-
Wysox	22	23	6	2	52

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Eleazer Marble received support from both parties and was endorsed on a Ticket that had both Federalists and Republicans.

[4]The Original Election Returns lists Jacob Bedford with 363 total votes and Frederick Crisman with 336 total votes and does not list numbers by township or for the any other candidates. The Luzerne Federalist: and Susquehannah Intelligencer (Wilkes-Barre, PA), October 14, 1804, provides township totals which add up to 365 total votes for Jacob Bedford and 323 total votes for Frederick Crisman, however the total listed for Frederick Crisman is 333.

[5]Rindaw township was also known as Rush township.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

The Luzerne Federalist: and Susquehannah Intelligencer (Wilkes-Barre, PA). September 15, 1804.

The Luzerne Federalist: and Susquehannah Intelligencer (Wilkes-Barre, PA). September 22, 1804.

The Luzerne Federalist: and Susquehannah Intelligencer (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 6, 1804.

The Luzerne Federalist: and Susquehannah Intelligencer (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 14, 1804.

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