Pennsylvania 1800 Commissioner, Allegheny, Beaver and Butler Counties
- Office:
- Commissioner (District)
- Title:
- Commissioner
- Jurisdiction:
- District
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1800 Commissioner, Allegheny, Beaver and Butler Counties
- Date:
- 1800
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Commissioner/Commissioner
- Candidates:
- Nathaniel Irish, Alexander MacLaughlin
Candidates: | Nathaniel Irish | Alexander MacLaughlin |
---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist |
Final Result: | 1210 | 833 |
District of Allegheny, Beaver and Butler[1] | 1210 | 833 |
Allegheny County[2] | 785 | 696 |
Elizabeth[3] | 137 | 29 |
Fayette/Noblesburgh | 87 | 69 |
District of Mifflin and Saint Clair[4][5] | 112 | 163 |
Pittsburgh[6][7] | 350 | 370 |
District of Plumb and Versailles | 38 | 26 |
Racoon[8] | 61 | 39 |
Beaver County | 282 | 70 |
Beaver[9][10] | 160 | 34 |
Forks of Beaver[11] | 31 | 2 |
Georgetown[12] | 91 | 34 |
Butler County | 143 | 67 |
Connequnessing | 94 | 58 |
Slippery Rock | 49 | 9 |
Notes:
[1]The Herald of Liberty (Washington, PA), October 27, reports 835 votes for Alexander MacLaughlin.
[2]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), October 27, reports 819 total votes for Nathaniel Irish and 709 total votes for Alexander MacLaughlin, including returns from Beaver township counted as part of Allegheny county.
[3]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) from October 27 does not report votes from the township of Elizabeth.
[4]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), October 27, and the Tree of Liberty, October 25, report 115 votes for Nathaniel Irish and 165 votes for Alexander MacLaughlin.
[5]Only part of Saint Clair voted with Mifflin.
[6]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), October 27, and the Tree of Liberty, October 25, report 348 votes for Nathaniel Irish and 369 votes for Alexander MacLaughlin.
[7]Pitt, First Moon, part of Saint Clair, Robinson, Pine, Sewickley, and Deer voted with Pittsburgh.
[8]Racoon is also referred to as "Second Moon."
[9]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), October 27, and the Tree of Liberty, October 25, report 31 votes for Alexander MacLaughlin.
[10]These returns are also listed as coming from "Sewickley and South Beaver."
[11]These returns area also listed as coming from "South and North Beaver."
[12]These returns are also listed as coming from "Second Moon, Beaver, and Hanover."
References:
Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA). October 25, 1800.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 27, 1800.
The Herald of Liberty (Washington, PA). October 27, 1800.
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