Pennsylvania 1812 Sheriff, Northumberland County

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

Label:: Pennsylvania 1812 Sheriff, Northumberland County
Date:: 1812
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Thomas Painter, Jacob Lechner, Walter Brady, James Mudy, John Geist, Robert Patterson, Jonas Weber

Candidates:	Thomas Painter [1]	Jacob Lechner	Walter Brady	James Mudy	John Geist	Robert Patterson	Jonas Weber
Affiliation:	Republican	Federalist
Final Result: [2][3]	2033	1330	758	600	-	-	-
Northumberland County	2033	1330	758	600	-	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]John Geist, Robert Patterson, and Jonas Weber were announced as candidates for sheriff in the Northumberl. Republicaner (Sunbury, PA) from October 24, but are not listed with any vote totals in any sources.

[3]The 2038 votes for Thomas Painter on the sheet of Original Returns appears to be a transcription error as all other sources list Painter with 2033 total votes.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

Northumberl. Republicaner (Sunbury, PA). September 19, 1812.

Northumberl. Republicaner (Sunbury, PA). October 3, 1812.

Northumberl. Republicaner (Sunbury, PA). October 24, 1812.

Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). November 3, 1812.

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