Pennsylvania 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
Date:
1796
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Blair MacClenachan, Robert Waln
Candidates: Blair MacClenachan[1]Robert Waln
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: 1182910
District of Two--
Philadelphia County1182910
Blockley1631
Bustletown67210
Germantown40213
Moyamensing3420
Northern Liberties[2]665348
Passyunk207
Southwark34081

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Democratic-Republicans of Philadelphia lists 735 votes for Blair McClenachan and 233 votes for Robert Waln.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1796.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1796.
Gales's Independent Gazetteer (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1796.
Baumann, Roland Milton. The Democratic-Republicans of Philadelphia: The Origins, 1776-1797. Dissertation, Penn. State, 1970. 617.

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handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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