New Jersey 1799 Assembly, Hunterdon County
- Office:
- Assembly (State)
- Title:
- Assemblyman
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- New Jersey 1799 Assembly, Hunterdon County
- Date:
- 1799
- State:
- New Jersey
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Assembly/Assemblyman
- Candidates:
- Joseph Hankinson, John Lequear, John Haas, Stephen Burrows, Benjamin Van Cleve, Joseph Beavers, Daniel Bray, John E. Spencer
| Candidates: | Joseph Hankinson[1] | John Lequear[2] | John Haas[3] | Stephen Burrows[4] | Benjamin Van Cleve | Joseph Beavers | Daniel Bray | John E. Spencer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | ||||||||
| Final Result: [5][6][7][8][9] | 896 | 812 | 748 | 724 | 722 | 704 | 616 | 595 |
| Hunterdon County | 896 | 812 | 748 | 724 | 722 | 704 | 616 | 595 |
| Amwell | 361 | 353 | 282 | 83 | 65 | 70 | 180 | 88 |
| Alexandria | 81 | 93 | 51 | 72 | 44 | 77 | 54 | 10 |
| Bethlehem | 67 | 57 | 29 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 16 | 45 |
| Hopewell | 41 | 24 | 36 | 199 | 133 | 77 | 73 | 91 |
| Kingwood | 122 | 137 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 97 | 126 | 23 |
| Lebanon | 47 | 30 | 85 | 11 | 45 | 43 | 17 | 10 |
| Maidenhead | 6 | - | 5 | 68 | 99 | 65 | 12 | 46 |
| Readington | 100 | 63 | 127 | 66 | 88 | 65 | 9 | 14 |
| Tewksbury | 50 | 46 | 110 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 31 | 55 |
| Trenton | 21 | 9 | 3 | 142 | 133 | 137 | 98 | 213 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]The Federalist; or New-Jersey Gazette (Trenton, NJ) uses the spelling Burroughs for Stephen Burrows.
[6]The New-Jersey State Gazette (Trenton, NJ) uses the spelling Burrowes for Stephen Burrows.
[7]The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ) uses the spelling Leguear for John Lequear.
[8]The Original Election Returns tally sheet lists Simon Wickoff, David Bishop and S.R. Stewart as candidates for General Assembly who have declined. Simon Wickoff was a candidate for Legislative Council.
[9]The Federalist; or New-Jersey Gazette (Trenton, NJ) reports 898 votes for Joseph Hankinson, 741 votes for John Haas, 726 votes for Stephen Burrows, 724 votes for Benjamin Van Cleve, 678 votes for Joseph Beavers and 624 votes for Daniel Bray.
References:
Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
The Federalist; or New-Jersey Gazette (Trenton, NJ). October 14, 1799.
New-Jersey State Gazette (Trenton, NJ). October 15, 1799.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 22, 1799.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). November 5, 1799.
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