New Jersey 1801 Assembly, Somerset County

Office:
Assembly (State)
Title:
Assemblyman
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New Jersey 1801 Assembly, Somerset County
Date:
1801
State:
New Jersey
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:
William MacEowen, James Van Duyn, Frederick Frelinghuysen, Alexander Kilpatrick, James Stryker, Davin Muford
Candidates: William MacEowen[1]James Van Duyn[2]Frederick Frelinghuysen[3]Alexander KilpatrickJames StrykerDavin Muford
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [4][5][6][7][8]1356123111874474441
Somerset County1356123111874474441
Bedminster[9]98816455321
Bernards[10]1294439311293-
Bridgewater2982732674238-
Franklin26926926967-
Hillsborough2692662601721-
Montgomery2932982884653-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]The Republican Party only ran two candidates for Assembly and many Republicans gave their third vote to William McEowen.
[5]The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) uses the spelling Frelinghansen for Frederick Frelinghuysen, the name Kirkpatrick for Alexander Kilpatrick, and the name Davis for Davin Muford.
[6]The Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ) uses the name Kirkpatrick for Alexander Kilpatrick, and the name Davis for Davin Muford.
[7]The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1787 votes for Frederick Frelinghuysen, 477 votes for Alexander Kilpatrick and 441 votes for James Stryker.
[8]"In the counties of Somerset, Middlesex, Gloucester, and Burlington, the Federal Ticket has succeeded, by majorities much less than last year." The True American (Trenton, NJ). October 20, 1801.
[9]The Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ) reports no votes for Davin Muford in Bedminster.
[10]The Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ) reports one vote for Davin Muford in Bernards.

References:

Original Election Certificate. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
The True American (Trenton, NJ). October 20, 1801.
Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ). October 22, 1801.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1801.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 27, 1801.

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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).
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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