New Jersey 1806 Legislative Council, Bergen County

Office:: Council (State)
Title:: Legislative Councillor
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: New Jersey 1806 Legislative Council, Bergen County
Date:: 1806
State:: New Jersey
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Council/Legislative Councillor
Candidates:: John Outwater, Peter Ward

Candidates:	John Outwater [1]	Peter Ward
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [2][3][4]	325	252
Bergen County	325	252
Bergen	68	-
Franklin	11	120
Hackensack	41	11
Harrington	60	7
New Barbadoes	63	47
Pompton	47	26
Saddle River	35	41

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Peter Ward, a Federalist, was supported by the Republicans.

[3]"In this county there was no Republican opposition. The only contest was between Judge Outwater and Col. Ward, (both federalists) for Council." The True American (Trenton, NJ). November 3, 1806.

[4]"As far as our information extends, the following counties have returned full federal representations to the Legislature, viz. Bergen, Middlesex, Somerset, Burlington, Gloucester and Cape-May. The representation from Sussex and Cumberland will be divided. The important change which has taken place the year past in favour of WASHINGTON POLICY, in New Jersey, is highly honorable to the people of the state. American men and American measures are evidently coming again into fashion. The persecuting men who for a time past have swayed our Councils and pulled down the old faithful Friends of the People who stood the brunt of our Revolutionary contest with Great-Britain, for the purpose of putting into power young men and factious foreigners who have lately come among us to disturb our peace and eat our substance, must now give way to the Friends of Free Government and Liberty of Conscience. In the counties of Bergen and Somerset there was no democratic opposition to the Federal Tickets." Trenton Federalist (Trenton, NJ). October 27, 1806.

References:

Trenton Federalist (Trenton, NJ). October 27, 1806.

The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 28, 1806.

The True American (Trenton, NJ). November 3, 1806.

Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). November 7, 1806.

The Western Star (Stockbridge, MA). November 8, 1806.

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