New Jersey 1791 U.S. House of Representatives

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
New Jersey 1791 U.S. House of Representatives
Date:
1791
State:
New Jersey
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Abraham Clark, Jonathan Dayton, Elias Boudinot, Aaron Kitchel, Lambert Cadwalader, James Linn, Thomas Sinnickson, Robert Hoops, Thomas Henderson, John Witherspoon, John Beatty, John Sheppard, Joseph Ellis, Robert Ogden, James Schureman, John Harring, Joseph Hugg, Samuel Dick, John Bayard, Job Smith, Ebenezer Elmer, Abraham Ogden, Jeremiah Elbridge, Franklin Davenport, Robert L. Hooper, Samuel Sharp, Richard Howell, Cornelius Hunnison, Joseph Bloomfield, Bateman Lloyd, James Parker, Archibald Campbell, William Eugene Imlay, Garret Leydecker, James Cadwalader, Henry Land, Abraham Ryerson, John Benson, Ebenezer Howell, Robert Hooper, Adonijah Schuyler, George Dooremus
Candidates: Abraham Clark[1]Jonathan Dayton[2]Elias Boudinot[3]Aaron Kitchel[4]Lambert CadwaladerJames LinnThomas SinnicksonRobert HoopsThomas HendersonJohn WitherspoonJohn BeattyJohn SheppardJoseph EllisRobert OgdenJames SchuremanJohn HarringJoseph HuggSamuel DickJohn BayardJob SmithEbenezer ElmerAbraham OgdenJeremiah ElbridgeFranklin DavenportRobert L. HooperSamuel SharpRichard HowellCornelius HunnisonJoseph BloomfieldBateman LloydJames ParkerArchibald CampbellWilliam Eugene ImlayGarret LeydeckerJames CadwaladerHenry LandAbraham RyersonJohn BensonEbenezer HowellRobert HooperAdonijah SchuylerGeorge Dooremus
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]6435444644332828227517731648159212108847315985604904893653562101961581571036953503533322221211915844433221
Bergen County341299136242--53------31351--------------------------
Burlington County------------------------------------------
Cumberland County5981100161-86--32391--17-337-9422-3-1----------------
Essex County1458123438689126134-283816--31141164--14625--1---1-13----------
Gloucester County9426852123502-411---5384359-37-2346--2-1---5--------1---1--
Deptford242940-36-29---33524-4-235--1-----1---------------
Egg Harbour-3888-88-50-----50---38-------------------------
Galloway-895-90-88-----80---12-------------------------
Town of Gloucester[13]13134-6-3---723--2-32----------------------1--
Gloucester[14]263743624-21---26126---38-------------------------
Greenwich263263129-14---12114---34-----1-------------------
Newton[15]109551540-23---16321-6-311--------4---------------
Waterford[16]1242141-38-------21-22-------------------------
Weymouth------------------------------------------
Woolrich61151-148-145----1144-4-4---1--------------1------
Hunterdon County[17]------------------------------------------
Maidenhead1095766---------------------------------------
Trenton45127151---------------------------------------
Middlesex County[18][19]56830316968-3--86234138---199---------------------------
Monmouth County324332306159148-2419428481301-192--1---4---222-1-17-123-----1--
Dover42421-24---27-5-------------------3-----------
Freehold118101718114---150321---56----------14------4---------
Middletown434650101---49138--113------1----1---2--3-----1--
Shrewsbury[20][21][22]32650527-11958311--4--1---1---81-1-5-----------
Stafford[23]6689425740-10-91---------------------5-----------
Upper Freehold616672642-13-534165---19------2--------2-8---------
Morris County[24]1101700135116389808-14420----88----------------------------
Somerset County[25]733456146174-480---18088-------------------------------
Sussex County77547089043103233-829----------------------------------
Knowlton18152441020-118-6--1381------41-4-----------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]The Original Election Returns for Shrewsbury in Monmouth County uses the spelling Kichal for Aaron Kitchel.
[6]The Original Election Returns for Monmouth County, The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY), February 5 and 21, The New-York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY)., February 7, and The General Advertiser and Political, Commercial and Literary Journal (Philadelphia, PA), February 24, use the spelling Kitchell for Aaron Kitchel.
[7]The Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser, and The General Advertiser and Political, Commercial and Literary Journal (Philadelphia, PA), February 4, use the spelling Ketchel for Aaron Kitchel.
[8]The New-Jersey Journal, and Political Intelligencer (Elizabethtown, NJ), February 2, uses the spelling Lynn for James Linn and Herring for John Harring.
[9]The Original Election Returns for Monmouth County uses the spelling Shepherd for John Sheppard.
[10]The New-Jersey Journal, and Political Intelligencer (Elizabethtown, NJ), March 9, The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY), February 21, and The General Advertiser and Political, Commercial and Literary Journal (Philadelphia, PA), February 24, report 1189 votes for James Schureman.
[11]The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY), February 21, and The General Advertiser and Political, Commercial and Literary Journal (Philadelphia, PA), February 24 report 1216 votes for Thomas Henderson.
[12]The New-Jersey Journal, and Political Intelligencer (Elizabethtown, NJ), March 9, reports 1640 votes for Thomas Sinnickson.
[13]John Beatty received 7 votes as John Beattey.
[14]John Beatty received 26 votes as John Beattey.
[15]John Beatty received 16 votes as John Beattey.
[16]Aaron Kitchel received 1 vote as Aron Kitchel.
[17]The New-Jersey Journal, and Political Intelligencer (Elizabethtown, NJ), February 9, and The General Advertiser and Political, Commercial and Literary Journal (Philadelphia, PA), February 15, report partial returns from Hunterdon: Abraham Clark, 765; Jonathan Dayton, 447; Elias Boudinot, 686; and Aaron Kitchel, 108 votes.
[18]The General Advertiser and Political, Commercial and Literary Journal (Philadelphia, PA), February 11, The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY), February 5, and New York Journal, February 7, report 2 votes for James Linn.
[19]The General Advertiser and Political, Commercial and Literary Journal (Philadelphia, PA), February 15, omits the 199 votes for James Schureman and 86 votes for Thomas Henderson.
[20]Elias Boudinot received 7 votes as Elias Bouditnott.
[21]Aaron Kitchel received 5 votes as Aaron Kichal.
[22]John Beatty received 1 vote as John Beaty.
[23]Elias Boudinot received 42 votes as Elias Bouditnott.
[24]The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY), February 2, Pennsylvania Journal, February 9, The General Advertiser and Political, Commercial and Literary Journal (Philadelphia, PA), February 4, and New York Journal, February 3, report 1203 votes for Aaron Kitchel.
[25]The General Advertiser and Political, Commercial and Literary Journal (Philadelphia, PA), February 11, The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY), February 5, and New York Journal, February 7, report 486 votes for James Linn.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
New Jersey Privy Council Records. Vol. I. 172-173.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). February 2, 1791.
New York Journal and Patriotic Sussex Register (Newton, NJ). February 2, 1791.
New York Journal and Patriotic Sussex Register (Newton, NJ). February 3, 1791.
The General Advertiser and Political, Commercial and Literary Journal (Philadelphia, PA). February 4, 1791.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). February 5, 1791.
The New-York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). February 7, 1791.
The New-York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). February 9, 1791.
The Pennsylvania Journal and the Weekly Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). February 9, 1791.
The General Advertiser and Political, Commercial and Literary Journal (Philadelphia, PA). February 11, 1791.
The General Advertiser and Political, Commercial and Literary Journal (Philadelphia, PA). February 15, 1791.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). February 21, 1791.
The General Advertiser and Political, Commercial and Literary Journal (Philadelphia, PA). February 24, 1791.
The New-York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). March 9, 1791.

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