New Jersey 1798 Assembly, Gloucester County
- Office:
- Assembly (State)
- Title:
- Assemblyman
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- New Jersey 1798 Assembly, Gloucester County
- Date:
- 1798
- State:
- New Jersey
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Assembly/Assemblyman
- Candidates:
- Samuel W. Harrison, Joshua L. Howell, James Wilkins, Thomas Wilkins, Samuel Read, Thomas Somers, Frederick Steelman, James Steelman, John Hider, John Clement
| Candidates: | Samuel W. Harrison[1] | Joshua L. Howell[2] | James Wilkins[3] | Thomas Wilkins | Samuel Read | Thomas Somers | Frederick Steelman | James Steelman | John Hider | John Clement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | ||||||||||
| Final Result: [4][5] | 771 | 508 | 476 | 452 | 393 | 87 | 86 | 29 | 3 | 2 |
| Gloucester County | 771 | 508 | 476 | 452 | 393 | 87 | 86 | 29 | 3 | 2 |
| Deptford | 165 | 152 | 95 | 97 | 10 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Egg Harbour | 26 | - | 28 | - | 71 | 45 | 43 | 2 | - | - |
| Galloway | 75 | - | 106 | - | 109 | 17 | - | 16 | - | - |
| Town of Gloucester | 43 | 38 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Gloucester | 15 | 6 | 65 | 6 | 64 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Greenwich | 177 | 154 | 31 | 168 | 11 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Newton | 63 | 23 | 55 | 13 | 37 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Waterford | 76 | 5 | 79 | 4 | 75 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Weymouth | - | - | 11 | - | 15 | 5 | 40 | 10 | - | - |
| Woolwich | 131 | 130 | 1 | 131 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]There is a column for James Hopkins on the tally sheet, with no votes entered. He is not on the official list of vote totals.
[5]"GLOUCESTER ... Assembly--Samuel W. Harrison, Joshua L. Howell, James Wilkins [The election of the latter said to be contended by Thomas Wilkins.]." The State Gazette, and New-Jersey Advertiser (Trenton, NJ). October 23, 1798.
References:
Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
The State Gazette, and New-Jersey Advertiser (Trenton, NJ). October 23, 1798.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 30, 1798.
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