New Jersey 1806 Legislative Council, Cape May County

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

Label:: New Jersey 1806 Legislative Council, Cape May County
Date:: 1806
State:: New Jersey
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Council/Legislative Councillor
Candidates:: Matthew Whilldin, William Eldredge, Ebenezer Newton

Candidates:	Matthew Whilldin [1]	William Eldredge	Ebenezer Newton
Affiliation:	Federalist	Republican	Federalist
Final Result: [2][3]	195	90	-
Cape May County	195	90	1
Lower	48	51	-
Middle	66	18	-
Upper	81	21	1

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY) uses the spelling Whildin for Matthew Whilldin.

[3]"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." Trenton Federalist (Trenton, NJ). October 27, 1806.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.

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

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

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

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

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