New Jersey 1800 Assembly, Hunterdon County

Office:: Assembly (State)
Title:: Assemblyman
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: New Jersey 1800 Assembly, Hunterdon County
Date:: 1800
State:: New Jersey
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:: Benjamin Van Cleve, Simon Wyckoff, Stephen Burrowes, John Haas, John Lequear, Joseph Hankinson, John E. Spencer, Thomas Bowlby, J. Beaverdielind

Candidates:	Benjamin Van Cleve [1]	Simon Wyckoff [2]	Stephen Burrowes [3]	John Haas	John Lequear	Joseph Hankinson	John E. Spencer [4]	Thomas Bowlby	J. Beaverdielind
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Republican	Republican	Republican	Federalist	Republican
Final Result: [5][6][7][8][9][10][11]	1281	1269	1228	1211	1156	1079	704	188	-
Hunterdon County	1281	1269	1228	1211	1156	1079	704	188	-
Alexandria	66	82	84	95	119	87	8	6	-
Amwell[12]	158	169	216	441	473	431	33	2	-
Bethlehem	29	16	27	117	113	108	22	74	-
Hopewell	175	218	227	82	31	42	127	3	-
Kingwood	62	61	77	142	154	158	24	22	-
Lebanon	108	100	76	76	18	17	40	69	-
Maidenhead	180	101	117	3	-	7	72	-	-
Readington	100	127	64	120	130	113	6	-	-
Tewksbury	47	46	56	80	57	60	24	-	-
Trenton	356	349	354	55	61	56	378	12	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]The Federalist and New-Jersey State Gazette (Trenton, NJ) uses the name John Bowlby for Thomas Bowlby.

[6]The Federalist and New-Jersey State Gazette (Trenton, NJ) reports 1211 votes for John Haas but the township totals add up to 1213.

[7]The Federalist and New-Jersey State Gazette (Trenton, NJ) reports 1156 votes for John Lequear but the township totals add up to 1158.

[8]The Federalist and New-Jersey State Gazette (Trenton, NJ) reports 694 votes for John E. Spencer but the township totals add up to 704.

[9]The Federalist and New-Jersey State Gazette (Trenton, NJ) reports 1069 votes for Joseph Hankinson but the township totals add up to 1079.

[10]The Federalist and New-Jersey State Gazette (Trenton, NJ) reports 168 votes for Thomas Bowlby but the township totals add up to 188.

[11]John Haas was dropped from the Federalist ticket. His replacement, John E. Spencer, did not receive full backing in many of the outlying towns. John Haas was added to the Republican ticket; nevertheless, he received some votes from Federalists. The Republicans split their fourth assembly vote among several candidates, of which only the votes for Thomas Bowlby were reported.

[12]The Federalist and New-Jersey State Gazette (Trenton, NJ) reports 475 votes for John Lequear in Amwell.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.

The Federalist and New-Jersey State Gazette (Trenton, NJ). October 21, 1800.

The Genius of Liberty (Morristown, NJ). October 23, 1800.

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