New Jersey 1798 Assembly, Cumberland County
- Office:
- Assembly (State)
- Title:
- Assemblyman
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- New Jersey 1798 Assembly, Cumberland County
- Date:
- 1798
- State:
- New Jersey
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Assembly/Assemblyman
- Candidates:
- Isaac Wheaton, John Sheppard, Jr., Jonathan Bowen, James Harris, Robert Smith, James Sheppard, Ebenezer Elmer
| Candidates: | Isaac Wheaton[1] | John Sheppard, Jr.[2] | Jonathan Bowen | James Harris | Robert Smith | James Sheppard | Ebenezer Elmer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | |||||||
| Final Result: [3][4] | 375 | 282 | 276 | 169 | 101 | 8 | - |
| Cumberland County | 375 | 282 | 276 | 169 | 101 | 8 | - |
| Deerfield | 91 | 33 | 56 | 14 | 30 | - | - |
| Downs | 40 | 54 | 41 | 16 | 1 | - | - |
| Fairfield | 27 | 13 | 76 | 106 | 25 | - | - |
| Greenwich | 38 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Hopewell | 81 | 56 | 49 | 16 | 25 | - | - |
| Maurice River | 59 | 55 | - | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| Stoe Creek | 39 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ) uses the spelling Shepard for John Sheppard, Jr.
[4]The State Gazette, and New-Jersey Advertiser (Trenton, NJ) reports James Sheppard, using the spelling Shephard, rather than John Sheppard, Jr., as one of the two winners.
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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