New Jersey 1812 Sheriff, Sussex County

Office:: Sheriff (County)
Title:: Sheriff
Jurisdiction:: County

Label:: New Jersey 1812 Sheriff, Sussex County
Date:: 1812
State:: New Jersey
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: John Linn, William Darrah, Daniel Harker

Candidates:	John Linn [1]	William Darrah	Daniel Harker
Affiliation:	Republican	Federalist	Republican
Final Result: [2]	2180	1524	150
Sussex County	2180	1524	150
Byram	49	32	1
Frankford	89	137	-
Greenwich	202	225	-
Hardiston	192	77	-
Hardwick	177	157	105
Independence	132	80	2
Knowlton	154	136	20
Mansfield	140	177	-
Montigue	96	11	4
Newton	141	166	10
Oxford	272	53	7
Sandyston	63	45	1
Vernon	171	55	-
Wallpack	55	22	-
Wantage	251	151	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Original Election Returns for Sussex County list 1534 total votes for William Darrah but the township totals add up to 1524.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.

Palladium of Liberty (Morristown, NJ). October 22, 1812.

The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 27, 1812.

New-Jersey Journal (Elizabethtown, NJ). October 27, 1812.

The True American (Trenton, NJ). November 2, 1812.

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