New Jersey 1820 U.S. Senate

Office:: U.S. Senate (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Senator
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: New Jersey 1820 U.S. Senate
Date:: 1820
State:: New Jersey
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
Candidates:: Samuel L. Southard, James J. Wilson

Candidates:	Samuel L. Southard [1]	James J. Wilson
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3]	30	24
In convention	30	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"All the Federal members voted for Judge Southard and their weight turned the scale in his favor." The True American (Trenton, NJ). November 11, 1820.

[3]The Washington Whig listed 23 votes for James J. Wilson, but in listing the names of supporters, they omitted the name 'Stout'.

References:

The True American (Trenton, NJ). November 11, 1820.

Washington Whig (Bridgeton, NJ). November 13, 1820.

The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). November 14, 1820.

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