New Jersey 1798 Assembly, Essex County

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

Label:: New Jersey 1798 Assembly, Essex County
Date:: 1798
State:: New Jersey
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:: Abraham Speer, William S. Pennington, Charles Clark, William Crane, Recompence Stanbery, John N. Cummings, John Dodd, Grover Coe

Candidates:	Abraham Speer [1]	William S. Pennington [2]	Charles Clark [3]	William Crane	Recompence Stanbery	John N. Cummings	John Dodd	Grover Coe
Affiliation:
Final Result: [4][5][6][7]	2233	2214	2196	1053	995	906	2	1
Essex County	2233	2214	2196	1053	995	906	2	1
Acquackanonk	174	168	168	30	30	38	-	-
Caldwell	379	376	378	4	4	4	-	-
Elizabethtown[8]	154	162	134	586	523	514	-	-
Newark	902	902	891	242	243	253	-	-
Springfield[9]	427	423	420	45	37	23	-	-
Westfield	187	183	205	146	158	74	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]The Centinel of Freedom reports 916 votes for John N. Cummings in Essex County.

[5]"The return of the votes from Westfield township not being forwarded to the County Clerk until some time after three o'clock (the hour appointed by law for them to be returned) and not until after the votes from the other townships had been added up, he was of opinion that he could not admit the return of the votes for Council, Members of the Assembly, Sheriff, and Coroners. The votes for Members of Congress he received, as they were returnable any time in the course of the day. Admitting, however, the votes from Westfield to be lost, the successful candidates have a sufficient majority to secure their election without them. It is hoped this will be a caution in future." The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 16, 1798.

[6]"The requisite certificate from the town of Westfield, not being delivered to the Clerk of the County by 3 o'clock on Saturday, as directed by law, the votes of that township, relating to the candidates for Council, Assembly, Sheriff, and Coroners, we are informed, were refused. We have, however, to shew how they stood, inserted them agreeably to the return." Newark Gazette and New-Jersey Advertiser (Newark, NJ). October 16, 1798.

[7]"The returns from the township of Westfield for the state legislature were not received in time." New-Jersey Journal (Elizabethtown, NJ). October 16, 1798.

[8]The Newark Gazette and New-Jersey Advertiser (Newark, NJ) reports 187 votes for William Crane in Elizabethtown.

[9]The Centinel of Freedom reports 33 votes for John N. Cummings in Springfield.

References:

The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 16, 1798.

New-Jersey Journal (Elizabethtown, NJ). October 16, 1798.

Newark Gazette and New-Jersey Advertiser (Newark, NJ). October 16, 1798.

The State Gazette, and New-Jersey Advertiser (Trenton, NJ). October 16, 1798.

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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