New Jersey 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, Eastern District

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
New Jersey 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, Eastern District
Date:
1798
State:
New Jersey
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
John Condit, James Schureman
Candidates: John Condit[1]James Schureman
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2][3][4]33783054
District of Eastern33783054
Bergen County[5][6]569926
Bergen--
Franklin--
Hackensack--
Harrington--
New Barbadoes--
Pompton--
Saddle River--
Essex County[7]2372907
Acquachanunk17134
Caldwell3784
Elizabethtown193517
Newark[8]926234
Springfield43529
Westfield[9]26989
Middlesex County[10]4371221
East Windsor264
City of New Brunswick4417
Perth Amboy169
Piscataway32148
South Amboy62121
South Brunswick-169
West Windsor-127
Woodbridge336106

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The State Gazette, and New-Jersey Advertiser (Trenton, NJ), October 23, reports 3345 votes for John Condit.
[3]The Centinel of Freedom, October 16, reports a majority of 315 votes for John Condit.
[4]"Messrs. Thomas or Wescott. 'In the Columbian Mirror, a few days ago, I observed a small piece abstracted from a northern paper, ascribing the change of the Jersey representation in Congress to a temporary advantage which a late election law of that state gave to the republican interest, and asserting, that although three of the five members elect, were supposed to be on that side of the question, yet it by no means argued that a majority of the inhabitants of the whole state coincided with them in opinion--and that the fact was otherwise. At the time the piece alluded to was first published, it was impossible to prove the fallacy of the statement, as the public were only in possession of the names of the successful candidates, and not of the state of the different polls. The following accurate statement of the number of votes for the different candidates, will exhibit the subject, in a very different point of view." The Times. Alexandria Advertiser (Alexandria, VA). November 27, 1798.
[5]The State Gazette, and New-Jersey Advertiser (Trenton, NJ), October 23, reports 547 votes for John Condit.
[6]The Centinel of Freedom, October 16, reports a majority of 379 votes for James Schureman.
[7]The Centinel of Freedom, October 16, and The State Gazette, and New-Jersey Advertiser (Trenton, NJ), October 23, report 2361 votes for John Condit.
[8]The Centinel of Freedom, October 16, reports 925 votes for John Condit.
[9]The Centinel of Freedom, October 16, reports 259 votes for John Condit.
[10]The Centinel of Freedom, October 16, reports a majority of 760 votes for James Schureman.

References:

The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 6, 1798.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 16, 1798.
Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, 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 Federalist; or New-Jersey Gazette (Trenton, NJ). November 19, 1798.
The State Gazette, and New-Jersey Advertiser (Trenton, NJ). November 21, 1798.
The Times. Alexandria Advertiser (Alexandria, VA). November 27, 1798.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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