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

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
New Jersey 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, Western District
Date:
1798
State:
New Jersey
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
James Linn, Samuel R. Stewart, Archibald Mercer
Candidates: James Linn[1]Samuel R. StewartArchibald Mercer
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [2][3]1496969679
District of Western1496969679
Hunterdon County[4]541891510
Alexandria1719124
Amwell30513716
Bethlehem186263
Hopewell2014628
Kingwood529141
Lebanon267911
Maidenhead21126
Reading60116-
Tewksbury-10117
Trenton41119104
Somerset County[5]95578-
Bedminster1018-
Bernards2895-
Bridgewater18423-
Franklin865-
Hillsborough2108-
Montgomery8529-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ), Newark Gazette and New-Jersey Advertiser (Newark, NJ), The Federalist; or New-Jersey Gazette (Trenton, NJ), State Gazette and New Jersey Advertiser, and The Times. Alexandria Advertiser (Alexandria, VA) report 1613 votes for James Linn, 979 votes for Samuel Stewart and 554 votes for Archibald Mercer.
[3]"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.
[4]Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ), Newark Gazette and New-Jersey Advertiser (Newark, NJ), The Federalist; or New-Jersey Gazette (Trenton, NJ), and New Jersey Advertiser report 658 votes for James Linn and 393 votes for Archibald Mercer.
[5]Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ), Newark Gazette and New-Jersey Advertiser (Newark, NJ), The Federalist; or New-Jersey Gazette (Trenton, NJ), and New Jersey Advertiser reported 88 votes for Samuel Stewart and 161 votes for Archibald Mercer.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
BAH: Election Returns. Box 1-8 Folder 38, 40. Somerset County.
The Federalist; or New-Jersey Gazette (Trenton, NJ). October 15, 1798.
Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, 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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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).
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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