New Jersey 1795 Sheriff, Hunterdon County

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

Label:: New Jersey 1795 Sheriff, Hunterdon County
Date:: 1795
State:: New Jersey
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Elias Phillips, Joshua Anderson, James Gregg, Thomas Bowlby

Candidates:	Elias Phillips [1]	Joshua Anderson	James Gregg	Thomas Bowlby
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3][4]	889	702	295	-
Hunterdon County	889	702	295	-
Alexandria	70	31	41	-
Amwell	204	168	72	-
Bethlehem	64	50	8	-
Hopewell	164	103	3	-
Kingwood	25	94	123	-
Lebanon	75	68	6	-
Maidenhead	123	27	1	-
Reading	8	112	29	-
Tewksbury[5]	-	-	-	-
Trenton	156	49	12	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The New-Jersey Journal (Elizabethtown, NJ) uses the spelling Philips for Elias Phillips.

[3]The New-Jersey Journal (Elizabethtown, NJ) reports 926 votes for Elias Phillips, 753 votes for Joshua Anderson and 300 votes for James Gregg. These totals likely included the returns from the Township of Tewksbury.

[4]According to Original Election Returns, Thomas Bowlby declined.

[5]"This return was not received until 15 minutes after 3 o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday 17th Oct." Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton. There is a total of 86 votes from Tewksbury, but no breakdown by office or candidate.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.

New-Jersey State Gazette (Trenton, NJ). October 20, 1795.

The Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ). October 27, 1795.

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