New Jersey 1809 Assembly, Sussex County

Office:
Assembly (State)
Title:
Assemblyman
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New Jersey 1809 Assembly, Sussex County
Date:
1809
State:
New Jersey
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:
Richard Edsall, William Kennedy, John Cox, Aaron Kerr, William Darrah, Jacob Kerr, Ralph Hunt, Sr., William A. Ryerson, Anthony Johnson, Thomas Stewart, William Runkle, Abraham Hunt, John Coursen, Daniel Hunt, John Gustin
Candidates: Richard Edsall[1]William Kennedy[2]John Cox[3]Aaron Kerr[4]William DarrahJacob KerrRalph Hunt, Sr.William A. RyersonAnthony JohnsonThomas StewartWilliam RunkleAbraham HuntJohn CoursenDaniel HuntJohn Gustin
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [5]21712153212920647917797797486442111
Sussex County[6][7]21712153212920647917797797486442111
Byram777776767766-------
Frankford78767562106103104113--2----
Greenwich20320620313212111212-------
Hardiston18818818618837363636-------
Hardwick2292342232311221141316213-1-1-
Independence11712011811826262526-------
Knowlton22122222021257645758-------
Mansfield11098115112104104107104-------
Montigue7679697822-8-------
Newton19419118619069656668--11---
Oxford23223322823466665---1--
Sandyston3838373822222228-------
Vernon16715315315554524054-------
Wallpack4544454320202020-11----
Wantage196194195195147147147147-------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]"In Essex, Morris, and Sussex, Federal Tickets were run but partially. There was no expectation of their succeeding and in consequence of this were not supported by the whole strength of the party. The Federalists have between 17 and 18 hundred votes in Sussex - of these they brought out only about 800." The Trenton Federalist (Trenton, NJ). October 30, 1809.
[6]The True American (Trenton, NJ) reports 793 votes for William Darrah and 791 votes for William A. Ryerson. October 23, 1809.
[7]Unknown in which township John Gustin received his one vote. Only reference is a note on the bottom of the Original Election Return stating that Gustin received one vote for Assembly.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
The True American (Trenton, NJ). October 23, 1809.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 24, 1809.
Trenton Federalist (Trenton, NJ). October 30, 1809.

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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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