New Jersey 1803 Assembly, Somerset County

Office:
Assembly (State)
Title:
Assemblyman
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New Jersey 1803 Assembly, Somerset County
Date:
1803
State:
New Jersey
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:
William MacEowen, James Van Duyn, Frederick Frelinghuysen, William Todd, James Stryker, David Ayers
Candidates: William MacEowen[1]James Van Duyn[2]Frederick Frelinghuysen[3]William ToddJames StrykerDavid Ayers
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [4][5][6]115811291122743737727
Somerset County115811291122743737727
Bedminster757466848080
Bernards[7]493841382379371
Bridgewater290278282747474
Franklin274271268363637
Hillsborough259258256707272
Montgomery211210209979693

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]The True American (Trenton, NJ), November 7, reports 1159 votes for William McEowen in Somerset County.
[5]The True American (Trenton, NJ), November 7, reports 727 votes for David Ayers in Somerset County but the township totals add up to 735.
[6]"The majority of Burlington for the federal ticket is nearly double to what it was at the previous election; and in Somerset and Bergen, the steady preponderance of Federalism leaves democracy hopeless in those respectable counties--Their representatives, like the federal candidates generally throughout the state, are men who fought the battles of the revolution." Trenton Federalist (Trenton, NJ). October 24, 1803.
[7]The True American (Trenton, NJ) reports 379 votes for David Ayers in Bernards.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
Trenton Federalist (Trenton, NJ). October 24, 1803.
The True American (Trenton, NJ). November 7, 1803.

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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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