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 Todd | James Stryker | David Ayers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Republican |
Final Result: [4][5][6] | 1158 | 1129 | 1122 | 743 | 737 | 727 |
Somerset County | 1158 | 1129 | 1122 | 743 | 737 | 727 |
Bedminster | 75 | 74 | 66 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
Bernards[7] | 49 | 38 | 41 | 382 | 379 | 371 |
Bridgewater | 290 | 278 | 282 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
Franklin | 274 | 271 | 268 | 36 | 36 | 37 |
Hillsborough | 259 | 258 | 256 | 70 | 72 | 72 |
Montgomery | 211 | 210 | 209 | 97 | 96 | 93 |
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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