New Jersey 1804 Legislative Council, Hunterdon County

Office:
Council (State)
Title:
Legislative Councillor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New Jersey 1804 Legislative Council, Hunterdon County
Date:
1804
State:
New Jersey
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Council/Legislative Councillor
Candidates:
John Lambert, Jacob Anderson
Candidates: John Lambert[1]Jacob Anderson
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2][3]16881
Hunterdon County16881
Alexandria157-
Amwell612-
Bethlehem[4]120-
Hopewell172-
Kingwood1851
Lebanon140-
Maidenhead47-
Reading81-
Tewksbury101-
Trenton73-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"By letters from Trenton, we learn that the republican tickets have succeeded in the counties of Hunterdon, Gloucester, Cumberland, Salem and Monmouth, with little or no opposition." The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 16, 1804.
[3]Later in 1804, John Lambert was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. There was a special election in early 1805 to fill his seat in the Legislative Council.
[4]Th eOriginal Town Certificates reports 127 votes for John Lambert in Bethlehem.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 16, 1804.

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