New Jersey 1814 Sheriff, Sussex County

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

Label:: New Jersey 1814 Sheriff, Sussex County
Date:: 1814
State:: New Jersey
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: John Linn

Candidates:	John Linn [1]
Affiliation:	Republican
Final Result: [2]	3231
Sussex County	3231
Byram	72
Frankford	207
Greenwich	388
Hardiston	199
Hardwick	363
Independence	204
Knowlton	238
Mansfield	284
Montigue	65
Newton	299
Oxford	240
Sandyston	111
Vernon	172
Wallpack	75
Wantage	314

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Palladium of Liberty, The Sussex Register, The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ) and the Original Election tally sheet all list a total for John Linn of 3331 but the township totals add up to 3231.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.

The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 15, 1814.

Sussex Register (Newton, NJ). October 24, 1814.

The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 25, 1814.

The Palladium of Liberty (Morristown, NJ). October 27, 1814.

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