New Jersey 1817 Legislative Council, Sussex County

Office:
Council (State)
Title:
Legislative Councillor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New Jersey 1817 Legislative Council, Sussex County
Date:
1817
State:
New Jersey
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Council/Legislative Councillor
Candidates:
Thomas Van Kirk, John Johnson, Robert W. Rutherford
Candidates: Thomas Van Kirk[1]John JohnsonRobert W. Rutherford
Affiliation:UnionRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [2]14139163
Sussex County14139163
Byram2219-
Frankford13015-
Greenwich48149-
Hardiston17059-
Hardwick15670-
Independence34943
Knowlton5498-
Mansfield2173-
Montague515-
Newton76157-
Oxford13221-
Sandiston956-
Vernon22153-
Wallpack2114-
Wantage2713-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]In Somerset and Sussex counties Union tickets composed of both Republicans and Federalists were run.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
Sussex Register (Newton, NJ). October 20, 1817.
The True American (Trenton, NJ). October 27, 1817.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 28, 1817.

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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).

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