New Jersey 1808 U.S. House of Representatives

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
New Jersey 1808 U.S. House of Representatives
Date:
1808
State:
New Jersey
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Henry Southard, Adam Boyd, William Helms, Thomas Newbold, James Cox, Jacob Hufty, Aaron Ogden, John Neilson, John Beatty, William Coxe, William Campfield, Samuel W. Harrison, James Sloan, Richard Stockton, John Lambert
Candidates: Henry Southard[1]Adam Boyd[2]William Helms[3]Thomas Newbold[4]James Cox[5]Jacob Hufty[6]Aaron OgdenJohn NeilsonJohn BeattyWilliam CoxeWilliam CampfieldSamuel W. HarrisonJames SloanRichard StocktonJohn Lambert
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: 187051869118684186571864918586146091467314702146771467714496211
Bergen County893887893887891889939939941936938835---
Burlington County105110531053105410471047226622642267226022592255---
Cape May County116116115116115116310309308311310310---
Lower545453545354777776777676---
Middle282828282828104104104105105105---
Upper343434343434129128128129129129---
Cumberland County9089089059048959026156156156146126141--
Essex County[7][8]322532173226322132223210592590590589589584---
Acquackanonk221218221221221220636363636363---
Caldwell345344346342346340555555---
Elizabeth348346349349347349204201201201201201---
Newark934931933933933932177177178178178177---
Orange434435435435435433141414141414---
Rahway180180180180180178595959585858---
Springfield470470469469467470202120202020---
Westfield293293293292293288505050505046---
Gloucester County134813491348134213451311131013061307130113061307---
Deptford237238237238237235206205205206205208---
Egg Harbour168168168167168167484848484748---
Galloway195195195195193195393939393939---
Town of Gloucester181818171818515151515150---
Gloucester181181181181181180747474677374---
Greenwich[9]121121121116121116238238238238238238---
Newton818181808079132130130130132129---
Waterford157157157158157157113112113113113111---
Weymouth929292929266555555555557---
Woolwich989898989898354354354354353354---
Hunterdon County208220832082208020832079188718871883188218831882---
Alexandria202202202202203202137137136136137135---
Amwell675675674674675673340339339339338339---
Bethlehem179180180180180180105105105105105105---
Hopewell164164164164164164271271271269271270---
Kingwood272272272271271272137137136136136136---
Lebanon191191191191191190212212212212212212---
Maidenhead414141414141129129129129129129---
Reading116116116115116116163163163162163163---
Tewksbury137137137137137136565656565555---
Trenton105105105105105105337338336338337338---
Middlesex County122012201219121512151213152615281528152515161518---
Monmouth County155815581558155615561557161716191616162016181619--1
Dover444444444444112112112112112112---
Freehold420420420418420420282281281281281281---
Howell176176176176177176255254254255254254--1
Middletown446446446446446446120120117120120120---
Shrewsbury270270270270269270273273273273273273---
Stafford505050505050106107107107107107---
Upper Freehold152152152152150151469472472472471472---
Morris County241924172410241224142411499493496491493495---
Salem County[10]106110601061106010601060609609604605609606---
Elsinborough272727272729323232323231---
Lower Alloways Creek102102102102102102666666656666---
Lower Penns Neck464646464646119119119119119119---
Mannington106106106106106106919191919191---
Pilesgrove143143143142142142525252495252---
Pittsgrove[11]191191191191191187757572757574---
Salem747374747477454444444443---
Upper Alloways Creek232232232232232232555554555555---
Upper Penns Neck140140140140140139747574757575---
Somerset County852849848850849846129712981296129412941230---
Sussex County19721974196619601957194512421248125112501245124111-
Byram676767676767878888---
Frankford757473737273131133133131133132---
Greenwich223223223223223223163163163163163163---
Hardwick227226228223223207135140139142140135---
Hardyston178178177176176177272727272727---
Independence10710810710610710641434443444111-
Knowlton185186186186186186878787878787---
Mansfield102102102102101100172172172170170173---
Montigue484848484846202020202018---
Newton185185185184184184108107108108105107---
Oxford176178176178172178838383848283---
Sandyston242424242424474747474747---
Vernon147147147147147147414141414141---
Wallpack313128263131242324242424---
Wantage197197195197196196155155155155154155---

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) November 17, 1808 and The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ) November 22, 1808 both give 588 votes for W. Cox, but doing the addition, with the township totals as listed in the New-Jersey Telescope (Newark, NJ) November 8, 1808, you get the above total.
[8]The New-Jersey Telescope (Newark, NJ) lists total of 3220 for J. Hufty, but doing the addition, with the township figures, results in above total.
[9]Samuel W. Harrison received 1 vote as Samuel Harrison.
[10]On the Original Election Returns from Salem County, the 32 votes listed for John Neilson in the town of Elsinborough have been scratched out and his county wide total listed as 577.
[11]Samuel W. Harrison received 1 vote as Samuel Harrison.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
New Jersey Privy Council Records. Vol. II.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). November 8, 1808.
New-Jersey Telescope (Newark, NJ). November 8, 1808.
New-Jersey Telescope (Newark, NJ). November 11, 1808.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 16, 1808.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 17, 1808.
The Statesman (Newburyport, MA). November 20, 1808.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). November 22, 1808.

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