New Jersey 1802 Assembly, Middlesex County
- Office:
- Assembly (State)
- Title:
- Assemblyman
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- New Jersey 1802 Assembly, Middlesex County
- Date:
- 1802
- State:
- New Jersey
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Assembly/Assemblyman
- Candidates:
- Gersham Dunn, Ercuries Beatty, John Combs, James Morgan, John Morgan, Nathaniel Leonard
Candidates: | Gersham Dunn | Ercuries Beatty | John Combs | James Morgan | John Morgan | Nathaniel Leonard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Republican |
Final Result: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | 972 | 943 | 932 | 718 | 684 | 507 |
Middlesex County | 972 | 943 | 932 | 718 | 684 | 507 |
East Windsor | 71 | 72 | 70 | 81 | 80 | 79 |
City of New Brunswick | 214 | 205 | 205 | 110 | 108 | 91 |
Perth Amboy | 28 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 14 |
Piscataway | 158 | 156 | 154 | 69 | 63 | 47 |
South Amboy | 123 | 127 | 129 | 107 | 90 | 77 |
South Brunswick | 199 | 172 | 169 | 41 | 36 | 4 |
West Windsor | 116 | 120 | 114 | 62 | 62 | - |
Woodbridge | 63 | 63 | 65 | 227 | 226 | 195 |
Notes:
[1]The True American (Trenton, NJ) uses the spelling Coomes for John Combs and Erkuries for Ercuries Beatty.
[2]The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and The Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ) use the title Col. Morgan for James Morgan and Capt. Morgan for John Morgan.
[3]The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and The Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ) report 933 votes for John Combs.
[4]The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and The Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ) report 688 votes for John Morgan.
[5]The Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ) reports 933 votes for John Combs but the township totals add up to 932.
[6]The Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ) reports 688 votes for John Morgan but the township totals add up to 684.
[7]"Declining Federalism, it appears, has rapidly increased in this county, since the last election--the aggregate majority was then between 270 and 280, the late election about 300--The number of votes at the former upwards of 2000, at the latter 1658." The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 22, 1802.
[8]"CONTESTED ELECTIONS. The several petitions from the counties of Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Gloucester, relative to illegal proceedings alledged to have been had at the late election, were referred to a committee of Elections, consisting of Messrs. Frelinghuysen, Kitchel, Lacey, Ward, and Day--three Federalists, and two Republicans." The True American (Trenton, NJ). November 1, 1802.
References:
Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ). October 21, 1802.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 22, 1802.
The True American (Trenton, NJ). November 1, 1802.
The True American (Trenton, NJ). June 6, 1803.
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