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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