New Jersey 1801 Sheriff, Somerset County

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

Label:: New Jersey 1801 Sheriff, Somerset County
Date:: 1801
State:: New Jersey
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Peter Stryker, John Lewis

Candidates:	Peter Stryker [1]	John Lewis
Affiliation:	Federalist	Republican
Final Result:	1234	443
Somerset County	1234	443
Bedminster	67	51
Bernards[2]	40	311
Bridgewater	284	19
Franklin	269	4
Hillsborough[3]	277	14
Montgomery	297	44

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ) reports 50 votes for Peter Stryker in Bernards.

[3]The Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ) reports 267 votes for Peter Stryker in Hillsborough.

References:

Original Election Certificate. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.

Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ). October 22, 1801.

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