New Jersey 1799 Assembly, Sussex County
- Office:
- Assembly (State)
- Title:
- Assemblyman
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- New Jersey 1799 Assembly, Sussex County
- Date:
- 1799
- State:
- New Jersey
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Assembly/Assemblyman
- Candidates:
- William MacCullough, Levi Howell, Joseph Gaston, Silas Dickerson, William Runkle, John Broderick, John Gustin, Peter Sharpe, Thomas Armstrong, Abraham Courson, Jacob DeWitt, Daniel Kemble, Micajah Martin, Thomas Paul, Isaac Thompson
| Candidates: | William MacCullough[1] | Levi Howell | Joseph Gaston[2] | Silas Dickerson[3] | William Runkle | John Broderick | John Gustin | Peter Sharpe | Thomas Armstrong | Abraham Courson | Jacob DeWitt | Daniel Kemble | Micajah Martin | Thomas Paul | Isaac Thompson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | |||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [4][5][6][7][8][9] | 1242 | 1236 | 1208 | 1206 | 808 | 711 | 707 | 707 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sussex County | 1242 | 1236 | 1208 | 1206 | 808 | 711 | 707 | 707 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Byram | 72 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Frankford | 31 | 40 | 33 | 28 | 116 | 127 | 131 | 81 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Greenwich | 79 | 60 | 80 | 81 | 97 | 61 | 58 | 146 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hardiston | 140 | 139 | 138 | 140 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hardwick | 216 | 230 | 223 | 212 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Independence | 157 | 158 | 153 | 158 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Knowlton | 85 | 98 | 101 | 90 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mansfield | 65 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 165 | 111 | 127 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Montague[10] | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newton | 135 | 147 | 139 | 140 | 60 | 33 | 57 | 60 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oxford[11] | 77 | 63 | 72 | 66 | 150 | 132 | 111 | 93 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sandiston | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vernon | 76 | 74 | 76 | 76 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Walpack | 12 | 43 | 26 | 43 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wantage | 66 | 75 | 60 | 65 | 77 | 94 | 62 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]The Genius of Liberty (Morristown, NJ), October 17, uses the spelling Broderic for John Broderick.
[5]The Genius of Liberty (Morristown, NJ) reports 1236 votes for William McCullough but the township totals add up to 1242.
[6]The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ), October 22, reports 1236 votes for William McCullough but the township totals add up to 1243.
[7]The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ), October 22, reports 808 votes for William Runkle but the township totals add up to 817.
[8]"Thomas Paul, Abraham Coursen, M. Martin, D. Kemble, Isaac Tompkins, and Jacob DeWitt, were also in nomination for members of Assembly but none of them having more than one vote, were therfore left out of the Table." The Genius of Liberty (Morristown, NJ). October 17, 1799.
[9]"We hear the Republican Ticket has also proved triumphant in the counties of Morris and Sussex. We have received no official statements from the former ; but from those we have been favored with from the latter, from the townships of Newton, Oxford, Hardwick, Frankford, Independence, and Hardiston, it appears that the republican candidates have a considerable majority." The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 15, 1799.
[10]The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ), October 22, reports 25 votes for William McCullough in Montague.
[11]The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ), October 22, reports 159 votes for William Runkle in Oxford.
References:
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 15, 1799.
The Genius of Liberty (Morristown, NJ). October 17, 1799.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 22, 1799.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). November 5, 1799.
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