New Jersey 1799 Legislative Council, Morris County

Office:: Council (State)
Title:: Legislative Councillor
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: New Jersey 1799 Legislative Council, Morris County
Date:: 1799
State:: New Jersey
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Council/Legislative Councillor
Candidates:: Abraham Kitchell

Candidates:	Abraham Kitchell [1]
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3]	999
Morris County	999
Chester	111
Hanover[4]	320
Mendham	116
Morris	205
Pequannock	81
Roxbury	162
Washington[5]	4

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Centinel lists 996 votes for Abraham Kitchell.

[3]"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.

[4]The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ) reports 321 votes for Abraham Kitchell in Hanover.

[5]The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ) reports no votes for Abraham Kitchell in Washington.

References:

The Federalist; or New-Jersey Gazette (Trenton, NJ). October 14, 1799.

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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