New Jersey 1801 Assembly, Morris County, Special

Office:: Assembly (State)
Title:: Assemblyman
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: New Jersey 1801 Assembly, Morris County, Special
Date:: 1801
State:: New Jersey
Type:: Special
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:: Cornelius Voorheis, Jesse Upson

Candidates:	Cornelius Voorheis [1]	Jesse Upson
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3][4]	604	579
Morris County	604	579
Chester	11	74
Hanover	224	11
Mendham	1	218
Morristown	291	60
Pequannock	7	94
Roxbury	19	122
Washington	51	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]In Morris County there was a tie vote for the third Assembly seat. In a special election to fill this seat, Cornelius Voorhees was elected.

[3]The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ) and The True American (Trenton, NJ) use the spelling Voorhies for Cornelius Voorheis.

[4]The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ) and The True American (Trenton, NJ) published vote tallies that omit the township of Roxbury.

References:

The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). December 22, 1801.

The True American (Trenton, NJ). December 29, 1801.

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