New Jersey 1805 Legislative Council, Somerset County

Office:
Council (State)
Title:
Legislative Councillor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New Jersey 1805 Legislative Council, Somerset County
Date:
1805
State:
New Jersey
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Council/Legislative Councillor
Candidates:
John Frelinghuysen, Henry Van Derveer
Candidates: John Frelinghuysen[1]Henry Van Derveer
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2][3][4]847471
Somerset County847471
Bedminster4851
Bernards23207
Bridgewater117116
Franklin[5]24011
Hillsborough24340
Montgomery17646

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ), The True American (Trenton, NJ), and The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ) report 851 votes for John Frelinghuysen in Somerset County.
[3]"In Somerset county it appears the federal ticket has run, and the following persons are elected." Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ). October 17, 1805.
[4]"The Republican Candidates for Council and Assembly have been elected in the counties of Essex, Morris, Sussex, Hunterdon, Monmouth, Gloucester, Salem, and Cumberland. The Federal tickets have succeeded in Bergen, Somerset, Middlesex, Burlington, and probably Cape-May. The strength of parties in the Legislature of this state this year is therefore Republicans to Federalists--tho' not so good as we expected, not so bad as it might have been." The True American (Trenton, NJ). October 21, 1805.
[5]The Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ) reports 244 votes for John Frelinghuysen in Franklin.

References:

Original Election Certificate. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
Guardian; or, New-Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ). October 17, 1805.
The True American (Trenton, NJ). October 21, 1805.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 22, 1805.

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