New Jersey 1811 Legislative Council, Sussex County

Office:
Council (State)
Title:
Legislative Councillor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New Jersey 1811 Legislative Council, Sussex County
Date:
1811
State:
New Jersey
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Council/Legislative Councillor
Candidates:
Barnabas Swayze, William MacCullough, William Hampton
Candidates: Barnabas Swayze[1]William MacCulloughWilliam Hampton
Affiliation:RepublicanIndependent/Federalist
Final Result: [2]16748101
Sussex County16748101
Byram418-
Frankford6743-
Greenwich161145-
Hardiston17413-
Hardwick19150-
Independence9469-
Knowlton17350-
Mansfield19219-
Montigue47--
Newton2273-
Oxford19738-
Sandyston771-
Vernon15117-
Wallpack41-1
Wantage14154-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The True American October 21, 1811, the Palladium of Liberty October 15, 1811, and the Original Election Returns tally sheet, lists 1664 votes for Barnabas Swayze but the township totals add up to 1674.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 15, 1811.
Palladium of Liberty (Morristown, NJ). October 15, 1811.
Trenton Federalist (Trenton, NJ). October 21, 1811.
The True American (Trenton, NJ). October 21, 1811.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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