New Jersey 1797 Assembly, Sussex County

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

Label:: New Jersey 1797 Assembly, Sussex County
Date:: 1797
State:: New Jersey
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:: Peter Smith, Thomas Armstrong, Peter Sharp, John Gustin, Joseph Gaston, Thomas Paul, Levi Howell, Robert Beavers, T. Bullman, Moses Moore, Joseph Sharp, Christian Melick, Charles Croxall

Candidates:	Peter Smith [1]	Thomas Armstrong [2]	Peter Sharp [3]	John Gustin [4]	Joseph Gaston	Thomas Paul	Levi Howell	Robert Beavers	T. Bullman	Moses Moore	Joseph Sharp	Christian Melick	Charles Croxall
Affiliation:
Final Result: [5][6]	1498	1058	1031	986	876	861	824	787	541	374	303	283	101
Sussex County	1498	1058	1031	986	876	861	824	787	541	374	303	283	101
Frankford	122	148	11	162	54	7	3	33	2	18	4	-	2
Greenwich	92	22	224	20	24	117	163	5	202	7	9	166	12
Hardiston	91	127	68	65	93	61	21	1	-	-	113	-	30
Hardwick	68	61	156	166	210	45	179	251	10	3	3	4	-
Independence	38	38	35	55	32	28	22	75	4	57	13	-	-
Knowlton	63	6	135	38	52	110	74	130	52	1	5	61	3
Mansfield	156	-	125	10	3	64	204	38	94	79	9	5	6
Montague	55	37	32	35	-	8	19	18	1	2	9	-	1
Newton[7]	220	204	15	206	74	119	32	23	20	25	41	-	2
Oxford	173	3	66	17	20	208	95	69	85	136	3	43	38
Sandiston	72	65	16	50	44	10	3	22	2	-	1	1	-
Vernon[8]	60	72	72	48	54	42	-	29	8	1	49	-	7
Walpack	37	30	40	34	10	19	3	44	-	-	3	2	-
Wantage	251	245	36	80	206	23	6	49	61	45	41	1	-

Notes:

[5]The Farmer's Journal, and Newton Advertiser (Newton, NJ) reports 841 votes for Thomas Paul in Sussex County.

[6]The Original Election Returns and The Farmer's Journal, and Newton Advertiser (Newton, NJ) report 764 votes for Robert Beavers in Sussex County but the township totals add up 824.

[7]The Farmer's Journal, and Newton Advertiser (Newton, NJ) reports 22 votes for Levi Howell in Newton.

[8]The Farmer's Journal, and Newton Advertiser (Newton, NJ) reports 22 votes for Thomas Paul in Vernon.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.

The Farmer's Journal, and Newton Advertiser (Newton, NJ). November 1, 1797.

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