New Jersey 1803 Legislative Council, Essex County
- Office:
- Council (State)
- Title:
- Legislative Councillor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- New Jersey 1803 Legislative Council, Essex County
- Date:
- 1803
- State:
- New Jersey
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Council/Legislative Councillor
- Candidates:
- William S. Pennington, James Hedden
Candidates: | William S. Pennington[1] | James Hedden |
---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist |
Final Result: [2] | 1997 | 263 |
Essex County | 1997 | 263 |
Acquackanonk | 131 | 25 |
Caldwell | 292 | - |
Elizabethtown | 298 | 62 |
Newark | 726 | 175 |
Springfield | 283 | - |
Westfield | 267 | 1 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]William S. Pennington would resign his post in the Legislative Council, necessitating a special election to replace him in early 1804.
References:
The True American (Trenton, NJ). October 17, 1803.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 18, 1803.
The Newark Gazette (Newark, NJ). October 18, 1803.
The True American (Trenton, NJ). October 24, 1803.
The True American (Trenton, NJ). November 7, 1803.
Prince, Carl E. New Jersey's Jeffersonian Republicans: The Genesis of an Early Party Machine. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1967. 79.
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