New Jersey 1803 Assembly, Sussex County

Office:
Assembly (State)
Title:
Assemblyman
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New Jersey 1803 Assembly, Sussex County
Date:
1803
State:
New Jersey
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:
John Linn, Levi Howell, Abraham Shaver, John Johnson, Martin Ryerson, James Hyndshaw, Thomas Stewart, Robert Beavers, Silas Dickerson, Joseph Sharp, Robert Davison
Candidates: John Linn[1]Levi Howell[2]Abraham Shaver[3]John Johnson[4]Martin RyersonJames HyndshawThomas StewartRobert BeaversSilas DickersonJoseph SharpRobert Davison
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]24362427241824131063106110581040651
Sussex County24362427241824131063106110581040651
Byram1091091091076665---
Frankford96928787146143137135---
Greenwich[15]199198196199146159158149---
Hardiston20820820720818181618---
Hardwick36736536636557586260---
Independence[16]19418919419338353738---
Knowlton21721521421179777775--1
Mansfield124123122121180184178180---
Montague606060607777---
Newton23123423423764596163---
Oxford[17]213211210210114118118114---
Sandyston4646464645454545---
Vernon11111411111152---4-
Wallpack252626232418231861-
Wantage236237236235134132133133---

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Garret Vliet is listed as a candidate for Assembly on the Official Election Returns tally sheet, but he did not receive any votes.
[6]The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ), October 25, uses the name Bevers for Robert Beavers.
[7]The True American (Trenton, NJ) uses the name Johnston for John Johnson.
[8]The True American (Trenton, NJ) reports 2427 votes for Levi Howell in Sussex County but the township totals add up to 2437.
[9]The True American (Trenton, NJ) reports 2413 votes for John Johnson in Sussex County but the township totals add up to 2404.
[10]The True American (Trenton, NJ) reports 1058 votes for Thomas Stewart in Sussex County but the township totals add up to 1048.
[11]American Eagle (Easton PA) reports 2426 votes for Levi Howell, 2419 votes for Abraham Shaver, 1067 votes for Martin Ryerson and 1055 votes for Thomas Stewart in Sussex County.
[12]The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ), October 25, reports 2426 votes for Levi Howell.
[13]"Sussex County Returns. Previous to the election the Feds pretended they had a probability of success in Sussex county. From the returns it will be seen, that the Repubican ticket succeeded by a majority of more than thirteen hundred.--Sussex is as firm as her native hills." The True American (Trenton, NJ). October 24, 1803.
[14]"REPUBLICANISM REVIVING. Notwithstanding the enemies of our Government have again assassin like come forward this election with a host of Addresses, Serious-considerations, affidavits, and such like fabricated stuff, by which they expected to deceive the electors; notwithstanding all the calumny and abuse their malice could invent--Republicanism has encreased more than any one year. The different Towns in the County have returned larger majorities than at any former election. At sundry places in Sussex, the people became so exasperated at the low, mean, and dirty method made use of by the Feds. that they collected the afforesaid Addresses andc. and publicly committed them to the flames; and would have burned in EFFIGY the contemptable authors had they been known. SUSSEX." The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 18, 1803.
[15]The True American (Trenton, NJ) reports 148 votes for Thomas Stewart in Greenwich.
[16]The True American (Trenton, NJ) reports 199 votes for Levi Howell in Independence.
[17]The True American (Trenton, NJ) reports 201 votes for John Johnson in Oxford.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 18, 1803.
The True American (Trenton, NJ). October 24, 1803.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 25, 1803.
American Eagle (Easton PA). October 29, 1803.

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handwritten notes
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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