New Jersey 1816 U.S. House of Representatives

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
New Jersey 1816 U.S. House of Representatives
Date:
1816
State:
New Jersey
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
John Linn, Charles Kinsey, Henry Southard, Joseph Bloomfield, Benjamin Bennett, Ephraim Bateman, John Frelinghuysen, James Parker, Jacob S. Thompson, Charles Ewing, Samuel W. Harrison, John Cummings, Franklin Davenport, John Johnson, Elias Boudinot, James Giles, William Colfax, Charles Kinsey, Jerediah Duboice, Jonathan Dayton, Israel Canfield, Isaac Williamson, Thomas Newbold, William MacCullough, Joseph C. Hornblower, Samuel Southard, Isaiah Shinn, John Simpson, John Outwater, Gervas Hale, Robert Colfax, Robert W. Rutherford, John Kinsey, John F. Smith, John Rutherford, James E. Wescott, Bernard Smith, Samuel Pennington, David Thompson, Aaron Vansyckel, Frederick Frelinghuysen, Joseph Sharp
Candidates: John Linn[1]Charles Kinsey[2]Henry Southard[3]Joseph Bloomfield[4]Benjamin Bennett[5]Ephraim Bateman[6]John FrelinghuysenJames ParkerJacob S. ThompsonCharles EwingSamuel W. HarrisonJohn CummingsFranklin DavenportJohn JohnsonElias BoudinotJames GilesWilliam ColfaxCharles Kinsey[7]Jerediah DuboiceJonathan DaytonIsrael CanfieldIsaac WilliamsonThomas NewboldWilliam MacCulloughJoseph C. HornblowerSamuel SouthardIsaiah ShinnJohn SimpsonJohn OutwaterGervas HaleRobert ColfaxRobert W. RutherfordJohn KinseyJohn F. SmithJohn RutherfordJames E. WescottBernard SmithSamuel PenningtonDavid ThompsonAaron VansyckelFrederick FrelinghuysenJoseph Sharp
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [8]5691558955445498547254341028685847054342925252316988887776664432111111111
Bergen County------------------------------------------
Burlington County------------------------------------------
Cape May County19191919191733----3-33-------------3------------
Lower131313131313------------------------------------
Middle22222-------------------------------------
Upper44444433----3-33-------------3------------
Cumberland County28828928728528828422-1--1-12--------------1----11-----
Deerfield48494848484711-1-----1--------------1----11-----
Downe333333313333------------------------------------
Fairfield858785878583------------------------------------
Greenwich[9]12121112121211----1-11--------------------------
Hopewell494949474950------------------------------------
Maurice River181818181816------------------------------------
Millville393939393939------------------------------------
Stoe Creek424344------------------------------------
Essex County------------------------------------------
Gloucester County204204204204193204---1717-17-1717-16---------------1--------
Deptford191919201919------------------------------------
Egg Harbour232323222323------------------------------------
Galloway444444444444------------------------------------
Gloucester Town333333------------------------------------
Gloucester Township414141403041------------------------------------
Greenwich101010111010------------------------------------
Hamilton------------------------------------------
Newtown141414141414---1717-17-1717-16---------------1--------
Waterford363636363636------------------------------------
Weymouth141414141414------------------------------------
Woolwich------------------------------------------
Hunterdon County620615620619618616535147574532--4314--1----------------------
Alexandria3333333333331414151514-----14-------------------------
Armwell2272242282292282311-1--1------------------------------
Bethlehem575757565757------------------------------------
Hopewell363636363636------------------------------------
Kingwood717171717171------------------------------------
Lawrence53543----5----43---1------------2---------
Lebanon676767676765------------------------------------
Readington555555545555313131313131------------------------------
Tewksbury50504950504976-6--------------------------------
Trenton191919191919------------------------------------
Middlesex County--------------------------------2---------
Monmouth County460459456458448456-1--------------1--------1--1--11---
Dover191919191919------------------------------------
Freehold838383838383------------------------------------
Howell9858-5-1--------------1--------1--1--11---
Middletown184183184182186182------------------------------------
Shrewsbury129131129131124131------------------------------------
Stafford242324232424------------------------------------
Upper Freehold121212121212------------------------------------
Morris County------------------------------------------
Salem County------------------------------------------
Somerset County------------------------------------------
Sussex County77871171468269463944293898221329--9-97887777666132-------111
Byram242324232323-------1-----------------2--------1-
Frankford292727252526------------------------------------
Greenwich697071706971------------------------------------
Hardwick584950454447--6--------------------1------------
Hardyston[10]139138139139136138------------------------------------
Independence545554535143101817988----9-9-8-----6---3-----------
Knowlton5655555557---3---------------------------------
Mansfield[11]121214121212147--66----------7---6-----------1--
Montague262626262626------------------------------------
Newton565456545354------------------------------------
Oxford71636045606033-1--8-----------------------------1
Sandyston343434343334-7----7-----------------------------
Vernon[12]396565656565-------28-----------7--6-------------
Wallpack363635323636--4---------------------------------
Wantage7544444-------------7-87-7-----------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]of Burlington.
[8]"The following is a statement of the votes given at the late election in this state for representatives to Congress....There were a number of scattering votes; but no regular opposition to the Ticket agreed on by the Republican Convention." The True American (Trenton, NJ). November 25, 1816.
[9]Charles Kinsey received 10 votes with the wrong county listed.
[10]Charles Kinsey received 138 votes with the wrong county listed.
[11]Charles Kinsey received 12 votes with the wrong county listed.
[12]Charles Kinsey received 65 votes with the wrong county listed.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
The Alexandria Herald (Alexandria, VA). October 21, 1816.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). November 12, 1816.
The Fredonian (New Brunswick, NJ). November 14, 1816.
Trenton Federalist (Trenton, NJ). November 25, 1816.
The True American (Trenton, NJ). November 25, 1816.
Sussex Register (Newton, NJ). December 2, 1816.
Washington Whig (Bridgeton, NJ). December 2, 1816.

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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).
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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