New Jersey 1812 Assembly, Sussex County

Office:
Assembly (State)
Title:
Assemblyman
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New Jersey 1812 Assembly, Sussex County
Date:
1812
State:
New Jersey
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:
Robert W. Rutherford, James Davidson, Simon Cortright, Joseph Sharp, John Coursen, Robert C. Thompson, Peter Sharp, Bowdiwine Decker, William Hampton, William Hill
Candidates: Robert W. RutherfordJames DavidsonSimon CortrightJoseph SharpJohn CoursenRobert C. ThompsonPeter SharpBowdiwine DeckerWilliam HamptonWilliam Hill
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [1][2]2507248924542353146814241410139411
Sussex County2507248924542353146814241410139411
Byram8178797651077--
Frankford10210294101187129128126--
Greenwich201201201200229230229225--
Hardiston23323323023043413940--
Hardwick277273274201155169165162--
Independence14814414113077787774--
Knowlton195196191182126128128130--
Mansfield145148144135181178174177--
Montigue9898881009121010--
Newton173168165172148152150149--
oxford28227527726958505246--
Sandyston6666656444444444--
Vernon18318418417946444943--
Wallpack6767656811111013--
Wantage256256256246149148148148--

Notes:

[1]The True American (Trenton, NJ) lists 2515 votes for Robert W. Rutherford, 1463 votes for John Coursen and 1396 votes for Peter Sharp but the township totals add up to 2507 votes for Rutherford, 1468 votes for Coursen and 1410 votes for Sharp.
[2]The New-Jersey Journal (Elizabethtown, NJ) October 27, 1812 lists Robert W. Rutherford with 2361 votes, James Davison with 2344 votes, Simon Cartwright with 2313 votes, Joseph Sharp with 2234 votes, Robert C. Thompson with 1330 votes, Bowdiwine Decker with 1324 votes, John Coursen with 1322 votes, and Peter Sharp with 1323 votes.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
Palladium of Liberty (Morristown, NJ). October 22, 1812.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 27, 1812.
New-Jersey Journal (Elizabethtown, NJ). October 27, 1812.
The True American (Trenton, NJ). November 2, 1812.

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