New Jersey 1806 Legislative Council, Essex County

Office:: Council (State)
Title:: Legislative Councillor
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: New Jersey 1806 Legislative Council, Essex County
Date:: 1806
State:: New Jersey
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Council/Legislative Councillor
Candidates:: Charles Clark, Thomas Ward

Candidates:	Charles Clark [1]	Thomas Ward
Affiliation:	Republican	Opposition Republican
Final Result: [2][3][4]	2188	1753
Essex County	2188	1753
Aquakanonk	4	261
Caldwell	199	92
Elizabethtown	836	4
Newark	449	1252
Rahway	45	130
Springfield	397	6
Westfield	258	8

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The True American (Trenton, NJ) reports 1752 votes for Thomas Ward in Essex County.

[3]"In this county, there were two Republican tickets." The True American (Trenton, NJ). October 27, 1806.

[4]"A general List all the Candidates voted for, in the several Townships of the county of Essex, at an Election held on the 14th and 15th days of October, 1806, for member of Council, members of the General Assembly, Sheriff and Coroners for said county for the year ensuing.--Newark Court-House, Oct. 18, 1806." The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 21, 1806.

References:

The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 21, 1806.

New-Jersey Journal (Elizabethtown, NJ). October 21, 1806.

The True American (Trenton, NJ). October 27, 1806.

The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 28, 1806.

Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). November 7, 1806.

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