New Jersey 1798 Assembly, Sussex County

Office:
Assembly (State)
Title:
Assemblyman
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New Jersey 1798 Assembly, Sussex County
Date:
1798
State:
New Jersey
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:
John Gustin, Levi Howell, William Runkle, Joseph Gaston, Thomas Paul, Silas Dickerson, John Courson, Sr., Thomas Armstrong, Peter Sharp, Humphrey Martin, Samuel Depue, George Biddleman
Candidates: John Gustin[1]Levi Howell[2]William Runkle[3]Joseph Gaston[4]Thomas PaulSilas DickersonJohn Courson, Sr.Thomas ArmstrongPeter SharpHumphrey MartinSamuel DepueGeorge Biddleman
Affiliation:
Final Result: [5][6][7][8][9][10]169312811258123611477236525705233712402
Sussex County169312811258123611477236525705233712402
Byram6564603786514--
Frankford151824322358749592024-
Greenwich119412241268643824263-3-
Hardiston[11]8673421134783343310406-
Hardwick[12]174269127210109701256759459-
Independence142118105108278416201714--
Knowlton14318118611182-37330244-
Mansfield8957212741501415786--2
Montague27-2-56-37523-53-
Newton18012558105991007870151224-
Oxford156135218138225206823181125-
Sandiston[13]653212733923577839-
Vernon11597-941011016162501-
Walpack[14]513944491-13-51-
Wantage13091729967311597-1431-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]The Farmer's Journal, and Newton Advertiser (Newton, NJ) uses the spelling DePuy for Samuel Depue.
[6]The State Gazette, and New-Jersey Advertiser (Trenton, NJ) uses the spelling Gastin for Joseph Gaston.
[7]The Official Election Returns for Sussex County reports 1691 votes for John Gustin but the township totals add up to 1693.
[8]The Official Election Returns for Sussex County reports 1226 votes for Joseph Gaston on a list in which the totals are written out in words; however, the sum of totals per township on the tally sheet is 1236.
[9]The Farmer's Journal, and Newton Advertiser (Newton, NJ) reports 1237 votes for Joseph Gaston, 684 votes for Silas Dickerson and 618 votes for John Coursen.
[10]The Farmer's Journal, and Newton Advertiser (Newton, NJ) reports 1281 votes for Levi Howell but the township totals add up to 1141.
[11]The Farmer's Journal, and Newton Advertiser (Newton, NJ) reports 33 votes for Levi Howell and no votes for John Courson, Sr. in Hardiston.
[12]The Farmer's Journal, and Newton Advertiser (Newton, NJ) reports 169 votes for Levi Howell in Hardwick.
[13]The Farmer's Journal, and Newton Advertiser (Newton, NJ) reports no votes for Silas Dickerson in Sandiston.
[14]The Farmer's Journal, and Newton Advertiser (Newton, NJ) reports 45 votes for Joseph Gaston in Hardiston.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
The Farmer's Journal, and Newton Advertiser (Newton, NJ). October 17, 1798.
The State Gazette, and New-Jersey Advertiser (Trenton, NJ). October 23, 1798.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 30, 1798.

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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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