New Jersey 1820 U.S. House of Representatives

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
New Jersey 1820 U.S. House of Representatives
Date:
1820
State:
New Jersey
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Ephraim Bateman, George Holcombe, George Cassedy, Samuel Swan, John Linn, James Matlack, Lewis Condict, John Rutherford, James Parker, Joseph MacIlvaine, Samuel L. Southard, Joseph Hopkinson, John Frelinghuysen, Joseph C. Hornblower, Charles Kinsey, Thomas T. Kinney, Theodore Frelinghuysen, Richard Stockton, Charles Ewing, Aaron Ogden, Hedge Thompson, Lucius H. Stockton, Caleb Newbold, Samuel Matlack, Jeremiah J. Foster, David Thompson, Jr., Benjamin Bennett, William Ten Eyck, Jesse Upson, Bernard Smith, John Clement, William Griffith, John Wilson, John Condit, Jacob S. Thomson, Daniel Elmer, William MacCullough, Joseph Bloomfield, Robert C. Thomson, William Boswell, James Kinsey, Stacy Lloyd, Robert W. Rutherford, Ebenezer Elmer, James D. Westcott, Isaac W. Crane, Peter Bilderback, Joseph Rogers, Ira Moore White, Charles Carson, Charles Cassedy, Samuel S. James, James Giles, Silas Condit, Joseph Sharp, Daniel Swayze, Jacob Hopkinson, David Fore, Henry Hankinson, John M. Sherrerd, John Kinney, Jr., Benjamin Archer, Philimon Dickerson, Isaac Smith, Peter Masaille, Lewis H. Stoughton, James Schureman, Samuel S. Howell, Thomas Yarrow, Isaac Andruss
Candidates: Ephraim Bateman[1]George Holcombe[2]George Cassedy[3]Samuel Swan[4]John Linn[5]James Matlack[6]Lewis CondictJohn RutherfordJames ParkerJoseph MacIlvaineSamuel L. SouthardJoseph HopkinsonJohn FrelinghuysenJoseph C. HornblowerCharles KinseyThomas T. KinneyTheodore FrelinghuysenRichard StocktonCharles EwingAaron OgdenHedge ThompsonLucius H. StocktonCaleb NewboldSamuel MatlackJeremiah J. FosterDavid Thompson, Jr.Benjamin BennettWilliam Ten EyckJesse UpsonBernard SmithJohn ClementWilliam GriffithJohn WilsonJohn ConditJacob S. ThomsonDaniel ElmerWilliam MacCulloughJoseph BloomfieldRobert C. ThomsonWilliam BoswellJames KinseyStacy LloydRobert W. RutherfordEbenezer ElmerJames D. WestcottIsaac W. CranePeter BilderbackJoseph RogersIra Moore WhiteCharles CarsonCharles CassedySamuel S. JamesJames GilesSilas ConditJoseph SharpDaniel SwayzeJacob HopkinsonDavid ForeHenry HankinsonJohn M. SherrerdJohn Kinney, Jr.Benjamin ArcherPhilimon DickersonIsaac SmithPeter MasailleLewis H. StoughtonJames SchuremanSamuel S. HowellThomas YarrowIsaac Andruss
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanAnti-CaucusAnti-CaucusAnti-CaucusAnti-CaucusAnti-CaucusAnti-CaucusAnti-CaucusAnti-CaucusAnti-CaucusAnti-CaucusAnti-CaucusAnti-CaucusAnti-CaucusFederalistFederalistAnti-CaucusAnti-CaucusAnti-CaucusAnti-CaucusAnti-CaucusFederalistAnti-CaucusAnti-Caucus
Final Result: [7][8]4701431940183974348733611608472417402397325322159125113100685948484340311614121210109988876695332222222211111111111111111111
Bergen County5955926435935435544111122-1-36---1--------------------------------------------------
Burlington County111116919511491191727473634149131-383725-153-----------------------------------------------
Cape May County4719191946132726-2812--1----------------1------1------1-1--------------11111----
Lower2277722-1515-16---1----------------1------1------1-1--------------11111----
Middle186661861211-1212-----------------------------------------------------------
Upper766667----------------------------------------------------------------
Cumberland County167138137138152133107-166-22---------------1-----1-3--3--111----111-----------------
Deerfield282728283027---2-------------------1----------1--11-----11------------------
Downes121111111111----------------------------------------------------------------
Fairfield272828282828-----------------------------1----------------1-----------------
Greenwich1265511585-84-22-----------------------2--2-----------------------------
Hopewell453131313428-------------------------------1-------1------------------------
Maurice River27191819221922-62-----------------------------------------------------------
Melville131313131312----------------------------------------------------------------
Stoe creek333333----------------------------------------------------------------
Essex County725643545581423437497873141241725272--1-1--------4--6-------------------------------------
Gloucester County2401541491461582566748-12448370231--10110----7-----89---6---5---1-11221----------------111-
Deptford262824242664---15-----------------------------------1------------------------
Egg Harbour212121212121----------------------------------------------------------------
Franklin-----29---9------------------------------------------------------------
Galloway333333332733----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Gloucester1815181618132--53-----------------------------------------------------------
Gloucester10101081015----------------------------------------------------------------
Greenwich81--7964-96-22--------------------------------------------------------
Hamilton10----22--32-23---9-9----3-----59---6---5------------------------------
Newton5315141317133840-5033339-1--111----4-----3------------1--1221----------------111-
Waterford23212021211922-32-2---------------------------------------------------------
Weymouth888889---1------------------------------------------------------------
Woolwich30212329172-292-2518--------------------------------------------------------
Hunterdon County275252222212222209581001216589733713--1-191---11-----------4----------1--------------------
Alexandria212118212118-3--4-----------------------------------------------------------
Amwell4648444844454-2---3------------1--------------------------------------------
Bethlehem303030303030----------------------------------------------------------------
Hopewell1212111111111115--14--------------1-------------------------------------------
Kingwood242121212421111221131-------------------------------------------------------
Lawrence999999----------------------------------------------------------------
Lebanon[9]36363619-2223-2452---2----1-----------------4-------------------------------
Readington201919192018-21-312-------1-------------------------------------------------
Tewksbury30161112161064344-423727-------17-------------------------------------------------
Trenton474023224725255056-242-4-1--1--1---------------------------1--------------------
Middlesex County3073042532571872381531104-16802114-1482181338-3------1----------------------------------------
Monmouth County21723618115318515321347620303834149126-1312729-9-212----2--------3---------------------------1
Dover505151445151--8---1------2--------------------------------------------------
Freehold[10][11]3454382525252-35221353139116-1--2--9-212-----------------------------------------1
Howell202426222391175-43---1----1--------------------3----------------------------
Middletown212018192121---16--1-------------------2-------------------------------------
Shrewsbury263327222626----5-----------------------------------------------------------
Stafford2913131329131616--------------------------------------------------------------
Upper Freehold37418810821282--291-----1-2529-----------------------------------------------
Morris County7426966496853762485114334361471431---2-----12--102----------------------------------------
Salem County133138136136136132-----1---2---33-5-----------------------------------------------
Somerset County4113563443482972711076344265813049221---16--------1---8------------------------------------
Sussex County731675649611648626979220717893371-11251---31-19--1----8-625---2----------11111111---------
Byram2727272725261--------------------------------------------------1------------
Frankford2416151914191413-913-----10-4---------------6-----------------------------------
Greenwich431616164343-27--28--27--------------------------------------------------------
Hardwick4031343251-49--12--101--------31-----1-----------------------111--------------
Hardyston979898989697-11-1--------------1--------------------------------------------
Independence382638273936-1-10-------1-1------9-------2-2-----2-------------1-------------
Knowlton58595959595911-12-----------------------------------------------------------
Mansfield4247422591440216-19------1-----------------425-------------------111---------
Montague40402114038-38-311-----------------------------------------------------------
Newton[12]585758575457----------------------------------------------------------------
Oxford585254535653--3---3----1----------------------------------------------------
Sandyston404040403940----------------------------------------------------------------
Vernon6868686864671---------------------------------------------------------------
Wallpack303030302930----------1-----------------------------------------------------
Wantage68686849304736--2020-----------------------------------------------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Anti-Caucus tickets appeared in the Elizabeth-Town Gazette, The True American, and several other newspapers. All of these tickets were exclusively Republican with the exception of the one in The True American, which included two Federalists, Joseph C. Hornblower and John Frelinghuysen. Ephraim Bateman was included on both the Republican and Anti-Caucus tickets. No regular Federal ticket was organized, however a number of Federalists did receive scattered support.
[8]"A New-Jersey paper mentions, that they have 119 candidates for their six seats in Congress." Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE). October 17, 1820.
[9]Robert C. Thomson receievd 4 votes as R. C. Thompson.
[10]Samuel L. Southard received 1 vote as Southard.
[11]Charles Kinsey received 1 vote as Kinsey.
[12]In Newton township, there were two votes cast for Condict, with no first name given.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE). October 17, 1820.
The True American (Trenton, NJ). October 28, 1820.
Elizabeth-Town Gazette (Elizabethtown, NJ). November 7, 1820.
The Washington Whig (Bridgeton, NJ). November 13, 1820.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). November 14, 1820.
Salem Messenger (Salem, NJ). November 15, 1820.
The Fredonian (New Brunswick, NJ). November 16, 1820.
Palladium of Liberty (Morristown, NJ). November 16, 1820.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). November 17, 1820.
Sussex Register (Newton, NJ). November 20, 1820.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). November 21, 1820.
The Washington Whig (Bridgeton, NJ). November 27, 1820.
Columbian Herald (Woodbury, NJ). November 29, 1820.
The True American (Trenton, NJ). December 9, 1820.

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