1789 United States House of Representatives election in New Jersey

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The election of all four representatives was contested, but the records that explained the precise grounds on which the election was contested have been lost due to the burning of Washington in the War of 1812. It is known to have related to questions of regularity and procedure. All four representatives' elections were ruled valid. [1]

DistrictResultCandidates [2] [3]
New Jersey at-large
4 seats on a general ticket 		Pro-Administration win
Others 3.28% (2,281 votes)
  • ▌ James Linn (Unknown) 0.740% (515 votes)
  • ▌ Aaron Kitchell (Unknown) 0.569% (396 votes)
  • ▌ John Stevens, Jr. (Unknown) 0.371% (258 votes)
  • ▌ William Winds (Unknown) 0.330% (230 votes)
  • ▌ John Stevens (Unknown) 0.264% (184 votes)
  • ▌ John Fell (Unknown) 0.197% (137 votes)
  • ▌ Silas Condit (Unknown) 0.154% (107 votes)
  • ▌ Henry Stites (Unknown) 0.099% (69 votes)
  • ▌ Robert Ogden (Unknown) 0.093% (65 votes)
  • ▌ Charles Stewart (Unknown) 0.092% (64 votes)
    ▌ Alex MacWhorter (Unknown) 0.075% (52 votes)
    ▌ Benjamin Thompson (Unknown) 0.060% (42 votes)
    ▌ Abraham Kitchell (Unknown) 0.046% (32 votes)
    ▌ Kitchell [4] (Unknown) 0.033% (23 votes)
    ▌ Joseph Sheppard (Unknown) 0.029% (20 votes)
    ▌ John Rutherford [ sic ] (Unknown) 0.026% (18 votes)
    ▌ William Woodhull (Unknown) 0.022% (15 votes)
    ▌ Abraham Ogden (Unknown) 0.020% (14 votes)
    ▌ Frederick Frelinghuysen (Pro-Administration) 0.013% (9 votes)
    ▌ Samuel Tuthill (Unknown) 0.013% (9 votes)
    ▌ Jacob Hardenburgh [ sic ] (Unknown) 0.010% (7 votes)
    ▌ Thomas Fenimore (Unknown) 0.009% (6 votes)
    ▌ Hugh Hughes (Unknown) 0.004% (3 votes)
    ▌ John Armstrong (Unknown) 0.001% (1 vote)
    ▌ Patrick Dennis (Unknown) 0.001% (1 vote)
    ▌ John Mehelm (Unknown) 0.001% (1 vote)
    ▌ John Neilson (Pro-Administration) 0.001% (1 vote)
    ▌ Samuel Smith (Pro-Administration) 0.001% (1 vote)
    ▌ Mark Thompson [ sic ] (Unknown) 0.001% (1 vote)
Pro-Administration win
Pro-Administration win
Pro-Administration win

See also

References

  1. ↑ "First Congress March 4, 1789, to March 3, 1791 [membership roster]" (PDF). artandhistory.house.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed.
  3. ↑ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ Unclear whether these votes were for Aaron Kitchell or Abraham Kitchell.


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