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1820 United States House of Representatives election in New Jersey 
Summary
New Jersey elected its members November 7, 1820. There were an unusually large number of candidates, 119 candidates according to one contemporary newspaper.[1] Some candidates ran under an "Anti-Caucus" ticket. Only 1 of the 6 six incumbents would serve in the next term, as 4 retired and 1 died after re-election.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New Jersey at-large 6 seats on a general ticket |
Ephraim Bateman | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ephraim Bateman (Democratic-Republican) 16.4% √ George Holcombe (Democratic-Republican) 15.1% √ George Cassedy (Democratic-Republican) 14.0% √ Samuel Swan (Democratic-Republican) 13.9% √ John Linn (Democratic-Republican) 12.2% √ James Matlack (Democratic-Republican) 11.7% Lewis Condict (Democratic-Republican Anti-Caucus) 5.6% John Rutherford (Democratic-Republican Anti-Caucus) 1.7% James Parker (Federalist) 1.5% Joseph McIlvaine (Democratic-Republican Anti-Caucus) 1.4% Samuel L. Southard (Democratic-Republican Anti-Caucus) 1.4% Joseph Hopkinson (Democratic-Republican Anti-Caucus) 1.1% John Frelinghuysen (F Anti-Caucus) 1.1% Others 2.9%[1] |
| John Linn | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected but died January 5, 1821, leading to an October 8, 1821 special election. | ||
| Bernard Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
| Henry Southard | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
| Joseph Bloomfield | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
| Charles Kinsey | Democratic-Republican | 1816 1818 (Lost) 1820 (Special) |
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
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References edit
- ^ a b "New Jersey 1820 U.S. House of Representatives". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 19, 2019.