1820 United States House of Representatives election in New Jersey

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

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  1. ^ 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.