New York 1808 State Senate, Southern District

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New York 1808 State Senate, Southern District
Date:
1808
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Benjamin Coe, William W. Gilbert, Samuel Jones, James Morris, William Denning, Jonathan Fisk, Richard Hatfield, Gurdon S. Mumford, Benjamin L. Day, Benjamin Ferris, William Henderson, Ebenezer Sage, John W. Seaman, Nathaniel Smith, Daniel T. Terry, David Ackerman, John Depoyster, Barent Gardenier, Gilbert Horton, Jeremiah Johnson, James Jones, Abraham Mead, Abraham Miller, Richard Morris, William Morris, Ozias Osborn, Abraham Rose, Amon Tabor
Candidates: Benjamin Coe[1]William W. Gilbert[2]Samuel JonesJames MorrisWilliam DenningJonathan FiskRichard HatfieldGurdon S. MumfordBenjamin L. DayBenjamin FerrisWilliam HendersonEbenezer SageJohn W. SeamanNathaniel SmithDaniel T. TerryDavid AckermanJohn DepoysterBarent GardenierGilbert HortonJeremiah JohnsonJames JonesAbraham MeadAbraham MillerRichard MorrisWilliam MorrisOzias OsbornAbraham RoseAmon Tabor
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [3][4][5]4662463339753907554422222221111111111111
District of Southern4662463339753907554422222221111111111111
Kings County274283254253-------1-------1--------
Town of Brooklyn104107109108------------------------
Town of Bushwick45451819------------------------
Town of Flatbush34402827------------------------
Town of Flatlands18183434------------------------
Town of Gravesend445353------------------------
Town of New Utrecht69691212------------------------
New York County15721572157915815--42-2-2---11----------
City of New York15721572157915815--42-2-2---11----------
Ward One127128300298------------------------
Ward Two139142238238------------------------
Ward Three157158217219------------------------
Ward Four177175181182------------------------
Ward Five281279174175------------------------
Ward Six143143107107------------------------
Ward Seven1581585959------------------------
Ward Eight173173111111------------------------
Ward Nine62627070------------------------
Ward Ten155154122122------------------------
Queens County[6][7][8][9]593582651589------------------------
Richmond County202202228227------------------------
Town of Castletown54543433------------------------
Town of Northfield97973636------------------------
Town of Southfield25255757------------------------
Town of Westfield2626101101------------------------
Suffolk County[10][11]12461215306298-------1-22---1-----1-11
Town of Brookhaven150148114114------------------------
Town of East Hampton167167--------------------------
Town of Huntington2792791916------------------------
Town of Islip27271515------------------------
Town of Riverhead95692322------------------------
Town of Shelter Island202011------------------------
Town of Smith Town29266262------------------------
Town of Southampton[12]34634699------------------------
Town of Southold1331336363------------------------
Westchester County[13]775779957959-54--2-----1----1111-1--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]The Public Advertiser (New York, NY) uses the name Jonas for Samuel Jones.
[4]Ebenezer Sage, William Denning, Gurdon S. Mumford, William Henderson, Barent Gardenier, Jonathan Fisk, Richard Hatfield, Benjamin Ferris, and Ozias Osborn were candidates for Congress. Nathaniel Smith, Daniel T. Terry, and Abraham Rose were candidates for Assembly.
[5]"Thus for the first time in twenty years the federal ticket has succeeded in Queens. Last year the democrats went in by a majority of 400; this has been overcome, and 98 added on the other side. We fear not to predict a similar evidence of returning good sense in most of our country towns. They are cursed with no Irish mobs; no throngs of office-holders; no fawning sycophants about a Manhattan Bank." New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 4, 1808.
[6]William W. Gilbert received 46 votes as Wm. Gilbert.
[7]The New-York Evening Post (New York, NY), April 30, the New-York Herald (New York, NY), May 4, and The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 583 votes for William W. Gilbert.
[8]The Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger (Norfolk, VA) (Norfolk VA) reports 588 votes for William W. Gilbert.
[9]The New-York Evening Post (New York, NY), April 30, the New-York Herald (New York, NY), May 4, The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), and the Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger (Norfolk, VA) (Norfolk VA) report 629 votes for James Morris.
[10]William W. Gilbert received 346 votes as William Gilbert.
[11]The Suffolk Gazette (Sag Harbor, NY), the American Citizen (New York, NY), May 12, and the Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), May 6, report 302 votes for James Morris in Suffolk County.
[12]Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), May 6, reports 326 votes for Benjamin Coe in Southampton.
[13]William W. Gilbert received 12 votes as William Gilbert.

References:

New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). April 30, 1808.
American Citizen (New York, NY). May 2, 1808.
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). May 2, 1808.
The Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 2, 1808.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 3, 1808.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). May 3, 1808.
New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 4, 1808.
The Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 4, 1808.
Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). May 5, 1808.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 5, 1808.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 6, 1808.
New-York Spectator (New York, NY). May 7, 1808.
The Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 7, 1808.
Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger (Norfolk, VA) (Norfolk VA). May 9, 1808.
American Citizen (New York, NY). May 12, 1808.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 13, 1808.
Suffolk Gazette (Sag Harbor, NY). May 14, 1808.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 19, 1808.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 20, 1808.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 27, 1808.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 7, 1808.

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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).
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).
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).
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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