New York 1798 Assembly, Albany County

Office:: Assembly (State)
Title:: Assemblyman
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: New York 1798 Assembly, Albany County
Date:: 1798
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:: Dirck Ten Broeck, Andrew H. Heermance, Philip P. Schuyler, Jeremiah Lansingh, Prince Doty, James Bill, Johan Jost Dietz, Joseph Shurtleff, Thomas E. Barker, Jellis A. Fonda, Abraham G. Lansing, Peter West, Hendrick Burhans, John Thornton

Candidates:	Dirck Ten Broeck [1]	Andrew H. Heermance [2]	Philip P. Schuyler [3]	Jeremiah Lansingh [4]	Prince Doty [5]	James Bill [6]	Johan Jost Dietz [7]	Joseph Shurtleff [8]	Thomas E. Barker [9]	Jellis A. Fonda	Abraham G. Lansing	Peter West	Hendrick Burhans	John Thornton
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [10][11][12][13][14]	2314	2241	2133	2123	2039	1993	1924	1833	1741	448	272	272	196	167
Albany County	2314	2241	2133	2123	2039	1993	1924	1833	1741	448	272	272	196	167
City of Albany	363	312	323	278	227	239	290	244	234	93	120	85	91	85
Ward One	189	156	160	121	102	109	141	113	104	66	86	65	65	64
Ward Two	113	107	107	106	92	93	104	94	93	12	17	10	10	9
Ward Three	61	49	56	51	33	37	45	37	37	15	17	10	16	12
Town of Berne	192	190	191	191	183	191	189	191	190	1	1	1	7	1
Town of Bethleham	106	160	164	151	148	147	161	79	148	17	14	19	19	12
Town of Coeymans	83	82	72	63	50	60	57	54	2	43	42	16	16	16
Town of Coxsackie	231	229	216	197	221	217	121	221	19	2	-	11	-	-
Town of Duanesburgh	246	244	245	239	244	239	221	239	238	8	7	7	-	-
Town of Freehold[15]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Princetown	49	49	42	49	49	42	16	42	42	9	-	7	-	-
Town of Rensselaerville	289	282	284	285	271	224	262	287	273	-	-	62	-	-
City of Schenectady	461	414	317	442	441	419	342	303	381	171	27	12	12	1
Ward One	152	140	158	149	149	138	84	48	129	105	19	8	8	-
Ward Two	155	140	48	149	147	147	121	120	114	33	5	3	4	-
Ward Three	51	46	18	50	50	48	49	40	50	11	-	-	-	-
Ward Four	103	88	93	94	95	86	88	95	88	22	3	1	-	1
Town of Watervliet	294	279	279	228	205	215	265	173	214	104	61	52	51	52

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]Elected.

[8]Elected.

[9]Elected.

[10]"Mr. Dietz lost 361 votes, by his name having been written John instead of Johan Jost Dietz." The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY). June 1, 1798.

[11]"A number of votes were given for Henry Burhans - and there were a number of scattering votes." The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY). June 1, 1798.

[12]The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY) lists 2128 votes for Philip P. Schuyler but an addition of the totals of the several counties gives above.

[13]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) lists 2112 votes for Philip P. Schuyler but an addition of the totals of the several counties gives above.

[14]The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY) and The Albany Register (Albany, NY) list 2115 votes for Jeremiah Lansingh, 2367 votes for Dirck Ten Broeck, 2040 votes for Prince Doty, 1926 votes for John Jost Dietz, 438 votes for Jellis A. Fonda, 262 votes for Abraham G. Lansing and 203 votes for Hendrick Burhans but the town totals add up to the above totals.

[15]"The votes of Freehold, 151, were lost, on account of the poll-books not having been signed by the Inspectors." The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY). June 1, 1798

References:

The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY). June 1, 1798.

The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 4, 1798.

Munsell, Joel. The Annals of Albany. Vol. V. Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1854. 191.

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