New York 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
New York 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7
Date:
1802
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Conrad E. Elmendorf, John Cantine, Caleb Benton, Lucas E. Elmendorf, Christian France, Johannes Hornbeck, Solomon Sutherland
Candidates: Conrad E. ElmendorfJohn Cantine[1]Caleb BentonLucas E. ElmendorfChristian FranceJohannes HornbeckSolomon Sutherland
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2][3][4][5][6]1279122022111
District of Seven1279122022111
Greene County[7]50752722---
Town of Catskill[8]103168-----
Town of Coxsackie120189-----
Town of Freehold22876-----
Town of Windham5694-----
Ulster County[9][10]772693--111
Town of Cumberland-26-----
Town of Hurley6019-----
Town of Kingston21740-----
Town of Mamakating6102-----
Town of Marbletown10896-----
Town of Marlborough3645-----
Town of New Paltz52108-----
Town of Neversink2323-----
Town of Platte Kill5919-----
Town of Rochester76104-----
Town of Shawungunk101104-----
Town of Woodstock336-----

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]122 votes in Greene county and 1 vote in Ulster county for "Conrad Elmendorf" have been credited to Conrad E. Elmendorf. These mispelling votes (having omitted a middle name or initial) cost Elmendorf his election, which he contested. Rather than award him the seat, a new election was held in April 1803, in which Elmendorf was defeated.
[3]"It has been supposed, and even stated in several newspapers, that Mr. Elmendorf was elected for this district-and it is true that he had a majority of votes, but from an omission in the return by the inspectors of the poll in the town of Coxsackie, it is doubtul whether he will be elected. The whole of the Federal votes (120) from that town, for member of Congress, having been returned for "Conrad Elmendorf," omitting his second name, Edmund. Since the discovery of this, however, the inspectors have certified that their return was erroneous; that the votes were given for "Conrad Edmund Elmendorf," and ought so to have been returned; but this certificate was not made until after the expiration of the time limited by law for the return of the votes to the clerk's office. The result, therefore, must depend on a decision of the canvassers or a committee of privileges and elections in Congress-Catskill paper." New-York Herald (New York, NY). June 2, 1802.
[4]"In consequence of an error in the name of Mr. Elmendorf in the Inspectors' return of votes for the town of Coxackie, Mr. Cantine has the certificate; but as the electors of the district gave a majority of votes for Mr. Elmendorf, with his names correctly written, no question can be entertained but he will be allowed his seat at the opening of the next Congress." New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). June 11, 1802.
[5]"In the town of Coxsackie the votes for Mr. Elmendorf were all written Coenrad Edmund Elemendorf at length, and were all so read by the suprervisor when canvassed. After the votes were all canvassed, one J--s C--d, (a man entirely destitue of integrity) and one T--s B--n, a blind partizan [sic]...were seen in council with the inspectors, helping them to arrange their certificate and making copies to be returned into the Secretary and Clerk's Office. The inspectors thus, assisted by their counselors, made out their certificates of the election, and instead of the name of Coenrad Edmund Elmendorf...falsely returned and certified Coenrad Elmendorf to have 122 votes; or, in other words, they made a false or mistaken return." New-York Herald (New York, NY). July 3, 1802.
[6]The New-York Evening Post (New York, NY), June 11, 1802, and the Weekly Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA), June 23, 1802, list 1158 votes for Conrad E. Elmendorf in District 7. This count excludes the 123 misspelled votes Elmendorf received in Greene and Ulster counties.
[7]The New-York Evening Post (New York, NY), June 1, 1802; the New-York Herald (New York, NY), June 2, 1802; The Albany Register (Albany, NY), May 25, 1802; The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY), May 28, 1802; and The Albany Register (Albany, NY), May 25, 1802; list 519 votes for John Cantine in Greene county.
[8]Due to a typesetting error, some newspapers list 160 votes for John Cantine in Catskill.
[9]The Albany Register (Albany, NY), May 18, 1802, The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY), May 18, 1802, and the Ulster County Gazette (Kingston, NY), May 8, 1802, list 771 votes for Conrad E. Elmendorf in Ulster County.
[10]The American Citizen (New York, NY) and General Advertiser (New York, NY), May 12, 1802, lists 692 votes for John Cantine and 771 votes for Conrad E. Elmendorf in Ulster county.

References:

Ulster County Gazette (Kingston, NY). May 8, 1802.
American Citizen (New York, NY) and General Advertiser (New York, NY). May 12, 1802.
The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY). May 18, 1802.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 18, 1802.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 21, 1802.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 25, 1802.
The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY). May 28, 1802.
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). June 1, 1802.
New-York Herald (New York, NY). June 2, 1802.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 8, 1802.
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). June 11, 1802.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). June 23, 1802.
New-York Herald (New York, NY). July 3, 1802.

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