New York 1793 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2

Office:: U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: New York 1793 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
Date:: 1793
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: John Watts, William S. Livingston

Candidates:	John Watts [1]	William S. Livingston
Affiliation:	Federalist	Republican
Final Result: [2]	1872	707
District of Two	1872	707
New York County	1872	707
City of New York	1872	707
Ward One	165	109
Ward Two	361	49
Ward Three	463	77
Ward Four	302	137
Ward Five	272	103
Ward Six[3]	166	107
Ward Seven	143	125

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Though listed here as "District 2," U.S. House of Representatives districts in New York were not officially identified by number until 1797. Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony of the State of New York. 223.

[3]The Hudson Gazette (Hudson, NY), February 28, lists Jon Watts with 176 votes in the Sixth Ward.

References:

The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY). February 20, 1793.

The New-York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). February 20, 1793.

The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). February 21, 1793.

The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY). February 27, 1793.

Hudson Gazette (Hudson, NY). February 28, 1793.

The Albany Register (Albany, NY). March 4, 1793.

The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY). March 6, 1793.

Hutchins, S. C. Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony State of New York. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons, and, 1870.

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