New York 1808 Assembly, Ontario County

Office:
Assembly (State)
Title:
Assemblyman
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New York 1808 Assembly, Ontario County
Date:
1810
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:
Richard Leech, Samuel Lawrence, William Rogers, Micah Brooks, Hugh MacNair, Amos Hall, Joseph Colt, Daniel W. Lewis, Gideon Pitts, Myron Holley, Luther Rich, Francis A. Bloodgood, Walter Martin, John Sayre, Sylvanus Smalley, Samuel S. Forman, Francis Henry, Roswell Hopkins, Henry MacNeil, Wilhelmus Mynderse, Septimus Evans, John Griffin, Joseph Hall, Silas Halsey, Gideon Holly, William Lawrence, Ezra Patterson, Joseph Pitts, Jeremiah Wadsworth
Candidates: Richard Leech[1]Samuel Lawrence[2]William Rogers[3]Micah Brooks[4]Hugh MacNair[5]Amos HallJoseph ColtDaniel W. LewisGideon PittsMyron HolleyLuther RichFrancis A. BloodgoodWalter MartinJohn SayreSylvanus SmalleySamuel S. FormanFrancis HenryRoswell HopkinsHenry MacNeilWilhelmus MynderseSeptimus EvansJohn GriffinJoseph HallSilas HalseyGideon HollyWilliam LawrenceEzra PattersonJoseph PittsJeremiah Wadsworth
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [6][7][8]2311226222252196219318171814181417481688111010101055555111111111
Ontario County2311226222252196219318171814181417481688111010101055555111111111
Town of Augusta1051071051061062119191922-------------------
Town of Bloomfield[9][10]13413814013813635535135535235499910933333---------
Town of Bristol4545464546175177175178176-------------------
Town of Canandaigua[11]157158158157157131131132132132111-122222---1-----
Town of Charleston[12]87868786869189898787-------------------
Town of Farmington[13]1221241231231235251535352------------------1
Town of Geneseo11653535353646464641----------11-------
Town of Gorham1281281291291297978797979-------------------
Town of Hartford[14][15][16]135767476769898989840-------------------
Town of Jerusalem545451717181717-------------------
Town of Livonia60616158617472727173-------------------
Town of Middletown26272726266361655662--------------1--1-
Town of Northfield174176181176165105115105106102-------------------
Town of Ontario626363636378777-------------------
Town of Palmyra9810210295102100105100100103-------------------
Town of Phelps[17]1811831821821836867676767------------11--1--
Town of Pittstown68686864689190909090-------------------
Town of Seneca1641651641661628383798382-------------------
Town of Sodus[18]81798580803432353434-------------------
Town of Sparta13213713713913798884-------------------
Town of Vernon[19]1662181711671646362671067-------------------
Town of Williamson65646463653736373737-------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]The Genesee Messenger (Canandaigua, NY) and Ontario Repository (Canandaigua, NY) report 1828 votes for Amos Hall in Ontario County; however, the sum of totals per town is 1817.
[7]The Genesee Messenger (Canandaigua, NY), Ontario Repository (Canandaigua, NY), American Citizen (New York, NY), and Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY) report 1713 votes for Daniel W. Lewis in Ontario County; however, the sum of totals per town is 1814.
[8]"Ontario county has aroused from her lethargic indifference, to a true sense of her dignity and her interest. Not less than a gain of 882 votes have been effected in the period of twelve months. Our average majority, on the assembly ticket, this year, is 498 -- while last year the federalists exulted over that of 384. The result is glorious -- the triumph complete." Genesee Messenger (Canandaigua, NY). May 10, 1808.
[9]Samuel Lawrence received 1 vote as Samuel W. Lawrence.
[10]The Ontario Repository (Canandaigua, NY) reports 342 votes for Gideon Pitts in Bloomfield.
[11]Daniel W. Lewis received 1 vote as Daniel Lewis.
[12]Joseph Colt received 89 votes as Samuel Colt.
[13]The Genesee Messenger (Canandaigua, NY) and the Ontario Repository (Canandaigua, NY) report 53 votes for Amos Hall in Farmington.
[14]Hugh McNair received 3 votes as Hugh McNeil.
[15]Joseph Colt received 1 vote as Samuel Colt.
[16]Gideon Pitts received 2 votes as Samuel Pitts.
[17]Gideon Pitts received 2 votes as William Pitts.
[18]The American Citizen (New York, NY) and the Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY) report 44 votes for Myron Holley in Sodus.
[19]The Genesee Messenger (Canandaigua, NY), Ontario Repository (Canandaigua, NY), American Citizen (New York, NY), and Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY) report 176 votes for William Rogers in Vernon.

References:

Original Election Certificate.
Genesee Messenger (Canandaigua, NY). May 10, 1808.
Ontario Repository (Canandaigua, NY). May 10, 1808.
American Citizen (New York, NY). May 24, 1808.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 27, 1808.

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