New York 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, District 15
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- New York 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, District 15
- Date:
- 1808
- State:
- New York
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Peter B. Porter, Nathaniel W. Howell, David MacCracken, William Rumsey, David B. Porter, Jerome Loomis
| Candidates: | Peter B. Porter[1] | Nathaniel W. Howell | David MacCracken | William Rumsey | David B. Porter | Jerome Loomis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | ||||
| Final Result: [2][3] | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Fifteen | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Allegany County | 160 | 75 | - | - | - | - |
| Genesee County[4][5] | 655 | 191 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Town of Batavia | 182 | 58 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Caledonia | 112 | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leicester | 111 | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northampton | 90 | 71 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sheldon | 120 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Warsaw | 38 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Niagara County[6] | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cambria | 43 | 28 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Town of Chautaugue | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Clarence | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pomfret | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Willink | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ontario County[7] | 2249 | 1789 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Augusta | 108 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bloomfield[8][9] | 143 | 351 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bristol | 47 | 177 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Canandaigua | 162 | 130 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charleston | 86 | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Farmington[10] | 127 | 51 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Geneseo | 59 | 63 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gorham | 133 | 77 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hartford[11] | 77 | 101 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Jerusalem | 3 | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Livonia | 63 | 71 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middletown | 26 | 61 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northfield | 173 | 109 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ontario | 61 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Palmyra | 99 | 102 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Phelps[12] | 177 | 65 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittstown | 73 | 88 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Seneca[13] | 166 | 75 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Sodus | 80 | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sparta | 139 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Vernon[14] | 184 | 49 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamson | 63 | 40 | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]William Rumsey and David McCracken were candidates for Assembly.
[3]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) of June 7 reports totals for District 15, excluding Niagara County, as 3061 votes for Peter B. Porter, and 2049 votes for Nathaniel W. Howell, with 9 scattering votes.
[4]Peter B. Porter received 1 vote as Peter Porter and 1 vote as P. B. Porter.
[5]Nathaniel W. Howell received 1 vote as Howell and 1 vote as Mr. Howell.
[6]The Official Canvass for District 15 printed in The Albany Register (Albany, NY), June 7, has the note "No returns were received from the clerk of Niagara."
[7]The Ontario Repository (Canandaigua, NY), the Genesee Messenger (Canandaigua, NY), the American Citizen (New York, NY), and the Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY) report 1785 votes for Nathaniel W. Howell in Ontario County, which is the total if the 4 votes added to his total in Bloomfield under a variant name are not included.
[8]Four votes for Nathaniel Howell in Bloomfield have been added to the total for Nathaniel W. Howell.
[9]The Genesee Messenger (Canandaigua, NY), the Ontario Repository (Canandaigua, NY), the American Citizen (New York, NY), and the Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY) report 348 votes for Nathaniel W. Howell in Bloomfield.
[10]The Genesee Messenger (Canandaigua, NY), the Ontario Repository (Canandaigua, NY), the American Citizen (New York, NY), and the Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY) report 50 votes for Nathaniel W. Howell in Farmington.
[11]The Genesee Messenger (Canandaigua, NY), the Ontario Repository (Canandaigua, NY), the American Citizen (New York, NY), and the Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY) report 102 votes for Nathaniel W. Howell in Bloomfield.
[12]Nathaniel W. Howell received 1 vote as Nathaniel Howell.
[13]Peter B. Porter received 1 vote as Peter Porter.
[14]The Genesee Messenger (Canandaigua, NY), the American Citizen (New York, NY), and the Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY) report 59 votes for Nathaniel W. Howell in Vernon, however, they also report the same votes for Ontario County (1785) as does the Ontario Repository (Canandaigua, NY) which reports 49 votes for Howell.
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.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 3, 1808.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 7, 1808.
History of Niagara County, New York, N. Y. New York: Sanford and, 1878. 227.
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