New York 1789 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3

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

Label:: New York 1789 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3
Date:: 1789
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: Egbert Benson, Theodorus Bailey

Candidates:	Egbert Benson [1]	Theodorus Bailey
Affiliation:	Federalist	Anti-Federalist
Final Result: [2][3]	584	574
District of Three	584	574
Dutchess County	-	-
Westchester County	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Though listed here as "District 3," 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 Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT) reports 684 votes for Egbert Benson

References:

The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register (New York, NY). April 9, 1789.

The New-York Packet (New York, NY). April 10, 1789.

The Albany Journal: or, the Montgomery, Washington and Columbia Intelligencer (Albany, NY). April 13, 1789.

The Federal Herald (Lansingburgh, NY). April 13, 1789.

The Country Journal, and Dutchess and Ulster County Farmer's Register (Poughkeepsie, NY). April 14, 1789.

The Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). April 15, 1789.

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

Young, Alfred F. The Democratic Republicans of New York: The Origins, 1763-1797. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1967. 590.

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