New York 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3

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

Label:: New York 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3
Date:: 1812
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: Jonathan Fisk, Richard Valentine Morris

Candidates:	Jonathan Fisk	Richard Valentine Morris
Affiliation:
Final Result: [1][2]	212	145
District of Three	212	145
Orange County[3]	212	145
Westchester County	-	-

Notes:

[1]According to the census figures for 1810, New York was entitled to gain seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. However, the State Legislature did not re-apportion the Congressional districts before the elections scheduled for the spring. Therefore, elections for U.S. House of Representatives were held using the previous district boundaries. The results of these elections were declared null and void. A newly elected State Legislature redrew the districts and set the dates of December 15-17 for new Congressional elections.

[2]Not all counties held elections for U.S. House of Representatives during the spring cycle, since it was known that districts were slated to be redrawn.

[3]Richard Valentine Morris received 77 votes as Richard V. Morris.

References:

Orange County Patriot; or, the Spirit of Seventy-Six (Goshen, NY). May 12, 1812.

Political Index (Newburgh, NY). May 19, 1812.

Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). May 27, 1812.

New-York Spectator (New York, NY). May 30, 1812.

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