New York 1821 Constitutional Convention

Office:
Constitutional Convention (State)
Title:
Convention Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New York 1821 Constitutional Convention
Date:
1821
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Constitutional Convention/Convention Delegate
Candidates:
yes, no
Candidates: yesno
Affiliation:
Final Result: 10894834779
Albany County30341414
City of Albany1366385
Town of Bern299209
Town of Bethlehem263393
Town of Coeymans26633
Town of Guilderland176152
Town of Rensselaerville27944
Town of Watervliet131142
Town of Westerlo25256
Allegany County1070192
Town of Alfred6531
Town of Almond7524
Town of Angelica1491
Town of Caneadea89-
Town of Centerville654
Town of Friencship98-
Town of Independence692
Town of Nunda8064
Town of Ossian1451
Town of Pike13261
Town of Rushford1024
Broome County1013184
Town of Berkshire1704
Town of Chenango16528
Town of Lisle22613
Town of Owego1861
Town of Union16910
Town of Windsor97128
Cayuga County445972
Town of Aureluis9775
Town of Brutus4645
Town of Cato141-
Town of Conquest135-
Town of Genoa2349
Town of Ira1655
Town of Locke3195
Town of Mentz3502
Town of Owasco1947
Town of Scipio58433
Town of Sempronius6061
Town of Sterling117-
Town of Victory173-
Cattaraugus County45727
Town of Ellicotville562
Town of Freedom38-
Town of Great Valley291
Town of Hinsdale42-
Town of Ischua651
Town of Littel Valley631
Town of Olean595
Town of Perrysburg6315
Town of Yorkshire422
Chautauque County1134177
Town of Chautauqua9210
Town of Clymer421
Town of Ellery808
Town of Ellicott77-
Town of Gerry1301
Town of Hanover21226
Town of Harmony1032
Town of Pomfret19944
Town of Portland12215
Town of Ripley6918
Town of Stockton852
Chenango County2425572
Town of Bainbridge1812
Town of Columbus1374
Town of Coventry6448
Town of Guilford19813
Town of German16613
Town of Greene2262
Town of Lancaster22334
Town of Macdonough903
Town of Norwich36021
Town of Otselic2759
Town of Oxford14295
Town of Pharsalia762
Town of Plymouth13049
Town of Preston10920
Town of Sherburne101129
Town of Smithville11822
Town of Smyrna7756
Clinton County802466
Town of Beekmantown11674
Town of Champion6271
Town of Chazy12399
Town of Mooers3726
Town of Peru23046
Town of Plattsburgh234150
Columbia County22351865
Town of Ancram217135
Town of Austerlitz78231
Town of Canaan8962
Town of Chatham19666
Town of Claverack28953
Town of Clermont7258
Town of Germantown27106
Town of Ghent124149
Town of Hillsdale207122
City of Hudson351171
Town of Kinderhook183127
Town of Livingston[1]44193
Town of New Lebanon182143
Town of Taughkanic176249
Cortland County142770
Town of Cincinnatus895
Town of Freetown68-
Town of Harrison77-
Town of Homer36819
Town of Preble1139
Town of Scott93-
Town of Solon1237
Town of Turxton2861
Town of Virgil18911
Town of Willet2118
Delaware County1482494
Town of Andes9625
Town of Bovine5020
Town of Colchester2034
Town of Davenport11210
Town of Delhi12817
Town of Franklin43110
Town of Hancock[2]--
Town of Harpersfield18120
Town of Kortwright21345
Town of Masonville1035
Town of Meredith11739
Town of Middletown9158
Town of Roxbury15135
Town of Sidney3517
Town of Stamford10222
Town of Tompkins[3]--
Town of Walton1337
Dutchess County33622382
Town of Amenia38073
Town of Beckman56304
Town of Clinton88144
Town of Dover130126
Town of Fishkill473256
Town of Freedom116177
Town of Hyde Park138144
Town of Milan17451
Town of Northeast25320
Town of Pawlings63179
Town of Pleasant Valley174118
Town of Poughkeepsie565142
Town of Red Hook168203
Town of Rhinebeck250172
Town of Stanford223127
Town of Washington111146
Erie County1693300
Town of Aurora61163
Town of Boston6818
Town of Evans70-
Town of Amherst873
Town of Eden96-
Town of Wales11240
Town of Holland117-
Town of Hamburgh20149
Town of Buffalo22716
Town of Concord287-
Town of Clarence36711
Essex County176745
Town of Chesterfield651
Town of Crownpoint199-
Town of Danville93-
Town of Essex13811
Town of Elizabethtown147-
Town of Jay1592
Town of Keene95-
Town of Lewis1158
Town of Minerva344
Town of Moriah898
Town of Schrooa135-
Town of Ticonderoga1986
Town of Westport159-
Town of Willsborough1415
Franklin County59887
Town of Bangor483
Town of Chateaugay12212
Town of Constable6544
Town of Dickenson87-
Town of Fort Covington10211
Town of Malone17417
Genesee County5261189
Town of Alexander16820
Town of Attica248-
Town of Barre233-
Town of Batavia4022
Town of Bennington1364
Town of Bergen9726
Town of Bethany227-
Town of Byron9565
Town of Castile7416
Town of China1083
Town of Clarendon1581
Town of Covington2849
Town of Elba1723
Town of Gaines164-
Town of Gainesville1323
Town of Le Roy4102
Town of Middlebury2902
Town of Murray212-
Town of Orangeville1982
Town of Pembroke3062
Town of Perry1663
Town of Ridgeway2021
Town of Shelby1521
Town of Sheldon10523
Town of Stafford2801
Town of Warsaw242-
Greene County11121771
Town of Athens68163
Town of Caatskill177286
Town of Cairo72246
Town of Coxsackie42264
Town of Durham137258
Town of Greenvile159166
Town of Homer5067
Town of Lexington17374
Town of New Baltimore14477
Town of Windham90170
Herkimer County16411744
Town of Columbia197106
Town of Danube35312
Town of Fairfield105202
Town of Frankfort1936
Town of Germanflatts119210
Town of Herkimer20785
Town of Litchfield12032
Town of Manheim64102
Town of Newport14084
Town of Norway38148
Town of Russia43110
Town of Salisbury22128
Town of Schuyler12241
Town of Warren115166
Town of Winfield12112
Jefferson County[4]3432124
Town of Adams2598
Town of Antwerp1963
Town of Brownville3653
Town of Champion2095
Town of Ellisburgh26614
Town of Henderson2212
Town of Hounsfield3095
Town of Le Ray3701
Town of Lorrain6654
Town of Lyme1837
Town of Pamelia1912
Town of Rodman2252
Town of Rutland282-
Town of Watertown2404
Town of Wilna509
Kings County810260
Town of Brooklyn58435
Town of Bushwick7913
Town of Flatbush38101
Town of Flatlands176
Town of Gravesend56
Town of New Ultrecht8729
Lewis County95894
Town of Denmark17925
Town of Harrisburgh518
Town of Leyden9721
Town of Lowville18625
Town of Martinsburgh2122
Town of Pickney72-
Town of Turnin1356
Town of Watson267
Livingston County210985
Town of Avon2874
Town of Caledonia7437
Town of Freeport154-
Town of Genesee13123
Town of Groveland150-
Town of Leicester1873
Town of Lima1583
Town of Livonia2931
Town of Mount Morris1172
Town of Sparta216-
Town of Springwater1662
Town of York17610
Madison County2927333
Town of Brookfield29844
Town of Cazenovia23256
Town of DeRuyter13717
Town of Eaton3761
Town of Georgetown657
Town of Hamilton2809
Town of Lebanon12988
Town of Lenox3102
Town of Madison27511
Town of Nelson20550
Town of Sullivan3406
Town of Smithfield28042
Monroe County2624193
Town of Brighton14516
Town of Clarkson14211
Town of Gates2176
Town of Henrietta246-
Town of Mendon21634
Town of Ogden188-
Town of Parma2234
Town of Penfield22739
Town of Perrinton198-
Town of Pittsford11157
Town of Riga353-
Town of Rush804
Town of Sweden13619
Town of Wheatfield1423
Montgomery County23382019
Town of Amsterdam222153
Town of Broadalbin164179
Town of Canajoharie122348
Town of Charlestown213282
Town of Florida19776
Town of Hope1937
Town of Johnstown467286
Town of Lake Pleasant2320
Town of Mayfield159104
Town of Minden137136
Town of Northampton12167
Town of Oppenheim29742
Town of Palatine282123
Town of Stratford1831
Town of Wells635
New York County65281795
Ward One462447
Ward Two389220
Ward Three477287
Ward Four624148
Ward Five721179
Ward Six694141
Ward Seven87549
Ward Eight739129
Ward Nine377105
Ward Ten117090
Niagara County106111
Town of Cambria1811
Town of Hartland1864
Town of Lewiston148-
Town of Niagara92-
Town of Porter1216
Town of Royalton242-
Town of Wilson91-
Oneida County33201689
Town of Augusta18314
Town of Boonsville5444
Town of Bridgewater95102
Town of Camden7464
Town of Deerfield10381
Town of Florence4017
Town of Floyd16247
Town of Lee13619
Town of Paris272409
Town of Remsen299
Town of Rome35422
Town of Sangerfield12197
Town of Steuben1223
Town of Trenton122167
Town of Utica24464
Town of Vernon140151
Town of Verona18050
Town of Vienna8071
Town of Western24113
Town of Westmoreland207104
Town of Whitestown359141
Onondaga County[5]3224309
Town of Camillus53211
Town of Cicero1176
Town of Fabius161119
Town of Lysander2104
Town of Manilus37114
Town of Marcellus5388
Town of Onondaga31928
Town of Otisco9063
Town of Pompey45718
Town of Spafford12410
Town of Salina2302
Town of Tully7526
Ontario County6064288
Town of Benton40516
Town of Bloomfield35063
Town of Bristol22122
Town of Canandaigua5088
Town of Farmington28811
Town of Gorham42515
Town of Italy95-
Town of Jerusalem2352
Town of Lyons30031
Town of Middlesex2776
Town of Milo283-
Town of Naples8520
Town of Ontario282-
Town of Palmyra28411
Town of Phelps6308
Town of Richmond3531
Town of Seneca42821
Town of Sodus1943
Town of Victor2593
Town of Williamson16247
Orange County24701290
Town of Blooming Grove11399
Town of Cornwal15260
Town of Deerpark11730
Town of Goshen283118
Town of Minisink30977
Town of Montgomery310198
Town of Munroe13588
Town of New Windsor115112
Town of Newburgh326137
Town of Wallkill246215
Town of Warwick364156
Oswego County[6]149097
Town of Constantia913
Town of Granby56-
Town of Hannibal136-
Town of Mexico13524
Town of New Haven126-
Town of Orwell678
Town of Oswego125-
Town of Redfield511
Town of Richland391-
Town of Scriba103-
Town of Volney14735
Town of Williamstown6226
Otsego County[7]3808985
Town of Burlington27534
Town of Butternuts34819
Town of Cherry Valley213172
Town of Decatur6235
Town of Edmeston6077
Town of Exeter9828
Town of hartwick31159
Town of Laurens1882
Town of Maryland13535
Town of Middlefield15693
Town of Milford14921
Town of New Lisbon2607
Town of Otego185-
Town of Otsego34888
Town of Pittsfield1154
Town of Plainfield9571
Town of Richfield17819
Town of Springfield85157
Town of Unadilla1812
Town of Westford15061
Town of Worcester2161
Putnam County661255
Town of Carmel22927
Town of Kent5897
Town of Patterson5462
Town of Phillipstown18836
Town of Southeast13233
Queens County6921332
Town of Flushing82125
Town of Hempstead140486
Town of Jamaica34166
Town of Newtown189120
Town of North Hempstead10092
Town of Oyster Bay147343
Rensselaer County28912365
Town of Berlin32016
Town of Brunswick64208
Town of Greenbush12577
Town of Grafton185199
Town of Hoosick190215
Town of Lansingburgh155164
Town of Nassau56271
Town of Petersburgh22266
Town of Pittstown212142
Town of Sandlake142358
Town of Scaghticoke167149
Town of Schodack138360
Town of Stephentown30914
City of Troy606126
Richmond County394231
Town of Castletown14436
Town of Northfield12654
Town of Southfield6645
Town of Westfield5896
Rockland County82869
Town of Clarkstown18531
Town of Haverstraw1871
Town of Hempstead3317
Town of Orangetown12530
Saint Lawrence County1722210
Town of Canton16530
Town of De Kalb8612
Town of Fowler894
Town of Gouverneur1834
Town of Hopkinton802
Town of Lisbon1141
Town of Louisville904
Town of Madrid14714
Town of Massena991
Town of Morristown6547
Town of Oswegatchie17511
Town of Parishville122-
Town of Pierrepont48-
Town of Potsdam1997
Town of Russell4135
Town of Stockholm24-
Saratoga County3964363
Town of Ballston25211
Town of Charlton114160
Town of Concord77-
Town of Corinth1792
Town of Edenburgh1781
Town of Galway3026
Town of Greenfield36014
Town of Hadley96-
Town of Halfmoon3754
Town of Malta13339
Town of Milton1837
Town of Moreau16730
Town of Northumberland1511
Town of Providence1572
Town of Saratoga2787
Town of Saratoga Springs1614
Town of Stillwater19160
Town of Waterford19211
Town of Wilton4184
Schenectady County651879
Town of Duanesburgh222123
Town of Glenville111183
Town of Niskayuna2353
Town of Princetown2873
Town of Rotterdam7170
City of Schenectady260277
Ward One114131
Ward Two146146
Schoharie County16341327
Town of Blenheim22310
Town of Broome20872
Town of Carlisle86106
Town of Cobleskill163171
Town of Jefferson153116
Town of Middleburgh227288
Town of Schoharie285197
Town of Sharon175307
Town of Summit11460
Seneca County2189132
Town of Covert3285
Town of Fayette28248
Town of Galen2481
Town of Junius39955
Town of Ovid3009
Town of Romulus3718
Town of Wolcott2616
Steuben County200856
Town of Addison375
Town of Bath2173
Town of Canisteo--
Town of Conhocton1317
Town of Dansville154-
Town of Howard1271
Town of Hornellsville618
Town of Jersey61-
Town of Painted Post12915
Town of Prattsburgh1596
Town of Pulteny1225
Town of Reading3056
Town of Troopsburgh79-
Town of Wayne359-
Town of Wheeler67-
Suffolk County914617
Town of Brookhaven66220
Town of Easthampton1505
Town of Huntington18486
Town of Islip1951
Town of Riverhead30113
Town of Shelter Island142
Town of Smithtown7146
Town of Southampton21831
Town of Southold12663
Sullivan County696402
Town of Bethel1082
Town of Liberty4849
Town of Lumberland48-
Town of Mamakating183157
Town of Nevisink22187
Town of Rockland344
Town of Thompson[8]2533
Tioga County189028
Town of Candor923
Town of Caroline19816
Town of Catherinestown2741
Town of Cayuta287-
Town of Chemung1231
Town of Danby2505
Town of Elmira3291
Town of Tioga1561
Town of Spencer181-
Tompkins County249119
Town of Dryden4486
Town of Enfield179-
Town of Groton3173
Town of Hector4101
Town of Ithaca3484
Town of Lansing3652
Town of Ulyses3353
Ulster County12242634
Town of Esopus11185
Town of Hurley35163
Town of Kingston114322
Town of Marbletown128394
Town of Marlborough14793
Town of New Paltz209296
Town of Plattekill139126
Town of Rochester22185
Town of Saugerties92245
Town of Shandaken4667
Town of Sahwaugunk203246
Town of Wawarsing39163
Town of Woodstock39150
Warren County945184
Town of Athol89-
Town of Bolton10453
Town of Caldwell4952
Town of Chester9638
Town of Hague72-
Town of Johnsbury80-
Town of Luzerne173-
Town of Queensburgh16740
Town of Warrensburgh1151
Washington County3537754
Town of Argyle25043
Town of Cambridge131112
Town of Easton34610
Town of Fort Ann26610
Town of Fort Edward15623
Town of Granville36343
Town of Greenwich32923
Town of Hampton1261
Town of Hartford27874
Town of Hebron18995
Town of Jackson118112
Town of Kingsbury2838
Town of Putnam7513
Town of Salem248126
Town of Whitecreek17759
Town of Whitehall2022
Westchester County14871299
Town of Bedford71198
Town of Cortlandt1204
Town of Eastchester5628
Town of Greenburg59148
Town of Harrison6812
Town of Mamaroneck651
Town of Mount Pleasant193165
Town of New Rochel5663
Town of Newcastle1164
Town of North Castle8029
Town of North Salem11413
Town of Pelham162
Town of Poundridge56115
Town of Rye6189
Town of Scarsdale241
Town of Somers62124
Town of South Salem47104
Town of Westchester1098
Town of White Plains557
Town of Yonkers1042
Town of Yorktown60122

Notes:

[1]The Northern Whig (Hudson, NY) reversed the votes in the Town of Livingston, reporting 193 vote Yes and 44 No.
[2]"Hancock, Tompkins, No Election." Delaware Gazette (Delhi, NY). May 10, 1821.
[3]"Hancock, Tompkins, No Election." Delaware Gazette (Delhi, NY). May 10, 1821.
[4]The American lists 119 No votes in Jefferson County, but the town totals add up to 124.
[5]The American June 5, 1821 lists 306 No votes in Onondaga County, but the town totals add up to 309.
[6]The list of towns in the Annals and Recollections of Oneida County by Pomroy Jones omits the vote count of the towns of Granby, Hannibal and Mexico.
[7]Cherry-Valley Gazette (Cherry Valley, NY) May 8, 1821 lists the No total as 980, but the town totals add up to 985.
[8]The Ulster Plebeian May 9, 1821 lists 153 For Convention votes.

References:

Original Election Returns.
Original Election Books. Steuben County Court House, Bath.
The Albany Argus (Albany, NY). May 1. 1821.
The New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). May 1, 1821.
National Advocate (New York, NY). May 1, 1821.
Westchester Herald (Mount Pleasant, NY). May 1, 1821.
American Journal (Ithaca, NY). May 2, 1821.
The Cabinet (Schenectady, NY). May 2, 1821.
Cortland Republican (Cortland, NY). May 2, 1821.
The New-York Spectator (New York, NY). May 2, 1821.
The New-York Columbian (New York, NY). May 3, 1821.
The Columbian, for the Country (New York, NY)). May 4, 1821.
Jefferson Republican (Sackets Harbor, NY). May 4, 1821.
Plattsburgh Republican (Plattsburgh, NY). May 5, 1821.
The American (New York, NY). May 7, 1821.
The New-York Columbian (New York, NY). May 7, 1821.
Angelica Republican (Angelica, NY). May 8, 1821.
Cherry-Valley Gazette (Cherry Valley, NY). May 8, 1821.
Lansingburgh Gazette (Lansingburgh, NY). May 8, 1821.
Northern Budget (Troy, NY). May 8, 1821.
Ontario Repository (Canandaigua, NY). May 8, 1821.
Rochester Telegraph (Rochester, NY). May 8, 1821.
Troy Post (Troy, NY). May 8, 1821.
Dutchess Observer (Poughkeepsie, NY). May 9, 1821.
Geneva Palladium (Geneva, NY). May 9, 1821.
The Norwich Journal (Norwich, NY). May 9, 1821.
Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY). May 9, 1821.
Saratoga Sentinel (Saratoga Springs, NY). May 9, 1821.
Ulster Plebeian (Kingston, NY). May 9, 1821.
Delaware Gazette (Delhi, NY). May 10, 1821.
Republican Chronicle (Ithaca, NY). May 16, 1821.
Saratoga Sentinel (Saratoga Springs, NY). May 16, 1821.
Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY). May 18, 1821.
Republican Chronicle (Ithaca, NY) May 23, 1821.
The Albany Argus (Albany, NY). May 25, 1821.
The Albany Argus (Albany, NY). May 29, 1821.
The Dutchess Observer (Poughkeepsie, NY). May 30, 1821.
Ulster Plebeian (Kingston, NY). May 30, 1821.
Plattsburgh Republican (Plattsburgh, NY). June 2, 1821.
The American. (For the Country) (New York, NY). June 9, 1821.
Jones, Pomroy. Annals and Recollections of Oneida County. Rome, NY: Published by the Author, 1851. 33.

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