New York 1804 State Senate, Southern District

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New York 1804 State Senate, Southern District
Date:
1804
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
William Denning, Thomas Thomas, Ebenezer Purdy, John Smith, Cornelius C. Roosevelt, Abel Smith, John Watts, William Edgar, William Smith, Abijah Gilbert, Abraham Odell, Joseph Travers, Egbert Benson, William Broome, John Brown, Samuel Jones, Samuel L. Mitchell, Ezra Purdy, Isaac I. Reeve, James Reeve, Thomas Storm, Caleb Tompkins, Daniel D. Tompkins, Daniel Tuthill, John Woodhull, Philip Van Cortlandt
Candidates: William DenningThomas ThomasEbenezer PurdyJohn SmithCornelius C. RooseveltAbel SmithJohn WattsWilliam EdgarWilliam SmithAbijah GilbertAbraham OdellJoseph TraversEgbert BensonWilliam BroomeJohn BrownSamuel JonesSamuel L. MitchellEzra PurdyIsaac I. ReeveJames ReeveThomas StormCaleb TompkinsDaniel D. TompkinsDaniel TuthillJohn WoodhullPhilip Van Cortlandt
Affiliation:supported by both partiesRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: 78874790478531323114775322211111111111111
District of Southern78874790478531323114775322211111111111111
Kings County[1]446243245201199---------------------
Town of Brooklyn16284849999---------------------
Town of Bushwick--------------------------
Town of Flatbush--------------------------
Town of Flatlands--------------------------
Town of Gravesend--------------------------
Town of New Utrecht--------------------------
New York County[2][3]26031239123513651370---------------------
City of New York26031239123513651370---------------------
Ward One-137139334335---------------------
Ward Two[4]-124124246247---------------------
Ward Three-132129184180---------------------
Ward Four-148147154157---------------------
Ward Five-211211154155---------------------
Ward Six[5]-1171177271---------------------
Ward Seven-206205118118---------------------
Ward Eight[6]-1171176767---------------------
Ward Nine-46463636---------------------
Queens County[7]1088679679446419---------------------
Richmond County407205206203203---------------------
Town of Castletown[8]8956563333---------------------
Town of Northfield12980805050---------------------
Town of Southfield7836364141---------------------
Town of Westfield11133347979---------------------
Suffolk County[9][10][11]148111291271234221--53---------11---11-
Town of Brookhaven[12][13]228135135100102---------------------
Town of Easthampton168168168-----------------------
Town of Huntington[14]2762482482828---------------------
Town of Islip321625156---------------------
Town of Riverhead1421301301414---------------------
Town of Shelter Island242424-----------------------
Town of Smithtown6641402727---------------------
Town of Southampton3603383382525---------------------
Town of Southold1851631632519---------------------
Westchester County[15]186211601149683-77--222--11-----1---1
Town of Bedford1878077107110---------------------
Town of Cortlandt1541151173737---------------------
Town of East Chester6437382626---------------------
Town of Greenburgh[16]12276813747---------------------
Town of Harrison72686565---------------------
Town of Mamaroneck2919191010---------------------
Town of Mount Pleasant1841091037676---------------------
Town of New Castle4517143234---------------------
Town of New Rochelle6411164948---------------------
Town of North Castle796969810---------------------
Town of North Salem10981802826---------------------
Town of Pelham115466---------------------
Town of Pound-Ridge10284841920---------------------
Town of Rye7762561518---------------------
Town of Salem[17]14795935052---------------------
Town of Scarsdale1210912---------------------
Town of Stephen[18]6411164948---------------------
Town of Westchester7648512626---------------------
Town of White Plains6336352527---------------------
Town of Yonkers7755552021---------------------
Town of York8755563232---------------------

Notes:

[1]John Smith received 23 votes as John Smith and 1 as John Smith, Jr. rather than as Dr. John Smith.
[2]Cornelius C. Roosevelt received 4 votes as Cornelius Roosevelt.
[3]John Smith received 372 votes as John Smith rather than Dr. John Smith.
[4]Many sources list 232 votes for Dr. John Smith.
[5]The Daily Advertiser lists 61 votes for Cornelius C. Roosevelt.
[6]The Daily Advertiser lists 147 votes for Thomas Thomas.
[7]John Smith received 70 votes as John Smith rather than as Dr. John Smith.
[8]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) lists 86 votes for William Denning.
[9]John Smith received 125 votes as John Smith rather than as Dr. John Smith.
[10]Cornelius C. Roosevelt received 6 votes as Cornelius Roosevelt.
[11]Thomas Thomas received 1 vote as Thomas Thomas Thomas.
[12]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) lists 155 votes for Ebenezer Purdy.
[13]No newspaper accounts include 135 votes for Thomas Thomas in Brookhaven, though these votes appear in the Original Election Returns.
[14]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) lists 288 votes for Ebenezer Purdy and 244 votes for Thomas Thomas.
[15]Cornelius C. Roosevelt received 3 votes as Cornelius Roosevelt.
[16]John Smith received 37 votes as John Smith rather than as Dr. John Smith.
[17]John Smith received 50 votes as John Smith rather than as Dr. John Smith.
[18]Cornelius C. Roosevelt received 74 votes as Cornelius Roosevelt.

References:

Brookhaven Town Records. 76-78.
Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). April 28, 1804.
Morning Chronicle (New York, NY). April 28, 1804.
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). April 28, 1804.
American Citizen (New York, NY). April 30, 1804.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). April 30, 1804.
Morning Chronicle (New York, NY). April 30, 1804.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). April 30, 1804.
New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 2, 1804.
American Citizen (New York, NY). May 3, 1804.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 3, 1804.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 4, 1804.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 8, 1804.
American Citizen (New York, NY). May 10, 1804.
American Citizen (New York, NY). May 11, 1804.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 12, 1804.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 15, 1804.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 5, 1804.

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handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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