New York 1789 Governor
- Office:
- Governor (State)
- Title:
- Governor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- New York 1789 Governor
- Date:
- 1789
- State:
- New York
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Governor/Governor
- Candidates:
- George Clinton, Robert Yates
| Candidates: | George Clinton[1] | Robert Yates |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Anti-Federalist | Federalist |
| Final Result: | 6391 | 5962 |
| District of Eastern | 1266 | 1055 |
| Clinton County | 42 | 3 |
| Columbia County[2] | 823 | 907 |
| Town of Canaan | 338 | 142 |
| Town of Claverack | 97 | 92 |
| Town of Clermont | 29 | 43 |
| Town of Germantown | 21 | 15 |
| Town of Hillsdale | 218 | 64 |
| City of Hudson | 17 | 157 |
| Town of Kinderhook | 98 | 124 |
| Town of Manor Livingston | 5 | 270 |
| Washington County[3] | 401 | 145 |
| District of Middle | 2059 | 1175 |
| Dutchess County[4] | 553 | 857 |
| Town of Amenia[5] | 55 | 48 |
| Town of Beckman[6] | 35 | 100 |
| Town of Clinton | 23 | 64 |
| Town of Fishkill | 78 | 26 |
| Town of Frederick[7] | 40 | 71 |
| Town of North-East | 79 | 52 |
| Town of Paulings[8][9] | 74 | 63 |
| Town of Phillips[10] | 25 | 4 |
| Town of Poughkeepsie | 54 | 64 |
| Town of Rhinebeck | 7 | 236 |
| Town of South-East | 1 | 61 |
| Town of Washington | 82 | 68 |
| Orange County | 467 | 113 |
| Town of Goshen | 156 | 10 |
| Town of Haverstraw | 89 | 79 |
| Town of Minisink | 18 | 8 |
| Town of New Cornwall | 169 | 1 |
| Town of Orange | 35 | 15 |
| Town of Warwick[11][12][13] | - | - |
| Ulster County[14] | 1039 | 206 |
| Town of Hurly | 21 | 43 |
| Town of Kingston | 261 | 17 |
| Town of Mamacotton | 35 | - |
| Town of Marbletown | 66 | 32 |
| Town of Montgomery | 193 | 20 |
| Town of Newburgh | 31 | 14 |
| Town of New Marlborough | 13 | 25 |
| Town of New Paltz | 41 | 17 |
| Town of New Windsor | 88 | 4 |
| Town of Rochester | 81 | - |
| Town of Shawungonck | 81 | 27 |
| Town of Wall Kill | 121 | 1 |
| Town of Woodstock | 7 | 6 |
| District of Southern | 1885 | 1878 |
| Kings County | 176 | 136 |
| Town of Brooklyn | 58 | 32 |
| Town of Buthwick | 14 | 25 |
| Town of Flatbush | 35 | 40 |
| Town of Flat-Lands | 25 | 6 |
| Town of Gravesend | 34 | 6 |
| Town of New-Utrecht | 10 | 27 |
| New York County | 385 | 833 |
| Ward Dock | 49 | 53 |
| Ward East | 69 | 125 |
| Ward Montgomery | 66 | 240 |
| Ward North | 55 | 101 |
| Ward Out | 89 | 115 |
| Ward South | 16 | 53 |
| Ward West | 41 | 146 |
| Queens County | 482 | 124 |
| Town of Flushing | 27 | 31 |
| Town of Jamaica | 37 | 33 |
| Town of Newtown | 101 | 5 |
| Town of North Hempstead | 56 | 36 |
| Town of Oyster Bay | 80 | 11 |
| Town of South Hempstead | 181 | 8 |
| Richmond County | 152 | 51 |
| Town of Manor Castletown | 23 | 10 |
| Town of Northfield | 30 | 17 |
| Town of Southfield | 44 | 18 |
| Town of Westfield[15] | 55 | 6 |
| Suffolk County | 353 | 292 |
| Town of Brookhaven | 39 | 51 |
| Town of East Hampton[16] | 56 | 14 |
| Town of Huntington | 48 | 106 |
| Town of Islip[17] | 1 | 34 |
| Town of Shelter Island | 2 | 8 |
| Town of Smith Town | 27 | 36 |
| Town of South Hampton | 137 | 10 |
| Town of Southhold | 43 | 33 |
| Westchester County | 337 | 442 |
| Town of Bedford | 28 | 71 |
| Town of Cortlandt Town | 35 | 2 |
| Town of East-Chester | 3 | 31 |
| Town of Greenburgh[18] | 15 | 35 |
| Town of Harrison[19] | 24 | 9 |
| Town of Maronack | 10 | 11 |
| Town of Morrisannia | - | 6 |
| Town of Mount Pleasant | 5 | 54 |
| Town of New Rochelle[20][21][22] | - | - |
| Town of North-Castle | 39 | 34 |
| Town of North Salem | 9 | 35 |
| Town of Pelham | 8 | 2 |
| Town of Poundridge | 64 | 1 |
| Town of Rye | 19 | 33 |
| Town of Salem | 61 | 7 |
| Town of Scaresdale | 4 | 10 |
| Town of Stephen-Town | 2 | 24 |
| Town of West-Chester | 5 | 50 |
| Town of White Plains | 6 | 27 |
| Town of Yonkers[23][24][25] | - | - |
| Town of York Town[26][27][28] | - | - |
| District of Western | 1181 | 1854 |
| Albany County | 1000 | 1577 |
| City of Albany | 55 | 153 |
| Ward One | 24 | 60 |
| Ward Two | 8 | 29 |
| Ward Three | 23 | 64 |
| Town of Ballstown | 168 | 76 |
| Town of Cambridge | 100 | 118 |
| Town of Catskill[29] | 39 | 33 |
| Town of Cooksackie[30] | 40 | 53 |
| Town of Duanesburgh | 14 | 9 |
| Town of Eastown | 30 | 27 |
| Town of Half Moon | 73 | 47 |
| Town of Hoosick[31] | 34 | 33 |
| Town of Pittstown | 56 | 31 |
| Town of Rensselaerwyck[32] | 23 | 188 |
| Town of Saratoga | 14 | 67 |
| Town of Scatikoke[33] | 7 | 54 |
| Town of Schenectady | 71 | 132 |
| Town of Schoharie | 129 | 30 |
| Town of Steventown[34] | 21 | 173 |
| Town of Stillwater | 76 | 59 |
| Town of Watervliet[35] | 50 | 294 |
| Montgomery County[36][37][38] | 181 | 277 |
| Ulster County | 603 | 42 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Some sources mistakenly list Columbia county as part of the Western District.
[3]We are informed that...Queensberry, Washington county, 15 ballots for Governor, Lietenant-Governor, and Senators [were lost], being written on separate papers." New York Journal, June 4, 1789.
[4]The New York Journal and The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY) report Robert Yates with 856 votes in Dutchess County.
[5]The Daily Advertiser lists this town as "Amelia."
[6]The Daily Advertiser lists this town as "Beekman's Town"
[7]The New-York Packet (New York, NY) May 30, 1789 lists this town name as "Fredericksburgh."
[8]The Daily Advertiser lists this town as "Paulin's Town."
[9]The New-York Packet (New York, NY) lists this town as "Pawlingstown."
[10]The Daily Advertiser, May 30, 1789, and The New-York Packet (New York, NY), May 30, 1789, list 3 votes for Robert Yates in Phillips.
[11]"111 votes lost" Daily Advertiser May 29, 1789 and The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY) May 30, 1789.
[12]"In the list of votes for Governor, published in yesterdays paper, from the hurry of transcribing the copy, the following errata were committed, ....... Warwick, for 111 read 118." The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 30, 1789.
[13]"We are informed that. . .118 ballots from Warwick, Orange county [were lost due to] . . . the poll list not being signed by the clerks." The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register (New York, NY). June 4, 1789.
[14]"The election of Governor Clinton was carried by the heavy majority from Ulster county, which gave him 1039 out of 1145." Annals of Albany, 209.
[15]The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY) May 28th lists zero votes for Robert Yates.
[16]The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY), May 29, 1789, lists 41 votes for Robert Yates.
[17]The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY), May 29, 1789, lists 33 votes for Robert Yates.
[18]The Daily Advertiser and The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY) list this town as "Greenborough."
[19]The Daily Advertiser and The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY) list this town as "Harris-Town."
[20]"320 votes lost," The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 29, 1789.
[21]"In the list of votes for Governor, published in yesterday's paper, from the hurry of transcribing the copy, the following errata were committed--New Rochelle, for 320 votes, read 32." The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 30, 1789.
[22]"We are informed that 32 ballots were lost from New Rochell [sic], Westchester County . . .[due to] poll lists not being sgned by the clerks." The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register (New York, NY). June 4, 1789.
[23]"280 votes lost" The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 29, 1789.
[24]"In the list of votes for Governor, published in yesterdays paper, from the hurry of transcribing the copy, the following errata were committed, ....... Yonkers, for 280 read 28" The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 30, 1789.
[25]"We are informed that ...28 from Yonkers [were lost due to]...poll list not being signed by the clerks." The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register (New York, NY). June 4, 1789.
[26]"230 votes lost" The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 29, 1789.
[27]"In the list of votes for Governor, published in yesterdays paper, from the hurry of transcribing the copy, the following errata were committed, ....... York Town, for 230 read 23." The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 30, 1789.
[28]"We are informed that...23 from York Town [are lost due to]...poll list not being signed by the clerks." The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register (New York, NY). June 4, 1789.
[29]The Daily Advertiser and The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY) list this town name as "Katskill."
[30]The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY) lists this town name as "Coxakil," and some other sources list it as "Coxsackie."
[31]The Federal Herald lists this town name as "Hopsick" and teh The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY) as Hosick.
[32]"The poles [sic] were closed in the city, we are told, in the middle of the week; but in the east and west districts of the manor Rensselaerwyck, ballots continued to be received until Saturday afternoon." Annals of Albany. 208.
[33]Some sources list this town as "Schagheticoke," and The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY) lists it as "Scoctekook."
[34]The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY) lists this town name as "Stephentown."
[35]"We are informed that...38 from Water-Vliet, Albany county [were lost due to]...poll list not being signed by the clerks." The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register (New York, NY). June 4, 1789.
[36]"We are informed that...Harpersfield, 68, German Flats, 35, Mohawk 86...total of the ballots from each town [were lost], packages not being delievered by the inspectors, or any one of them." The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register (New York, NY). June 4, 1789.
[37]"We are informed that...total, viz. 42 from Herkeman, Montgomery county [were lost due to] poll list not being signed by the clerks." The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register (New York, NY). June 4, 1789.
[38]"We are informed that...total, viz. 63 from Oswego [were lost due to]...poll list not being signed by either clerk or inspector." The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register (New York, NY). June 4, 1789.
References:
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 27, 1789.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 28, 1789.
The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY). May 28, 1789.
The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register (New York, NY). May 28, 1789.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 29, 1789.
The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY). May 29, 1789.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 30, 1789.
The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY). May 30, 1789.
The New-York Packet (New York, NY). May 30, 1789.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 1, 1789.
The Country Journal, and Dutchess and Ulster County Farmer's Register (Poughkeepsie, NY). June 2, 1789.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 2, 1789.
The New-York Packet (New York, NY). June 2, 1789.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 3, 1789.
The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY). June 3, 1789.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 4, 1789.
The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register (New York, NY). June 4, 1789.
The New-York Packet (New York, NY). June 6, 1789.
The Federal Herald (Lansingburgh, NY). June 8, 1789.
The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). June 11, 1789.
Munsell, Joel. The Annals of Albany. Vol. I. Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1850. 208-209.
Onderdonk, Henry, Jr. Queens County in Olden Times. Jamaica, NY: Charles Welling, 1865. 73.
Young, Alfred F. The Democratic Republicans of New York: The Origins, 1763-1797. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1967. 589.
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