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-FederalistFederalist
Final Result: 63915962
District of Eastern12661055
Clinton County423
Columbia County[2]823907
Town of Canaan338142
Town of Claverack9792
Town of Clermont2943
Town of Germantown2115
Town of Hillsdale21864
City of Hudson17157
Town of Kinderhook98124
Town of Manor Livingston5270
Washington County[3]401145
District of Middle20591175
Dutchess County[4]553857
Town of Amenia[5]5548
Town of Beckman[6]35100
Town of Clinton2364
Town of Fishkill7826
Town of Frederick[7]4071
Town of North-East7952
Town of Paulings[8][9]7463
Town of Phillips[10]254
Town of Poughkeepsie5464
Town of Rhinebeck7236
Town of South-East161
Town of Washington8268
Orange County467113
Town of Goshen15610
Town of Haverstraw8979
Town of Minisink188
Town of New Cornwall1691
Town of Orange3515
Town of Warwick[11][12][13]--
Ulster County[14]1039206
Town of Hurly2143
Town of Kingston26117
Town of Mamacotton35-
Town of Marbletown6632
Town of Montgomery19320
Town of Newburgh3114
Town of New Marlborough1325
Town of New Paltz4117
Town of New Windsor884
Town of Rochester81-
Town of Shawungonck8127
Town of Wall Kill1211
Town of Woodstock76
District of Southern18851878
Kings County176136
Town of Brooklyn5832
Town of Buthwick1425
Town of Flatbush3540
Town of Flat-Lands256
Town of Gravesend346
Town of New-Utrecht1027
New York County385833
Ward Dock4953
Ward East69125
Ward Montgomery66240
Ward North55101
Ward Out89115
Ward South1653
Ward West41146
Queens County482124
Town of Flushing2731
Town of Jamaica3733
Town of Newtown1015
Town of North Hempstead5636
Town of Oyster Bay8011
Town of South Hempstead1818
Richmond County15251
Town of Manor Castletown2310
Town of Northfield3017
Town of Southfield4418
Town of Westfield[15]556
Suffolk County353292
Town of Brookhaven3951
Town of East Hampton[16]5614
Town of Huntington48106
Town of Islip[17]134
Town of Shelter Island28
Town of Smith Town2736
Town of South Hampton13710
Town of Southhold4333
Westchester County337442
Town of Bedford2871
Town of Cortlandt Town352
Town of East-Chester331
Town of Greenburgh[18]1535
Town of Harrison[19]249
Town of Maronack1011
Town of Morrisannia-6
Town of Mount Pleasant554
Town of New Rochelle[20][21][22]--
Town of North-Castle3934
Town of North Salem935
Town of Pelham82
Town of Poundridge641
Town of Rye1933
Town of Salem617
Town of Scaresdale410
Town of Stephen-Town224
Town of West-Chester550
Town of White Plains627
Town of Yonkers[23][24][25]--
Town of York Town[26][27][28]--
District of Western11811854
Albany County10001577
City of Albany55153
Ward One2460
Ward Two829
Ward Three2364
Town of Ballstown16876
Town of Cambridge100118
Town of Catskill[29]3933
Town of Cooksackie[30]4053
Town of Duanesburgh149
Town of Eastown3027
Town of Half Moon7347
Town of Hoosick[31]3433
Town of Pittstown5631
Town of Rensselaerwyck[32]23188
Town of Saratoga1467
Town of Scatikoke[33]754
Town of Schenectady71132
Town of Schoharie12930
Town of Steventown[34]21173
Town of Stillwater7659
Town of Watervliet[35]50294
Montgomery County[36][37][38]181277
Ulster County60342

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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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).
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).
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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