New York 1819 Assembly, Westchester County

Office:
Assembly (State)
Title:
Assemblyman
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New York 1819 Assembly, Westchester County
Date:
1819
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:
James Guion, William Nelson, Abraham Miller, Martin Mead, Isaac G. Graham, Robert Watts, Nathaniel Montross, James Morris, Philip J. Schuyler, Pierre Van Cortlandt, James Talmadge
Candidates: James GuionWilliam NelsonAbraham MillerMartin MeadIsaac G. GrahamRobert WattsNathaniel MontrossJames MorrisPhilip J. SchuylerPierre Van CortlandtJames Talmadge
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistClintonian
Final Result: [1][2][3]13641349124610038456093241111
Westchester County13641349124610038456093241111
Town of Bedford[4][5]-----------
Town of Cortlandt19920120554535469----
Town of Eastchester5552481412741111
Town of Greenburgh5150568279775----
Town of Harrison-----------
Town of Mamaroneck-----------
Town of Mount Pleasant14514615412313222113----
Town of New Castle1515212691117----
Town of New Rochelle-----------
Town of North Castle-----------
Town of North Salem[6]-----------
Town of Pelham-----------
Town of Poundridge[7]-----------
Town of Rye-----------
Town of Scarsedale-----------
Town of Somers55585683812859----
Town of South Salem-----------
Town of Westchester61526866638423----
Town of West Plains-----------
Town of Yonkers7776757744----
Town of Yorktown74737452455019----

Notes:

[1]The last name of James Guion was also spelled as Guien and Guyon.
[2]James Morris, Philip J. Schuyler, Pierre Van Cortlandt, and James Talmadge were candidates for Senate, and the votes they received in the assembly election were likely placed in the wrong ballot box.
[3]The National Advocate reports 1365 votes for James Guion, 1321 for William Nelson, 854 for Isaac G. Graham, 524 for Robert Watts, and 424 for Nathaniel Montross.
[4]"In Bedford, the federal Assembly ticket has an average majority of 37." Westchester Herald (Mount Pleasant, NY). May 4, 1819.
[5]"Colonel Montross would have had more votes it is thought, but from the certainty that he could not get in, made his friends lukewarm." The New-York Columbian (New York, NY). May 12, 1819.
[6]"In North Salem, the average majority for the Assembly ticket composed of Messrs. Miller, Guion and Nelson, is stated at 90." Westchester Herald (Mount Pleasant, NY). May 4, 1819.
[7]"In Poundridge, the three tickets run nearly equal." Westchester Herald (Mount Pleasant, NY). May 4, 1819.

References:

Westchester Herald (Mount Pleasant, NY). May 4, 1819.
National Advocate (New York, NY). May 6, 1819.
National Advocate (For the Country) (New York, NY). May 7, 1819.
National Advocate (New York, NY). May 11, 1819.
The New-York Columbian (New York, NY). May 12, 1819.
Columbian (For the Country). May 14, 1819.
Westchester Herald (Mount Pleasant, NY). May 18, 1819.
Miscellaneous Records of the Town of Eastchester, New York, 1794-1834. 122.

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