New York 1794 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
New York 1794 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
Date:
1794
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
John Hathorn, Conrad E. Elmendorf, William Thompson, Peter Gansevoort
Candidates: John Hathorn[1]Conrad E. ElmendorfWilliam ThompsonPeter Gansevoort
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistFederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2]1519583412
District of Five1519583412
Orange County8624037-
Town of Clarkstown57---
Town of Goshen16911--
Town of Haverstraw30---
Town of Minisink[3]84-3-
Town of New Cornwall200-34-
Town of New Hempstead[4]113---
Town of Orangetown20---
Town of Warwick18929--
Ulster County65754342
Town of Colchester[5]154--
Town of Hurley3168--
Town of Kingston55156-2
Town of Mamakating543--
Town of Marbletown1634--
Town of Middletown1644--
Town of Montgomery[6]14033--
Town of New Marlborough630--
Town of New Platz825--
Town of New Windsor69---
Town of Newburgh23---
Town of Rochester2512--
Town of Shawangunk4229--
Town of Wallkill168---
Town of Woodstock355--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Though listed here as "District 5", U.S. House of Representatives districts in New York were not officially identified by number until 1797. Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony of the State of New York. 223.
[3]The Newburgh Packet (Newburgh, NY) Feb. 17th lists 113 votes for John Hathorn.
[4]Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY) and The Herald, A Gazette for the Country list these votes as coming from "New Hampshire."
[5]The Newburgh Packet (Newburgh, NY) Feb. 17th lists 3 votes for John Hathorn and 55 for Conrad Elmendorf.
[6]The Herald; A Gazette for the Country (New York, NY) and The Minerva and Evening Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY) list Conrad Elmendorf with 34 votes in Montgomery.

References:

The Minerva and Evening Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY). February 10, 1795.
The Diary; or Evening Register (New York, NY). February 11, 1795.
Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). February 11, 1795.
The Herald; A Gazette for the Country (New York, NY). February 11, 1795.
The Goshen Repository, and Weekly Intelligencer (Goshen, NY). February 17, 1795.
The Newburgh Packet (Newburgh, NY). February 17, 1795.
Hutchins, S. C. Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony State of New York. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons, and, 1870.

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