New York 1805 Assembly, Albany County

Office:: Assembly (State)
Title:: Assemblyman
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: New York 1805 Assembly, Albany County
Date:: 1805
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:: Abraham Van Vecthen, Joseph Shurtleff, Stephen Lush, Adam Dietz, Jr., David Burhans, Asa Colvard, Nathaniel Gallup, William J. Teller, John Jackson, Elisha Dorr, Benjamin Wallace, John T. Van Dalfsen, James Wands

Candidates:	Abraham Van Vecthen	Joseph Shurtleff	Stephen Lush	Adam Dietz, Jr.	David Burhans	Asa Colvard	Nathaniel Gallup	William J. Teller	John Jackson	Elisha Dorr	Benjamin Wallace	John T. Van Dalfsen	James Wands
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican
Final Result: [1]	1623	1577	1578	1461	1447	1377	1116	1078	1048	960	806	608	555
Albany County	1623	1577	1578	1461	1447	1377	1116	1078	1048	960	806	608	555
City of Albany[2][3]	372	363	364	309	322	320	131	130	120	164	141	109	107
Ward One	107	106	105	96	98	96	34	36	32	39	31	-	28
Ward Two	86	83	80	73	78	71	27	29	29	37	37	-	29
Ward Three	91	87	92	73	81	79	15	15	15	21	20	11	10
Ward Four	88	87	87	67	75	74	55	50	44	67	53	-	40
Town of Bern	159	161	160	161	160	159	77	75	75	76	76	-	75
Town of Bethlehem[4]	173	171	169	166	157	161	51	47	49	55	48	-	72
Town of Coeymans	54	36	49	55	36	54	79	52	51	80	77	109	28
Town of Duanesburgh	83	83	83	82	82	81	113	111	108	113	113	111	-
Town of Guelderland[5][6][7]	117	111	92	85	82	84	95	54	96	104	93	-	92
Town of Princetown	35	41	39	26	30	27	33	29	5	26	27	40	-
Town of Rensselaerville	249	250	249	250	250	187	141	142	142	193	142	-	101
City of Schenectady	195	195	203	155	154	149	329	366	333	69	9	211	2
Ward One	50	56	40	33	33	32	106	123	110	5	2	109	-
Ward Two	85	99	86	83	83	82	44	54	44	19	-	45	-
Ward Three	62	26	49	26	25	22	61	66	61	5	3	50	2
Ward Four	28	14	28	13	13	13	118	123	118	40	4	116	-
Town of Watervliet	166	168	168	166	164	162	77	63	77	80	77	-	78

Notes:

[1]The county-wide vote totals for each candidate given here come from the official tally of votes for Albany county. However, addition of the votes from each of the towns as given here yields slightly different results, as follows: 1603 votes for Abraham Van Vechten, 1579 votes for Joseph Shurtleff, 1576 votes for Stephen Lush, 1455 votes for Adam Deitz, 1437 votes for David Burhans, 1384 votes for Asa Colvard, 1126 votes for William Gallup, 1069 for William J. Teller, 1056 votes for John Jackson, 803 for Benjamin Wallace, and 580 for John Van Dalfsen.

[2]The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY) lists 314 votes for Adam Deitz, Jr., 86 votes for John T. Van Dalfsen, and 107 votes for James Wands.

[3]The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY) lists 332 votes for David Burhans.

[4]The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY) and The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY) list 54 votes for Elisha Dorr.

[5]The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY) and The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY) lists 105 votes for Elisha Dorr.

[6]The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY) lists 95 votes for Benjamin Wallace.

[7]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) lists 23 votes for Benjamin Wallace.

References:

The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY). May 3, 1805.

The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY). May 7, 1805.

The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 7, 1805.

New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 8, 1805.

The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 10, 1805.

The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY). May 14, 1805.

The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). May 13, 1805.

Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). May 14, 1805.

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