New York 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, District 9

Office:: U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: New York 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, District 9
Date:: 1798
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: Jonas Platt, Peter Smith

Candidates:	Jonas Platt [1]	Peter Smith
Affiliation:	Federalist	Republican
Final Result:	2880	2748
District of Nine	2880	2748
Chenango County[2]	523	548
Herkimer County[3]	303	364
Montgomery County	937	1594
Oneida County[4]	1117	242

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY) lists total for Chenango and Herkimer Counties as 826 votes for Jonas Platt and 912 votes for Peter Smith.

[3]Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY) and Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY) list Herkimer county twice. The votes shown for the top listed Herkimer County are actually for Chenango County.

[4]Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists 241 votes for Peter Smith.

References:

Argus. Greenleaf's New Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 14, 1798.

Argus. Greenleaf's New Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 15, 1798.

Argus. Greenleaf's New Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 16, 1798.

Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). June 16, 1798.

The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). June 18, 1798.

Argus. Greenleaf's New Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 18, 1798.

Argus. Greenleaf's New Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 19, 1798.

Argus. Greenleaf's New Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 20, 1798.

Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). June 20, 1798.

Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). June 20, 1798.

Argus. Greenleaf's New Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 21, 1798.

The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). June 22, 1798.

The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 22, 1798.

Argus. Greenleaf's New Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 22, 1798.

Argus. Greenleaf's New Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 23, 1798.

Northern Centinel (Salem, NY). June 25, 1798.

The Universal Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). June 28, 1798.

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