New York 1796 State Senate, Southern District

Office:: State Senate (State)
Title:: State Senator
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: New York 1796 State Senate, Southern District
Date:: 1796
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:: Samuel Haight, Andres Onderdonk, Selah Strong, James Watson, Aaron Burr, John Schenck, Abel Smith, John Smith

Candidates:	Samuel Haight	Andres Onderdonk	Selah Strong	James Watson	Aaron Burr	John Schenck	Abel Smith	John Smith
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican
Final Result: [1][2]	3144	3123	3082	3067	1533	1512	1533	1485
District of Southern	3144	3123	3082	3067	1533	1512	1533	1485
Kings County	176	180	182	171	40	51	37	40
New York County	1133	1136	1144	1152	594	572	570	576
Ward One	104	104	104	108	50	49	48	49
Ward Two	247	249	251	253	67	62	60	64
Ward Three	251	254	255	257	74	73	72	70
Ward Four	163	160	164	164	75	71	74	74
Ward Five	171	172	169	172	105	97	98	99
Ward Six	74	73	76	76	115	114	113	113
Ward Seven[3]	123	124	125	122	109	106	105	107
Queens County	440	507	459	455	223	273	194	212
Richmond County	280	280	280	280	8	7	7	7
Suffolk County	305	306	330	308	403	399	394	419
Town of Brook Haven	130	130	132	130	14	16	14	15
Town of East Hampton	-	-	-	-	79	79	78	78
Town of Huntington	25	26	26	27	84	82	78	83
Town of Islip	11	9	14	8	2	5	4	8
Town of River Head	89	89	90	89	5	5	5	5
Town of Shelter Island	4	5	6	6	4	4	4	7
Town of Smith Town	18	19	21	19	27	25	24	31
Town of South Hampton	5	5	8	6	93	90	94	96
Town of South Hold	23	23	33	23	95	93	93	96
Westchester County	810	714	687	701	265	210	331	231

Notes:

[1]The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY) lists 1532 votes for John Schenck, but an addition of the county totals gives above amount.

[2]The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY) lists 1530 votes for Abel Smith, but an addition of the county totals gives above amount.

[3]Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY) lists 222 votes for James Watson.

References:

The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 3, 1796.

Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). June 3, 1796.

The Herald; a Gazette for the Country (New York, NY). June 4, 1796.

The Argus, or Greenleaf's New Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 9, 1796.

The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). June 10, 1796.

The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 10, 1796.

Onderdonk, Henry, Jr. Queens County in Olden Times. Jamaica, NY: Charles Welling, 1865. 85-86.

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