New York 1802 U.S. Senate, Special

Office:: U.S. Senate (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Senator
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: New York 1802 U.S. Senate, Special
Date:: 1802
State:: New York
Type:: Special
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
Candidates:: DeWitt Clinton, Matthew Clarkson

Candidates:	DeWitt Clinton [1]	Matthew Clarkson
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3]	82	45
Assembly[4]	68	25
Senate[5]	16	19

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The open Senate seat was "in the place of John Armstrong, resigned." The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY). February 16, 1802.

[3]The Assembly nominated DeWitt Clinton to fill the Senate vacancy over Matthew Clarkson by a vote of 68 to 25. The Senate nominated Matthew Clarkson over DeWitt Clinton by a vote of 19 to 16. Thus, "not agreeing on their choice, they then proceeded to a joint ballot. On counting the ballots Mr. Clinton had 82, and Mr. Clarkson 45-" The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY). February 16, 1802

[4]Both the Poughkeepsie Journal February 16, 1802 and the Hudson Gazette (Hudson, NY) February 12, 1802, list 28 votes for Matthew Clarkson in the Assembly.

[5]The Connecticut Gazette, and the Commercial Intelligencer (New London, CT), February 24, 1802, lists 18 votes for Matthew Clarkson in the Senate.

References:

Journal of the New York State Senate, 1802. 19, 22.

Journal of the New York Assembly, 1802. 65-66.

Hudson Gazette (Hudson, NY). February 12, 1802.

The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY). February 16, 1802.

Connecticut Gazette, and the Commercial Intelligencer (New London, CT). February 24, 1802.

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