New York 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- New York 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
- Date:
- 1812
- State:
- New York
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- John Lefferts, Ebenezer Sage, Peter A. Jay, Benjamin B. Blydenburg, Egbert Benson, Jotham Post, Jr., John Ferguson, William Irving, Joseph Cubbley, John V.D. Jacobson, Benjamin Brewster
| Candidates: | John Lefferts[1] | Ebenezer Sage[2] | Peter A. Jay | Benjamin B. Blydenburg | Egbert Benson | Jotham Post, Jr. | John Ferguson | William Irving | Joseph Cubbley | John V.D. Jacobson | Benjamin Brewster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | |||
| Final Result: [3] | 3515 | 3508 | 3446 | 3437 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of One | 3515 | 3508 | 3446 | 3437 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kings County | 362 | 362 | 386 | 383 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brooklyn | 179 | 181 | 223 | 221 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bushwick | 38 | 38 | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Flatbush | 55 | 53 | 29 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Flatlands | 10 | 10 | 46 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gravesend | 8 | 8 | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Utrecht | 72 | 72 | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New York County | 533 | 530 | 1057 | 1056 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Ward One[4][5] | 303 | 301 | 595 | 596 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward Two | 230 | 229 | 462 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Queens County | 576 | 577 | 1226 | 1225 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Flushing | 35 | 35 | 86 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hempstead | 134 | 134 | 444 | 444 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Jamaica | 118 | 120 | 101 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newtown | 96 | 96 | 82 | 82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of North Hempstead | 94 | 94 | 124 | 124 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oyster Bay | 99 | 98 | 389 | 389 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Richmond County | 104 | 105 | 276 | 276 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Town of Castleton | 30 | 31 | 47 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northfield | 47 | 47 | 54 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southfield | - | - | 61 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westfield | 27 | 27 | 114 | 114 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suffolk County[6][7] | 1940 | 1935 | 501 | 497 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Brookhaven[8][9] | 307 | 306 | 127 | 126 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of East Hampton | 150 | 148 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Huntington | 461 | 460 | 69 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Islip | 53 | 53 | 32 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Riverhead | 173 | 172 | 52 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shelter Island | 38 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Smithtown | 103 | 106 | 69 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southampton | 392 | 390 | 42 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southold | 262 | 262 | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Egbert Benson, Jotham Post, Jr., John Ferguson, and William Irving were candidates for U.S. House of Representatives in District Two.
[4]Benjamin B. Blydenburgh received 5 votes as Benjamin Blydenburgh.
[5]The New-York Evening Post (New York, NY), December 19, New-York Spectator (New York, NY), December 23, and Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY), December 21, report 301 votes for Ebenezer Sage in Ward 1.
[6]Benjamin B. Blydenburgh received 1 vote as Benjamin Blydenburgh.
[7]John Lefferts received 1 vote as John Efferts.
[8]The Columbian (New York, NY), December 26: "Brookhaven votes. A rumor is circulating, that the votes of Brookhaven, in Suffolk County, for members of Congress, are lost, in consequence of their being canvassed on the second day of the poll, before the election, which is open three days, was closed."
[9]There was a petition made to investigate the vote count in Brookhaven. A document dated May 26, 1813, signed by Deputy Secretary of State Archibald Campbell, verifies the vote count as John Lefferts 307, Ebenezer Sage 306, Peter A. Jay 127, and Benjamin B. Blydenburgh 126.
References:
Original Election Returns.
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). December 19, 1812.
Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). December 21, 1812.
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). December 22, 1812.
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). December 23, 1812.
New-York Spectator (New York, NY). December 23, 1812.
The Columbian (New York, NY). December 24, 1812.
Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). December 24, 1812.
Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY). December 24, 1812.
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). December 24, 1812.
Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY). December 25, 1812.
Public Advertiser (New York, NY). December 25, 1812.
The Columbian (New York, NY). December 26, 1812.
New-York Herald (New York, NY). December 26, 1812.
New-York Spectator (New York, NY). December 26, 1812.
The Alexandria Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA). December 29, 1812.
The Freeman's Journal and Philadelphia Mercantile Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 29, 1812.
Long-Island Star (Brooklyn, NY). December 30, 1812.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY) (Supplement). January 26, 1813.
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