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. JayBenjamin B. BlydenburgEgbert BensonJotham Post, Jr.John FergusonWilliam IrvingJoseph CubbleyJohn V.D. JacobsonBenjamin Brewster
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [3]3515350834463437121255111
District of One3515350834463437121255111
Kings County362362386383-------
Town of Brooklyn179181223221-------
Town of Bushwick38382323-------
Town of Flatbush55532928-------
Town of Flatlands10104646-------
Town of Gravesend885050-------
Town of New Utrecht72721515-------
New York County53353010571056121255---
Ward One[4][5]303301595596-------
Ward Two230229462460-------
Queens County57657712261225-------
Town of Flushing35358686-------
Town of Hempstead134134444444-------
Town of Jamaica118120101100-------
Town of Newtown96968282-------
Town of North Hempstead9494124124-------
Town of Oyster Bay9998389389-------
Richmond County104105276276----11-
Town of Castleton30314747-------
Town of Northfield47475454-------
Town of Southfield--6161-------
Town of Westfield2727114114-------
Suffolk County[6][7]19401935501497------1
Town of Brookhaven[8][9]307306127126-------
Town of East Hampton150148---------
Town of Huntington4614606968-------
Town of Islip53533232-------
Town of Riverhead1731725252-------
Town of Shelter Island3838---------
Town of Smithtown1031066966-------
Town of Southampton3923904242-------
Town of Southold262262110110-------

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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