New York 1795 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New York 1795 Governor
Date:
1795
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
John Jay, Robert Yates
Candidates: John Jay[1]Robert Yates
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2]1351111880
District of Southern32222226
Kings County[3]171177
Town of Brooklyn6364
Town of Bushwick1212
Town of Flatbush2531
Town of Flatlands2828
Town of Graves End55
Town of New Utrecht3837
New York County1124519
City of New York1124519
Ward One9350
Ward Two23588
Ward Three23183
Ward Four13859
Ward Five181109
Ward Six10964
Ward Seven13766
Queens County482306
Town of Flushing5234
Town of Jamaica2375
Town of Newtown4877
Town of North Hempstead8642
Town of Oyster Bay5955
Town of South Hempstead21423
Richmond County21418
Town of Castletown342
Town of Northfield403
Town of Southfield6112
Town of Westfield791
Suffolk County215809
Town of Brookhaven9498
Town of East Hampton2135
Town of Huntington44113
Town of Islip529
Town of Riverhead512
Town of Shelter Island110
Town of Smithtown652
Town of South Hampton4222
Town of Southold8148
Westchester County1016397
Town of Bedford2032
Town of Cortlandt Town3174
Town of East Chester3913
Town of Greenburgh4425
Town of Harrison1343
Town of Mamaroneck23-
Town of Mount Pleasant9534
Town of New Castle453
Town of New Rochelle284
Town of North Castle3719
Town of North Salem4028
Town of Pelham61
Town of Poundridge4115
Town of Rye5615
Town of Salem6442
Town of Scarsdale94
Town of Stephentown5523
Town of West Chester615
Town of White Plains369
Town of Yonkers4810
Town of York Town4228
District of Middle[4]21572991
Dutchess County[5]11891044
Town of Amenia10573
Town of Beekman16019
Town of Carmel3026
Town of Clinton12680
Town of Fishkill96171
Town of Franklin4928
Town of Fredericktown246
Town of Northeast45103
Town of Pawling10575
Town of Philipstown3951
Town of Poughkeepsie7494
Town of Rhinebeck111133
Town of Southeast10823
Town of Stanford4772
Town of Washington9250
Orange County211765
Town of Clarkstown-91
Town of Goshen41135
Town of Haverstraw322
Town of Minisink39117
Town of New Cornwall22155
Town of New Hempstead282
Town of Orangetown1368
Town of Warwick9195
Ulster County[6]7571182
Town of Colchester285
Town of Hurley3234
Town of Kingston175115
Town of Mammacating962
Town of Marbletown[7]9039
Town of Marlborough8129
Town of Middletown[8]223
Town of Montgomery69170
Town of New Paltz3255
Town of New Windsor29105
Town of Newburgh6176
Town of Rochester2269
Town of Shawangunk5565
Town of Stamford860
Town of Wallkill25206
Town of Woodstock1989
District of Eastern23762832
Clinton County51106
Town of Champlaign-16
Town of Peru2729
Town of Plattsburgh-40
Town of Wilsborough2421
Columbia County[9]6561232
Town of Canaan122175
Town of Chatham99155
Town of Clermont5112
Town of Claverack45183
Town of German Town[10]255
Town of Hillsdale22316
City of Hudson[11]12948
Town of Kinderhook12593
Town of Livingston[12]31245
Rensselaer County1075605
Town of Greenbush13074
Town of Hoosick4067
Town of Petersburgh2346
Town of Pittstown75133
Town of Schaticocke16114
Town of Schodack20425
Town of Stephentown26344
Town of Troy113142
Washington County594889
Town of Argyle6952
Town of Cambridge91116
Town of Easton3444
Town of Fairfield-20
Town of Granville6042
Town of Hampton669
Town of Hartford977
Town of Hebron67134
Town of Kingsbury7828
Town of Queensbury144
Town of Salem38196
Town of Thurman423
Town of Westfield4636
Town of Whitehall378
District of Western57563831
Albany County1401850
City of Albany129114
Ward One6172
Ward Two[13]2617
Ward Three4225
Town of Berne1883
Town of Bethlehem12875
Town of Catskill32102
Town of Coeymans1138
Town of Coxsackie3759
Town of Duanesburgh15127
Town of Freehold4541
Town of Rensselaerville31413
Town of Schenectady[14]35277
Town of Schoharie12445
Town of Watervliet20756
Herkimer County[15]1437351
Town of Brookfield49-
Town of Casanova118-
Town of German Flatts23456
Town of Hamilton854
Town of Herkemer8918
Town of Norway1138
Town of Paris18444
Town of Sangerfield[16]5926
Town of Schuyler6022
Town of Sherborn42-
Town of Steuben15154
Town of Westmoreland563
Town of Whitestown33316
Montgomery County[17]565826
Town of Amsterdam2939
Town of Broadalbin3392
Town of Canojoharie16487
Town of Charleston[18]39154
Town of Florida4379
Town of Johnstown77192
Town of Mayfield1159
Town of Palatine169124
Onondaga County169127
Town of Aurelius714
Town of Manlius2832
Town of Marcellus62
Town of Milton2519
Town of Pompey3524
Town of Romulus124
Town of Scipio5316
Town of Ulsysses33
Town of Unknown[19]-13
Ontario County[20]41069
Town of Canandarqua19612
Town of Genesee1309
Town of Jerusalem222
Town of Senneca246
Town of Unkown[21]60-
Otsego County[22]1031465
Town of Burlington2313
Town of Cherry Valley16258
Town of Dorloch41116
Town of Franklin14111
Town of Harpersfield1058
Town of Kortright-39
Town of Otsego3072
Town of Richfield6420
Town of Unadilla20258
Saratoga County[23]547811
Town of Ballston36136
Town of Charlton8162
Town of Gallway23159
Town of Greenfield[24]21134
Town of Halfmoon45142
Town of Milton7147
Town of Saratoga18945
Town of Stillwater[25]8186
Tioga County176362
Town of Chemung1517
Town of Chenango3914
Town of Jericho2854
Town of Newtown2836
Town of Oswego1623
Town of Oxford658
Town of Union29137
Town of Unknown[26]1523

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) lists 11892 votes for Robert Yates, but doing the addition of the several districts, counties, and towns gives above total.
[3]Most sources list 185 votes for Robert Yates in Kings County but the town totals add up to 177.
[4]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) lists 2981 votes for Robert Yates in Middle District, but doing the addition of the several counties and towns gives above total.
[5]Most sources list 1031 votes for Robert Yates in Dutchess County, though the town votes given add up to 1044.
[6]Most sources list 1185 votes for Robert Yates in Ulster County, though the votes given add up to 1182.
[7]Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY), June 3rd, lists 36 votes for Robert Yates in Marbletown, Ulster County.
[8]Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY), June 3rd, lists 9 votes for Robert Yates in Middletown, Ulster County.
[9]The Otsego Herald: or, Western Advertiser (Cooperstown, NY) lists 649 votes for John Jay in Columbia County, though the town totals add up to 656.
[10]The Hudson Gazette (Hudson, NY), June 11th, gives 15 votes for John Jay in German Town, Columbia County.
[11]Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY), June 3rd, lists 126 votes for John Jay in Hudson, Columbia County.
[12]Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY), June 3rd, lists 41 votes for John Jay in Livingston, Columbia County.
[13]The Annals of Albany lists 46 votes for John Jay in Ward 2.
[14]The Annals of Albany and The Daily Advertiser list 227 votes for Robert Yates in Schenectady.
[15]Most sources give 345 votes for Robert Yates in Herkimer County, though doing the addition of the several towns gives above total.
[16]Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY) lists 20 votes for Robert Yates in Sangerfield, Herkimer County.
[17]Daily Advertiser June 4th lists 576 votes for John Jay in Montgomery County
[18]Daily Advertiser, June 4th, and Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY), June 6th, list 124 votes for Robert Yates in Charleston, Montgomery County.
[19]"The Inspectors returned the votes without mentioning the towns where they were taken." The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). June 12, 1795.
[20]Most sources list 400 votes for John Jay in Ontario County, but an addition of the several town totals gives the above total.
[21]"The Inspectors returned the votes without mentioning the towns where they were taken." The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). June 12, 1795.
[22]All reporting newspapers list 455 votes for Robert Yates in Otsego County, but an addition of the totals from the several towns gives above total.
[23]The Hudson Gazette (Hudson, NY), June 11, lists 781 votes for Robert Yates.
[24]The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY), June 8th, The Otsego Herald: or, Western Advertiser (Cooperstown, NY) and The Albany Register (Albany, NY), June 15th, list 104 votes for Robert Yates.
[25]The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY) lists 88 votes for Robert Yates.
[26]"The Inspectors returned the votes without mentioning the town where they were taken." The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). June 12, 1795.

References:

American Minerva; an Evening Advertiser (New York, NY). May 27, 1795.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 27, 1795.
Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). May 27, 1795.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 28, 1795.
The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). May 29, 1795.
Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). May 30, 1795.
The Weekly Museum (New York, NY). May 30, 1795.
American Minerva; an Evening Advertiser (New York, NY). June 2, 1795.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 3, 1795.
Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). June 3, 1795.
The Herald; A Gazette for the Country (New York, NY). June 3, 1795.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 4, 1795.
Rising Sun (Kingston, NY). June 5, 1795.
Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). June 6, 1795.
The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). June 8, 1795.
Hudson Gazette (Hudson, NY). June 11, 1795.
The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). June 12, 1795.
The Otsego Herald: or, Western Advertiser (Cooperstown, NY). June 12, 1795.
The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). June 15, 1795.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 15, 1795.
Hudson Gazette (Hudson, NY). June 18, 1795.
The Otsego Herald: or, Western Advertiser (Cooperstown, NY). June 19, 1795.
Munsell, Joel. The Annals of Albany. Vol. III. Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1852. 170-172.
Onderdonk, Henry, Jr. Queens County in Olden Times. Jamaica, NY: Charles Welling, 1865. 84.

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