New York 1821 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6, Special

Office:: U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: New York 1821 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6, Special
Date:: 1821
State:: New York
Type:: Special
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: Charles Borland, Jr., John Duer, Jonathan Fisk, George Gordon

Candidates:	Charles Borland, Jr.	John Duer	Jonathan Fisk	George Gordon
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican
Final Result: [1][2][3]	1281	1097	1	1
District of Six	1281	1097	1	1
Orange County	1281	1097	1	1
Town of Bloomingrove	47	30	-	-
Town of Cornwall	61	25	-	-
Town of Deer Park	72	8	-	-
Town of Goshen	27	279	-	-
Town of Minisink	166	133	-	-
Town of Monroe	65	98	-	-
Town of Montgomery	323	70	-	-
Town of New Windsor	66	47	-	-
Town of Newburgh	184	211	-	-
Town of Wallkill	139	45	-	-
Town of Warwick	127	151	-	-

Notes:

[1]This election was held to supply the vacancy in the Seventeenth U.S. House of Representatives, occasioned by the death of Selah Tuthill. It was held on November 6-8, 1821.

[2]Charles Borland, Jr. received 3 votes as Charles Borland and 1 vote as Charles Borland, Esq.

[3]"The Election - It will be seen by the following statement, that Charles Borland, Jun. Esq. is elected to Congress, in the place of Selah Tuthill Esq. deceased, by a majority of 160 votes over John Duer, Esq. The Clintonian party had no candidate in nomination - some of them voted for one candidate, some for the other, and many staid at home - and perhaps not more than two thirds of the votes were taken thro'out the county." Orange County Patriot; or, the Spirit of Seventy-Six (Goshen, NY). November 12, 1821.

References:

Orange County Patriot; or, the Spirit of Seventy-Six (Goshen, NY). November 12, 1821.

The Orange Farmer (Goshen, NY). November 19, 1821.

Orange County Patriot; or, the Spirit of Seventy-Six (Goshen, NY). November 19, 1821.

The Albany Argus (Albany, NY). December 7, 1821.

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