New York 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, District 8

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
New York 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, District 8
Date:
1802
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Henry W. Livingston, John P. Van Ness, George Lawrence
Candidates: Henry W. Livingston[1]John P. Van NessGeorge Lawrence
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2][3][4]162215251
District of Eight162215251
Columbia County[5][6][7][8]162215251
Town of Canaan[9]261240-
Town of Chatham158160-
Town of Claverack106184-
Town of Clermont[10]4619-
Town of Germantown593-
Town of Hillsdale106374-
City of Hudson214215-
Town of Kinderhook217201-
Town of Livingston[11][12][13]455129-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"The election has turned out remarkably well for the Federal ticket in this county- The following is a statement of the whole number of votes throughout the county." New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 8, 1802.
[3]The Albany Register (Albany, NY), May 7, 1802, lists 1503 votes for John P. Van Ness in Columbia county.
[4]The New-York Evening Post (New York, NY) lists 1620 votes for Henry W. Livingston and 1522 votes for John P. Van Ness in District 8.
[5]The New-York Herald (New York, NY) and the New-York Evening Post (New York, NY), May 6, 1802, report 1507 votes for John P. Van Ness and 1619 votes for Henry W. Livingston.
[6]The Centinel, May 7, 1802, lists 1508 votes for John P. Van Ness and 1619 votes for Henry W. Livingston.
[7]The Balance, and Columbian Repository (Hudson, NY) and The Albany Register (Albany, NY), May 7, 1802, list 1508 votes for John P. Van Ness in Columbia County.
[8]"Majority for H. W. Livingston, 112--and last fall Van Ness had upwards of 400 majority in this county." New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). May 6, 1802.
[9]Henry W. Livingston received 1 vote as Harry W. Livingston.
[10]The Balance, and Columbian Repository (Hudson, NY) and The Albany Register (Albany, NY), May 7, 1802, list 49 votes for Henry W. Livingston in Canaan.
[11]The Albany Register (Albany, NY), May 7, 1802, lists 353 votes Henry W. Livingston.
[12]The Balance, and Columbian Repository (Hudson, NY) and The Albany Register (Albany, NY), May 7, 1802, list 112 votes for John P. Van Ness.
[13]Henry W. Livingston received 1 vote as Henry Livingston and 1 vote as Harry W. Livingston.

References:

The Balance, and Columbian Repository (Hudson, NY). May 4, 1802.
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). May 6, 1802.
The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY). May 7, 1802.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 7, 1802.
New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 8, 1802.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 8, 1802.
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). June 11, 1802.

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