New York 1801 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New York 1801 Governor
Date:
1801
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
George Clinton, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, James Dole, John Lansing, Jr., William Shaw, John MacNegh, John King, Jeremiah V. Bergen, John Taylor, James Van Rensselaer
Candidates: George Clinton[1]Stephen Van RensselaerJeremiah Van RensselaerJames DoleJohn Lansing, Jr.William ShawJohn MacNeghJohn KingJeremiah V. BergenJohn TaylorJames Van Rensselaer
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2]25243209741043111111
District of Eastern[3]51695655141----1-
Albany County7052133---------
City of Albany121215---------
Ward One3952---------
Ward Two2859---------
Ward Three1958---------
Ward Four3546---------
Town of Bern28401---------
Town of Bethleham[4]28279---------
Town of Coeymans11191---------
Town of Duanesburgh11688---------
Town of Princetown3919---------
Town of Rennselaerville20534---------
City of Schenectady177160---------
Ward One6639---------
Ward Two2263---------
Ward Three2632---------
Ward Four6326---------
Town of Watervliet64344---------
Clinton County271213---------
Town of Champlain4245---------
Town of Chattagua1152---------
Town of Lisbon2171---------
Town of Peru9024---------
Town of Plattsburgh10721---------
Essex County175110---------
Town of Crownpoint106---------
Town of Elizabethtown699---------
Town of Jay4613---------
Town of Willsborough5082---------
Rensselaer County[5]913155014-------
Town of Greenbush105240---------
Town of Hoosick13280---------
Town of Petersburgh72267---------
Town of Pittstown20152---------
Town of Schaghticoke12053---------
Town of Schodach62231---------
Town of Stephentown46401---------
Town of Troy175226---------
Saratoga County1386668---------
Town of Ballston14371---------
Town of Charlton9680---------
Town of Galway14156---------
Town of Greenfield19516---------
Town of Hadley5710---------
Town of Half Moon116131---------
Town of Milton11249---------
Town of Northfield[6]4620---------
Town of Northumberland14127---------
Town of Providence5313---------
Town of Saratoga15670---------
Town of Stillwater130128---------
Washington County[7]1719981--1----1-
Town of Argyle225133---------
Town of Bolton4954---------
Town of Cambridge188248---------
Town of Chester4622---------
Town of Easton12655---------
Town of Fairfield311---------
Town of Granville12878---------
Town of Hampton4117---------
Town of Hartford12445---------
Town of Hebron16652---------
Town of Kingsbury8366---------
Town of Queensbury7028---------
Town of Salem22988---------
Town of Thurman4210---------
Town of Westfield8823---------
Town of Whitehall8361---------
District of Middle[8]691242147-11111--
Columbia County120011621----1---
Town of Canaan1931761--------
Town of Catham121149---------
Town of Clavarack158115---------
Town of Clermont2039---------
Town of Germantown165---------
Town of Hillsdale31090---------
City of Hudson135100-----1---
Town of Kinderhook150180---------
Town of Livingston[9]112248---------
Delaware County[10]6803196-----1--
Town of Colchester652---------
Town of Delhi6628---------
Town of Franklin10216---------
Town of Harperfield1178---------
Town of Kortright15634---------
Town of Meredith1312---------
Town of Middletown2636---------
Town of Roxbury1541---------
Town of Sidney399---------
Town of Stamford4962---------
Town of Walton9121---------
Dutchess County14511206--1------
Town of Amenia10557---------
Town of Beekman30181---------
Town of Carmel7816---------
Town of Clinton[11]138127---------
Town of Fishkill246104---------
Town of Franklin2965---------
Town of Fredericks3814---------
Town of Northeast14165---------
Town of Pawlings111128---------
Town of Philips10130---------
Town of Poughkeepsie134107---------
Town of Rhinebeck74178---------
Town of Southeast5066---------
Town of Stanford[12]8537---------
Town of Washington9131---------
Greene County429494---------
Town of Coxsackie175147---------
Town of Catskill9389---------
Town of Freehold61215---------
Town of Windham10043---------
Orange County1590369---11----
Town of Blooming Grove1111---------
Town of Cheesecocks[13]786---------
Town of Cornwall706---------
Town of Deer Park8314---------
Town of Goshen19230---------
Town of Minisink21729---------
Town of Montgomery19788---------
Town of New Windsor7647---------
Town of Newburgh17423---------
Town of Wallkill24246---------
Town of Warwick[14]15079---------
Rockland County50225---------
Town of Clarkstown185----------
Town of Haverstraw[15]62----------
Town of Hempstead[16]1329---------
Town of Orange[17]12316---------
Ulster County1060639---------
Town of Hurley3347---------
Town of Kingston253144---------
Town of Lumberland175---------
Town of Mamakating7525---------
Town of Marbletown96130---------
Town of Marlborough6232---------
Town of Neversink2735---------
Town of New Paltz12264---------
Town of Plattkill5546---------
Town of Rochester13151---------
Town of Shawangunk14649---------
Town of Woodstock4311---------
District of Southern[18]471229812--------
Kings County[19]288166---------
Town of Brooklyn8073---------
Town of Bushwick4116---------
Town of Flatbush6320---------
Town of Flatlands2523---------
Town of Gravesend2725---------
Town of New Utrecht529---------
New York County12661090---------
City of New York12661090---------
Ward One82145---------
Ward Two112209---------
Ward Three104194---------
Ward Four145162---------
Ward Five170148---------
Ward Six28989---------
Ward Seven[20]364143---------
Queens County[21]735342---------
Town of Flushing5449---------
Town of Hempsted179135---------
Town of Jamaica14712---------
Town of Newtown14929---------
Town of North Hempsted7068---------
Town of Oyster Bay13649---------
Richmond County74267---------
Town of Castletown865---------
Town of Northfield3265---------
Town of Southfield1561---------
Town of Westfield1976---------
Suffolk County[22]12213022--------
Town of Brookhaven135123---------
Town of Eastampton1191---------
Town of Huntington27927---------
Town of Islip1915---------
Town of Riverhead8848---------
Town of Shelter Island141---------
Town of Smithtown5028---------
Town of Southampton35016---------
Town of Southold16743---------
Westchester County[23]1128814---------
Town of Bedford57142---------
Town of Cortlandt10926---------
Town of Eastchester1839---------
Town of Greenburgh7346---------
Town of Harrison7012---------
Town of Mamaroneck1013---------
Town of Mount Pleasant12664---------
Town of New Castle2050---------
Town of New Rochelle2236---------
Town of North Castle9813---------
Town of North Salem7916---------
Town of Pelham122---------
Town of Poundridge7922---------
Town of Rye5530---------
Town of Salem7571---------
Town of Scarsdale145---------
Town of Stephentown3580---------
Town of Westchester3336---------
Town of White Plains3332---------
Town of Yonkers5224---------
Town of Yorktown5855---------
District of Western84508124--1-----1
Cayuga County1131258--------1
Town of Aureluis29245---------
Town of Milton19241---------
Town of Ovid15015--------1
Town of Romulus678---------
Town of Scipio208110---------
Town of Sempronius9018---------
Town of Ulysses629---------
Town of Washington7012---------
Chenango County7111343---------
Town of Brookfield22131---------
Town of Cazenovia14424---------
Town of DeRuyter1050---------
Town of Green5333---------
Town of Hamilton34364---------
Town of Jerico1174---------
Town of Norwich22224---------
Town of Oxford20321---------
Town of Sangerfield11133---------
Town of Sherburne25159---------
Herkimer County767514---------
Town of Fairfield10857---------
Town of Frankfort4514---------
Town of Germanflatts10647---------
Town of Herkimer10255---------
Town of Litchfield48214---------
Town of Norway13820---------
Town of Schuyler7523---------
Town of Warren13584---------
Montgomery County[24]1662895---------
Town of Amsterdam13343---------
Town of Broadalbin11250---------
Town of Canajohary16197---------
Town of Charlestown21691---------
Town of Florida10285---------
Town of Johnstown244186---------
Town of Manheim8823---------
Town of Mayfield10841---------
Town of Minden114124---------
Town of Northampton819---------
Town of Palatine227135---------
Town of Salisbury7611---------
Oneida County5102042--1------
Town of Augusta22175---------
Town of Bridgewater5130---------
Town of Camden1139---------
Town of Champion1729---------
Town of Deerfield2041---------
Town of Floyd3834---------
Town of Leyden1459---------
Town of Lowville287---------
Town of Mexico178---------
Town of Paris47612---------
Town of Redfield24----------
Town of Remsen132---------
Town of Rome8460---------
Town of Steuben347---------
Town of Trenton-51---------
Town of Turin148---------
Town of Watertown[25]2927---------
Town of Western9112---------
Town of Westmoreland23149---------
Town of Whitestown[26]35485---------
Onondaga County667402---------
Town of Camillus496---------
Town of Fabius8052---------
Town of Homer7942---------
Town of Manlius1157---------
Town of Marcellus6683---------
Town of Onondaga4248---------
Town of Pompey164164---------
Town of Solon72----------
Ontario County7701011---------
Town of Augusta2923---------
Town of Bloomfield36205---------
Town of Bristol2104---------
Town of Canandaigua6446---------
Town of Charleston6351---------
Town of Easton4447---------
Town of Farmington5919---------
Town of Geneseo6322---------
Town of Hartford2541---------
Town of Jerusalem858---------
Town of Middletown753---------
Town of Northampton1078---------
Town of Northfield1445---------
Town of Palmyra4271---------
Town of Phelps8414---------
Town of Pittstown2781---------
Town of Seneca8735---------
Town of Sodus-58---------
Town of Sparta2910---------
Otsego County11861062---------
Town of Burlington14798---------
Town of Butternuts6569---------
Town of Cherry Valley7880---------
Town of Exeter6329---------
Town of Middlefield22113---------
Town of Milford415---------
Town of Otego9437---------
Town of Otsego194310---------
Town of Pittsfield6228---------
Town of Plainfield20109---------
Town of Richfield14575---------
Town of Springfield6769---------
Town of Unadilla1107---------
Town of Worcester7833---------
Schoharie County626237---------
Town of Blenheim5110---------
Town of Bristol2317---------
Town of Cobelskill12449---------
Town of Middleburgh13846---------
Town of Schoharie12554---------
Town of Sharon16561---------
Steuben County12668---------
Town of Bath2418---------
Town of Canisteo1414---------
Town of Dansville301---------
Town of Fredericktown125---------
Town of Middletown29----------
Town of Painted Post2810---------
Tioga County294292---------
Town of Catharines147---------
Town of Chemung1017---------
Town of Chenango2274---------
Town of Lisle6137---------
Town of Newtown8626---------
Town of Owego2847---------
Town of Tioga2847---------
Town of Union4537---------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Jeremiah Van Renssalaer received 7 votes as Jeremiah V. Rensselaer.
[3]Jeremiah Van Renssalaer received 1 vote as Jeremiah V. Rensselaer.
[4]George Clinton received 1 vote in Bethleham as Goris Clinton.
[5]Jeremiah Van Renssalaer received 1 vote as Jeremiah V. Rensselaer.
[6]The Register of May 8, 1801 does not list the town of Northfield.
[7]Included in the county votes for Governor are the following returns, which for a variety of reasons were rejected and not counted in the Official Canvass: In Thurman 42 votes for George Clinton and 10 votes for Stephen Van Rensselaer.
[8]Jeremiah Van Renssalaer received 6 votes as Jeremiah V. Rensselaer.
[9]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) lists 110 votes for George Clinton.
[10]Jeremiah Van Renssalaer received 6 votes as Jeremiah V. Rensselaer.
[11]The Dutchess County Election Books list Stephen Van Rensselaer with 122 votes.
[12]Stephen Van Rensselaer received 1 vote as Stephen Rensselaer.
[13]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) lists 88 votes for George Clinton.
[14]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) lists 153 votes for George Clinton.
[15]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) lists 100 votes for George Clinton.
[16]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) lists 150 votes for George Clinton and zero votes for Stephen Van Rensselaer.
[17]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) lists 153 votes for George Clinton.
[18]Jeremiah Van Renssalaer received 2 votes as Jeremiah V. Rensselaer.
[19]Included in the county votes for Governor are the following returns, which for a variety of reasons were rejected and not counted in the Official Canvass: In New Utrecht 52 votes for George Clinton and 9 votes for Stephen Van Rensselaer
[20]The Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY) lists 145 votes for Stephen Van Rensselaer.
[21]Included in the county votes for Governor are the following returns, which for a variety of reasons were rejected and not counted in the Official Canvass: In Oyster Bay 136 votes for George Clinton and 49 votes for Stephen Van Rensselaer
[22]Jeremiah Van Renssalaer received 2 votes as Jeremiah V. Rensselaer.
[23]Included in the county votes for Governor are the following returns, which for a variety of reasons were rejected and not counted in the Official Canvass: In Harrison 70 votes for George Clinton and 12 votes for Stephen Van Rensselaer
[24]Included in the county votes for Governor are the following returns, which for a variety of reasons were rejected and not counted in the Official Canvass: In Amsterdam 133 votes for George Clinton and 43 votes for Stephen Van Rensselaer.
[25]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) lists 37 votes for Van Rensseler.
[26]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) lists 435 votes for Stephen Van Rensselaer.

References:

Original Election Returns.
Original Election Books. Steuben County Court House, Bath.
Original Election Books. Dutchess County Historian, Poughkeepsie.
Brookhaven Town Records. 43-44.
Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). May 2, 1801.
American Citizen (New York, NY) and General Advertiser (New York, NY). May 4, 1801.
The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY). May 5, 1801.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). May 5, 1801.
Northern Budget (Troy, NY). May 6, 1801.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 6, 1801.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 8, 1801.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 11, 1801.
Whitestown Gazette (Utica, NY). May 11, 1801.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 12, 1801.
Lansingburgh Gazette (Lansingburgh, NY). May 12, 1801.
American Citizen and General Advertiser (New York, NY). May 14, 1801.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 15, 1801.
American Citizen and General Advertiser (New York, NY). May 18, 1801.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 19, 1801.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 22, 1801.
American Citizen and General Advertiser (New York, NY). May 27, 1801.
The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY). June 2, 1801.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 2, 1801.
The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). June 4, 1801.
The Balance, and Columbian Repository (Hudson, NY). June 4, 1801.
The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY). June 12, 1801.
The American Constellation (Union, NY). August 29, 1801.

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