New York 1790 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- New York 1790 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6
- Date:
- 1790
- State:
- New York
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- James Gordon, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer
Candidates: | James Gordon[1] | Jeremiah Van Rensselaer |
---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | Anti-Federalist |
Final Result: [2] | 1465 | 1017 |
District of Six | 1465 | 1017 |
Albany County | 1195 | 658 |
City of Albany | 128 | 147 |
Town of Baelstown | 309 | 184 |
Town of Catskill | 8 | 64 |
Town of Coxsackie[3] | 23 | 20 |
Town of Duanesburg | 36 | 5 |
Town of Halfmoon | 44 | 33 |
Town of Rensselaerville | 84 | 5 |
Town of Saratoga | 107 | 7 |
Town of Schenectady | 119 | 111 |
Town of Stillwater | 15 | 30 |
Town of Watervliet | 322 | 55 |
Montgomery County | 270 | 359 |
Town of Cannajoharie | 53 | 128 |
Town of German Flatts | 15 | 9 |
Town of Mohawk | 25 | 90 |
Town of Otsego | 100 | 18 |
Town of Palatine | 39 | 42 |
Town of Whitestown | - | 28 |
Ontario County | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Though listed here as "District 6," U.S. House of Representatives districts in New York were not officially identified by number until 1797. Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony of the State of New York. 223.
[3]The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY) lists this town as "Cocksockie"
References:
The New-York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). May 21, 1790.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 22, 1790.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 24, 1790.
The New-York Packet (New York, NY). May 25, 1790.
The New-York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). May 28, 1790.
Hutchins, S. C. Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony State of New York. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons, and, 1870.
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