New York 1817 State Senate, Western District

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New York 1817 State Senate, Western District
Date:
1817
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Jediah Prendergast, Isaac Wilson, Samuel M. Hopkins, George Huntington, Morris S. Miller, Joseph Kirkland, Myron Holly, Den Bradley, Jephtha Burt, Ephaim Hart, John Lincklaen, Jared Sanford, Henry Bloom, Valentine Brother, Jason L. Chappel, DeWitt Clinton, Luther Marsh, Theodore Sill, James Wardworth, John J. Prendergast, Ezra Baldwin, Nathaniel Howell, John Lay, Isaac Phelps, John Tayler, Isaac Williamson, Albert Backus, Stephen W. Baldwin, Gamaliel H. Barstow, Joseph Caskey, James A. Castle, Worthy L. Churchill, Erastus Clark, Joshua Forman, Henry M. Graves, David W. Hawley, Francis Henry, Benjamin Jennings, David June, John Keep, Daniel Kellogg, David MacCracken, John B. MacIntosh, Thomas MacMullen, Henry MacNeill, William H. Maynard, Dominy Miller, Barna Moon, Wilhelmus Mynderse, Elias H. Parmele, Ralph Patrick, David Pease, Jonas Platt, William Prendergast, James Rosburgh, Chauncey L. Sheldon, Abner Sherman, Isaac Smith, Truman Smith, Saul Smith, Jediah Troy, Isaac William, Nathan Williams, Elisha Williams, George Wilson, Jacob Wilson, James Wilson, John Wilson, George B. Throop, John B. Chamberlain, Nathaniel Garrow, Isaac Tayler, Samuel Skerett, Ezra Willmarth
Candidates: Jediah PrendergastIsaac WilsonSamuel M. HopkinsGeorge HuntingtonMorris S. MillerJoseph KirklandMyron HollyDen BradleyJephtha BurtEphaim HartJohn LincklaenJared SanfordHenry BloomValentine BrotherJason L. ChappelDeWitt ClintonLuther MarshTheodore SillJames WardworthJohn J. PrendergastEzra BaldwinNathaniel HowellJohn LayIsaac PhelpsJohn TaylerIsaac WilliamsonAlbert BackusStephen W. BaldwinGamaliel H. BarstowJoseph CaskeyJames A. CastleWorthy L. ChurchillErastus ClarkJoshua FormanHenry M. GravesDavid W. HawleyFrancis HenryBenjamin JenningsDavid JuneJohn KeepDaniel KelloggDavid MacCrackenJohn B. MacIntoshThomas MacMullenHenry MacNeillWilliam H. MaynardDominy MillerBarna MoonWilhelmus MynderseElias H. ParmeleRalph PatrickDavid PeaseJonas PlattWilliam PrendergastJames RosburghChauncey L. SheldonAbner ShermanIsaac SmithTruman SmithSaul SmithJediah TroyIsaac WilliamNathan WilliamsElisha WilliamsGeorge WilsonJacob WilsonJames WilsonJohn WilsonGeorge B. ThroopJohn B. ChamberlainNathaniel GarrowIsaac TaylerSamuel SkerettEzra Willmarth
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [1][2]1514214935362787105555545444443222222111111111111111111111111111111121111111111111111
District of Western1514214935362787105555545444443222222211111111111111111111111111111121111111111111111
Allegany County[3]278278---------------------------------------------------1--------------------
Broome County4674462020--------------------------------1-----1--------1----------------------
Cattaraugus County5722------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cayuga County[4]18521982------------------------------------------------------------------111---
Town of Aurelius[5]329337------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Brutus145248------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Cato113123------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Genoa133133------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Locke211211------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Mentz152152------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Owasco[6]6666------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Scipio426426------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sempronius253253------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sterling[7]2433------------------------------------------------------------------111---
Chautauque County[8][9]407426-----------------11----1-------------------------------1----------------
Town of Chautauque8715------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ellicott8685------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Gerry2120------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hanover10092------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Harmony4040------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Pomfret17117------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Portland[10]1317------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ripley4240------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cortland County662664------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Cincinnatus167167------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Homer115115------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Preble6467------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Scott3434------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Solon8282------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Truxton110110------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Virgil9089------------------------------------------------------------------------
Genesee County[11][12][13]19591604-----------------------------1---------1-1--1--1-----1------------------
Madison County[14][15][16]849777---76---------------------------1---------------------------------------
Town of Brookfield6847------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Cazenovia10999------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of De Ruyter3736------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Eaton7272------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Georgetown1010------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hamilton5858------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lebanon3534------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lenox9797------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Madison9040------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Nelson6161------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Smithfield100100------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sullivan112112------------------------------------------------------------------------
Niagara County717525-------------1-------21----11----1-----------1--------------------------
Oneida County[17][18][19]171917481478-4-55-5-4-3-44--22-1-1-----11----------11--1-1-------11--111---------
Onondaga County152514931----5--5---4-4----------1-----------11-----------1---1--------1--------
Ontario County[20]223322531----------1----------------------------------------1-----1----------111
Town of Avon9797------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Benton171171------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bloomfield6565------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Brighton3535------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bristol3939------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Canandaigua142140------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Farmington103103------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Genesco3735------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Gorham147146------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Groveland3436------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Italy2222------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Jerusalem3939------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lima7979------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Livonia68681----------1------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lyons5454------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Mendon6060------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Middlesex153153------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Naples3737------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ontario4646------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Palmyra9797------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Penfield6169----------------------------------------------------------1-------------
Town of Perinton3333------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Phelps122123----------------------------------------------------1-------------------
Town of Pittsford4747------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Richmond4545------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Seneca158174---------------------------------------------------------------------1--
Town of Sodus2727------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sparta8787------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Springwater1111------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Victor6262----------------------------------------------------------------------11
Town of Williamson5553------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oswego County294264------------------------------------------------------------------------
Seneca County338730-----------------11----1-------------------------------1---1------------
Town of Fayette9197------------------1-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Galen4040------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Junius[21]108128-----------------1-----------------------------------------1------------
Town of Ovid-160------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Romulus2207-----------------------1-------------------------------1----------------
Town of Wolcott9798------------------------------------------------------------------------
Steuben County339297----------4------1----------------------------------------------1-------
Town of Addison8-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bath5656----------------------------------------------------------------1-------
Town of Canisteo75------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Cohocton11------------------1------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dansville3333------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Howard1212------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Jersey9-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Painted Post3230------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Prattsburgh1312------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Pulteney1111------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Reading5656------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Troupsburg9-----------4-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wayne8282------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tioga County449277--------------------------1--------1------------------------------------
Tompkins County[22][23][24]9971149------------------------------------1----------------------------1------
Town of Covert-228------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Division202202------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dryden207198------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hector[25]5295------------------------------------1----------------------------1------
Town of Lansing228228------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ulysses308198------------------------------------------------------------------------

Notes:

[1]"On the 27th Feb. last, Mr Frey of the Senate, from the committee of election, to who was referred the petition of Jediah Prendergast, reported as follows, to wit: That from a careful inspection of the return of votes for Senators, given at the late election in the Western district on file in the office of Secretary of State, it appears that there were given on said election, for Isaac Wilson, 15009 votes and for Jediah Prendergast, 14985 votes; leaving a majority in favor of the said Isaac Wilson of 24 votes. It further appears that on said election, were also given for Jedediah Prendergast 91 votes, and for Jed Prendergast 10 votes. That it likewise appears to the entire satisfaction of your committee, that 42 votes of the said 91, given for Jediah Prendergast, were received by the inspectors of said election, in the town of Parma, in the county of Genesee and that the name Jedediah contained thereon was so written by mistake; and that the said 42 votes were intended to be give for said memorialist. The committee further reports, that it also appear to them that said memorialist is frequently written to and called Jedediah and as it is not alleged that there is any person of that name in the Western District, the committee suppose it correct to presume that the others voted for Jedediah Prendergast and for Jed Prendergast were likewise intended for the said memorialist. The committee therefore, beg leave to recommend the adoption of the following resolution. Resolved, that Isaac Wilson, Esq. a senator from the Western district is not entitled to a seat in this Senate for four years. Resolved, that Jediah Prendergast, a senator from the Western district, is entitled to a seat in this house for four years. Henry J. Frey, Chairman. The above report and resolutions were yesterday taken up in Senate in committee of the whole, and after a warm and animated discussion of several hours, rejected by a small majority. It is therefore decided that Mr. Wilson retain his seat. Messrs. Van Vechten, Ross and Bates, spoke in favor of the claim of Mr. Prendergast, and Messrs. Skinner, Young and Van Buren contra." Niagara Journal (Buffalo, NY). May 12, 1818.
[2]"The Election, in this State, opens to-day, and under circumstances never before witnessed since the people divided into two great political parties. There is but one candidate for the first office, and in most of the counties, the strife for members of the Legislature is confined to the present ruling party. It is not probable that many of the federalists will go to the polls, except in counties and districts where federal candidates are nominated. --This course is believed to be dictated by sound policy--It is not, as Mr. Coleman would infer, that 'federalism is abandoned in the Western District'--but that opposition, after what we have experienced, is considered worse than useless--serving only to draw out and consolidate the whole force of democracy, which otherwise would, from its inconsistency, divide and fall to pieces." Ontario Repository (Canandaigua, NY). April 29, 1817.
[3]Jediah Prendergast received 10 vote as Jed Prendergast, 25 votes as Jedediah Penterghast and 7 votes as Jedediah Prendergast.
[4]The New York Columbian lists 1828 votes for Jediah Prendergast and 1949 votes for Isaac Wilson.
[5]The Auburn Gazette (Auburn, NY) lists 339 votes for Isaac Wilson.
[6]The Auburn Gazette (Auburn, NY) lists 45 votes for Isaac Wilson.
[7]The returns from Sterling town were not counted in the Official State Wide Canvass.
[8]The Columbian and The Albany Argus (Albany, NY) list 408 votes for Jediah Prendergast.
[9]Jediah Prendergast received 1 vote as Jand Prendergast.
[10]Jediah Prendergast received 9 votes as Jedediah Prendergast.
[11]The New York Columbian lists 3002 votes for Jediah Prendergast.
[12]The Albany Argus (Albany, NY) lists 2009 votes for Jediah Prendergast.
[13]Jediah Prendergast received 50 votes as Jedediah Prendergast.
[14]Isaac C. Wilson received 11 votes as Wilson.
[15]Jediah Prendergast received 1 vote as Jediah Prenderhast.
[16]Myron Holly received 1 vote as Myron Hawley.
[17]Isaac C. Wilson and Jediah Prendergast received 2 votes each that were not originally credited to them because the office for which they were intended was not designated.
[18]Jediah Prendergast received 1 vote as Jediah Prendershast.
[19]Myron Holly received 3 votes as Myron Hawley.
[20]Isaac C. Wilson and Jediah Prendergast received 65 votes each that were not originally credited to them because the office for which they were intended was not designated.
[21]Jediah Prendergast received 9 votes as Jedadiah Prendergast and 1 vote as Jared Prendergast.
[22]The Official Canvass of votes lists Isaac Wilson with 1334 votes, though the town votes add up to 1148 votes.
[23]Landmarks of Tompkins County New York lists 1010 votes for Jediah Prendergast, though the town votes add up to 997.
[24]The History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins, and Schuyler Counties, New York lists 1016 votes for Jediah Prendergast, though the town votes add up to 997.
[25]Isaac Wilson received 1 vote as Isaac Wilson.

References:

Original Election Returns.
Original Election Books. Steuben County Court House, Bath.
Ontario Repository (Canandaigua, NY). April 29, 1817.
The Advocate of the People (Auburn, NY). May 7, 1817.
Auburn Gazette (Auburn, NY). May 7, 1817.
Cortland Republican (Cortland, NY). May 10, 1817.
Columbian Gazette (Utica, NY). May 13, 1817.
The Pilot (Cazenovia, NY). May 14, 1817.
The New-York Columbian (New York, NY). May 19, 1817.
The Albany Argus (Albany, NY). May 20, 1817.
The New-York Columbian (New York, NY). May 31, 1817.
The Albany Argus (Albany, NY). June 10, 1817.
The Albany Argus (Albany, NY). June 13, 1817.
The New-York Columbian (New York, NY). June 14, 1817.
Niagara Journal (Buffalo, NY). May 12, 1818.
Selkreg, John H., ed. Landmarks of Tompkins County New York. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason and, 1894. 28-29.
History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins and Schuyler Counties New York. Philadelphia: Everts and Ensign 1879. 380.

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