New York 1808 State Senate, Middle District

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New York 1808 State Senate, Middle District
Date:
1808
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Edward P. Livingston, Samuel Ten Broeck, William Ten Broeck, Johnathan Fisk, Robert LeRoy Livingston, Peter R. Livingston, William P. Livingston, William Stubbs, Jacob Wiggins, Charles Cluston, John Coopman, James Emott, Weyman Ferris, Richard Hatfield, Gerard S. Hoan, Robert Johnston, David Livingston, Robert P. Livingston, Henry Louther, Caleb Merrett, James Palmer, Erastus Root, Cornelius Tompkins, Samuel G. Verbryck, Gerard S. Sloan
Candidates: Edward P. Livingston[1]Samuel Ten BroeckWilliam Ten BroeckJohnathan FiskRobert LeRoy LivingstonPeter R. LivingstonWilliam P. LivingstonWilliam StubbsJacob WigginsCharles ClustonJohn CoopmanJames EmottWeyman FerrisRichard HatfieldGerard S. HoanRobert JohnstonDavid LivingstonRobert P. LivingstonHenry LoutherCaleb MerrettJames PalmerErastus RootCornelius TompkinsSamuel G. VerbryckGerard S. Sloan
Affiliation:FederalistRepublicanFederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2]56324702124322221111111111111111
District of Middle56324702124322221111111111111111
Columbia County[3][4][5][6]14601245--1--------------------
Town of Canaan228230-----------------------
Town of Chatham148131-----------------------
Town of Claverack164174-----------------------
Town of Clermont[7]6712-----------------------
Town of Gallatin[8]11528-----------------------
Town of Germantown636-----------------------
Town of Granger7254-----------------------
Town of Hillsdale134289-----------------------
City of Hudson181165-----------------------
Town of Kinderhook[9][10]179141-----------------------
Town of Livingston10915-----------------------
Delaware County[11]450497--2----1---------------
Town of Colchester-------------------------
Town of Delhi-------------------------
Town of Franklin-------------------------
Town of Hancock-------------------------
Town of Harpersfield-------------------------
Town of Kortright-------------------------
Town of Meredith-------------------------
Town of Middletown-------------------------
Town of Pinesfield-------------------------
Town of Roxbury-------------------------
Town of Sidney-------------------------
Town of Stamford-------------------------
Town of Tompkins-36-------1---------------
Town of Walton-------------------------
Dutchess County[12]115534312---1---111--1----1-1-1
Town of Amenia10017--------1----1----1----
Town of Beekman91112----------------------
Town of Carmel1746-----------------------
Town of Clinton15928-----------------------
Town of Dover6110-----------------------
Town of Fishkill11218-----------------------
Town of Franklin61-----------------------
Town of Frederick16-----------------------
Town of Northeast3214-----------------------
Town of Pawlings53-----------1------------
Town of Phillips26----1---------------1--
Town of Poughkeepsie19777----------------------1
Town of Rhinebeck18747-----------------------
Town of Southeast4048-----------------------
Town of Stanford614---------1-------------
Town of Washington3620-----------------------
Greene County[13]859515-----------------------
Town of Canton6654-----------------------
Town of Catskill20674-----------------------
Town of Coxsackie192143-----------------------
Town of Durham17463-----------------------
Town of Greenfield9876-----------------------
Town of Windham121104-----------------------
Orange County[14]587965-4-11221---1--11-------
Town of Blooming Grove3750-----------------------
Town of Cornwall1049-----------------------
Town of Deer Park848-----------------------
Town of Goshen5696-----------------------
Town of Minisink20138-----------------------
Town of Montgomery19264-----------------------
Town of New Windsor3476-----------------------
Town of Newburgh40192-----------------------
Town of Southfield-51-----------------------
Town of Wallkill41142-----------------------
Town of Warwick14959-----------------------
Rockland County26307---------------------1-
Ulster County[15][16]1095830---1-------------1-----

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Samuel G. Verbryck was a candidate for Assembly.
[3]The source of these returns is the Columbia County Poll Books. The Official Canvass of votes published in the newspapers reports some scattering votes that were not recorded in the Columbia County Poll Books. Spellings for various candidates also differ.
[4]Edward P. Livingston received 1 vote as Edw. Livingston.
[5]Robert LeRoy Livingston received 1 vote as Robert Livingston.
[6]"In Hudson...towards the close of the poll, our jailer, who had just returned from his electioneering labors in the country...brought up to the poll a prisoner who had been in close confinement for more than a year in one of the strong rooms of the jail. His vote was challenged; and he made oath, that he had rented a tenement in the county for the last six months, of the yearly value of five dollars. Waving all remarks on the propriety of bringing a prisoner out of close confinement to vote against freemen, we beg leave to ask where this man rents a tenement?...While we are speaking of this voter, we cannot forebear to remark, that the bare word of this man was accepted by the inspectors as a proof of his naturalizaion, (he being a foreigner) while free men of colour who had regularly voted for years past, were required to produce positive proof of their manumission, before they could be admitted. In one instance, a man of this description, who had become a freeholder, was compelled to ride four miles after his certificate of manumission, which he had held for several years. This fact might excite some surprize, was it not recollected that every one of the inspectors were committee-men duly appointed to promote the election of the democratic candidates." The Balance (Hudson, NY). May 3, 1808.
[7]The Balance (Hudson, NY), the American Citizen (New York, NY), May 7, and the Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), May 10, report 68 votes for Edward P. Livingston in Clermont.
[8]The Balance (Hudson, NY), the American Citizen (New York, NY), May 7, and the Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), May 10, report 29 votes for Samuel Ten Broeck in Gallatin.
[9]Edward P. Livingston received 1 vote as Edward Livingston.
[10]The Balance (Hudson, NY), American Citizen (New York, NY), May 7, and Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), May 10, report 178 votes for Edward P. Livingston in Kinderhook.
[11]Robert LeRoy Livingston received 2 votes as Robert Livingston.
[12]The Albany Register (Albany, NY), June 7, reports 968 votes for Edward P. Livingston and 296 votes for Samuel Ten Broeck. This total does not include the votes from Rhinebeck.
[13]Edward P. Livingston received 1 vote as Edward Livingston and 1 vote as Edward S. Livingston.
[14]Edward P. Livingston receive 20 votes as Edwd. B. Livingston.
[15]Samuel Ten Broeck received 1 vote as Samuel Te Broeck.
[16]Peter R. Livingston received 1 vote as Peter P. Livingston.

References:

Original Election Returns.
Original Election Books. Dutchess County Historian, Poughkeepsie.
Tompkins Town Records. Delaware County Court House, Delhi.
The Balance (Hudson, NY). May 3, 1808.
Catskill Recorder (Catskill, NY). May 4, 1808.
American Citizen (New York, NY). May 7, 1808.
American Citizen (New York, NY). May 10, 1808.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 10, 1808.
Poughkeepsie Journal, and Constitutional Republican (Poughkeepsie, NY). May 11, 1808.
The Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 11, 1808.
American Citizen (New York, NY). May 12, 1808.
American Citizen (New York, NY). May 13, 1808.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 13, 1808.
American Citizen (New York, NY). May 16, 1808.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 17, 1808.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 7, 1808.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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