New York 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 8

Office:: U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: New York 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 8
Date:: 1796
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: John E. Van Alen, John Woodworth

Candidates:	John E. Van Alen [1]	John Woodworth
Affiliation:	Federalist	Republican
Final Result: [2][3][4]	1680	1155
District of Eight	1680	1155
Clinton County	282	65
Town of Champlain	37	21
Town of Crownpoint	84	7
Town of Peru	64	33
Town of Willsboro	97	4
Rensselaer County[5][6]	1398	1090
Town of Greenbush	116	93
Town of Hosick	62	148
Town of Petersburgh	320	61
Town of Pittstown	80	261
Town of Schaticoke	9	146
Town of Schodack	266	107
Town of Stevenstown	343	24
Town of Troy	202	250

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY) lists 1585 for John E. Van Alen, but doing the addition of the several towns and counties gives above total.

[3]The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY) lists 1152 for John Woodworth, but doing the addition of the several towns and counties gives above total.

[4]Though listed here as "District 8", 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.

[5]The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY) lists 1303 for John E. Van Alen.

[6]The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY) lists 1087 for John Woodworth.

References:

The Minerva and Evening Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY). January 14, 1797.

Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). January 16, 1797.

Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). January 19, 1797.

The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). January 20, 1797.

Hudson Gazette (Hudson, NY). January 23, 1797.

Hurtin's Goshen Repository, and Weekly Intelligencer (Goshen, NY). January 24, 1797.

The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY). January 25, 1797.

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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