New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Westchester County

Office:
Constitutional Convention (State)
Title:
Convention Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Westchester County
Date:
1788
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Constitutional Convention/Convention Delegate
Candidates:
Thaddeus Crane, Richard Hatfield, Philip Livingston, Lewis Morris, Lott W. Saris, Philip Van Cortlandt
Candidates: Thaddeus Crane[1]Richard Hatfield[2]Philip Livingston[3]Lewis Morris[4]Lott W. Saris[5]Philip Van Cortlandt[6]
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: ------
Westchester County[7]------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]"Federalists swept Westchester County with 64 percent of the vote. The six Federalist candidates averaged 655 votes to their opponents' 374." Abraham Yates, Jr. to Abraham G. Lansing in The Reluctant Pillar. 98-99.

References:

Schecter, Stephen L., ed. The Reluctant Pillar: New York and the Adoption of the Federal Constitution. Troy, NY: Rowman and Littlefield. 98-99.

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