New York 1811 State Senate, Southern District

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New York 1811 State Senate, Southern District
Date:
1811
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Nathan Sanford, John Vanderbilt, Jr., DeWitt Clinton, Nicholas Fish, William G. Miller, Jr., Thomas Osborn
Candidates: Nathan SanfordJohn Vanderbilt, Jr.DeWitt ClintonNicholas FishWilliam G. Miller, Jr.Thomas Osborn
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: 456845121111
District of Southern456845121111
Kings County320325----
Town of Brooklyn113145----
Town of Bushwick5127----
Town of Flatbush4739----
Town of Flatlands1738----
Town of Gravesend1362----
Town of New Utrecht7914----
New York County[1][2][3]12721953111-
Ward One133324----
Ward Two77251----
Ward Three[4][5]99242----
Ward Four136209----
Ward Five205242----
Ward Six[6]120168----
Ward Seven[7]113118----
Ward Eight[8]169173----
Ward Nine[9]5778----
Ward Ten163136----
Queens County[10][11][12]583782----
Town of Flushing5762----
Town of Hempstead111285----
Town of Jamaica13075----
Town of Newtown11373----
Town of North Hempstead[13]62111----
Town of Oyster Bay110175----
Richmond County247256----
Town of Castleton7538----
Town of Northfield9161----
Town of Southfield4346----
Town of Westfield38111----
Suffolk County[14][15][16]1235322---1
Town of Brookhaven21482----
Town of Easthampton120-----
Town of Huntington24641----
Town of Islip2315----
Town of Riverhead[17]13932----
Town of Shelter Island[18]20-----
Town of Smithtown[19]4459----
Town of Southampton29510----
Town of Southold13473----
Westchester County[20][21][22]913894----
Town of Courtlandt10647----

Notes:

[1]John Vanderbilt, Jr. received 12 votes as John Vanderbilt.
[2]Two different sets of newspaper results were printed. The incorrect totals listed as "Official Returns" which list Nathan Sanford with 1264 votes are United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Commercial Advertiser of May 4, Mercantile Advertiser of May 4, The Public Advertiser (New York, NY), The New York Journal, New-York Evening Post (New York, NY), New-York Herald (New York, NY) and Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger (Norfolk, VA).
[3]Two different sets of newspaper results were printed. The incorrect totals listed as "Official Returns" which list John Vanderbilt, Jr. with 1937 votes are United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Commercial Advertiser of May 4, Mercantile Advertiser of May 4, The Public Advertiser (New York, NY), The New York Journal, New-York Evening Post (New York, NY), New-York Herald (New York, NY) and Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger (Norfolk, VA).
[4]Two different sets of newspaper results were printed. The incorrect totals listed as "Official Returns" which list Nathan Sanford with 91 votes are United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Commercial Advertiser of May 4, Mercantile Advertiser of May 4, The Public Advertiser (New York, NY), The New York Journal, New-York Evening Post (New York, NY) and the New-York Herald (New York, NY).
[5]Two different sets of newspaper results were printed. The incorrect totals listed as "Official Returns" which list John Vanderbilt, Jr. with 236 votes are United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Commercial Advertiser of May 4, Mercantile Advertiser of May 4, The Public Advertiser (New York, NY), The New York Journal, New-York Evening Post (New York, NY) and the New-York Herald (New York, NY).
[6]The New York Journal of May 8 lists John Vanderbilt Jr. with 129 votes.
[7]Two different sets of newspaper results were printed. The incorrect totals listed as "Official Returns" which list Nathan Sanford with 114 votes are United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Commercial Advertiser of May 4, Mercantile Advertiser of May 4, The Public Advertiser (New York, NY), The New York Journal, New-York Evening Post (New York, NY) and the New-York Herald (New York, NY).
[8]Two different sets of newspaper results were printed. The incorrect totals listed as "Official Returns" which list John Vanderbilt, Jr. with 175 votes are United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Commercial Advertiser of May 4, Mercantile Advertiser of May 4, The Public Advertiser (New York, NY), The New York Journal, New-York Evening Post (New York, NY) and the New-York Herald (New York, NY).
[9]Two different sets of newspaper results were printed. The incorrect totals listed as "Official Returns" which list Nathan Sanford with 56 votes are United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Commercial Advertiser of May 4, Mercantile Advertiser of May 4, The Public Advertiser (New York, NY), The New York Journal, New-York Evening Post (New York, NY) and the New-York Herald (New York, NY).
[10]John Vanderbilt, Jr. received 460 votes as John Vanderbilt.
[11]John Vanderbilt, Jr. received 1 vote as John Vandbilt, Jr.
[12]Nathan Sanford received 1 vote as Nath. Sanford and 1 vote as Nathan Sands.
[13]The Columbian (New York, NY) of May 6 lists John Vanderbilt, Jr. with 112 votes.
[14]John Vanderbilt, Jr. received 14 votes as John Vanderbilt.
[15]John Vanderbilt, Jr. received 5 votes as John Vandervilt, Jr.
[16]Several sources list Nathan Sanford with 1195 total votes, but those same sources are also missing any count for him in Smithtown.
[17]The Columbian (New York, NY) of May 6 lists Nathan Sanford with 138 votes and John Vanderbilt Jr. with 30 votes.
[18]The Columbian (New York, NY) of May 6, Public Advertiser of May 7 and the New York Journal of May 8 list Nathan Sanford with 23 votes.
[19]The Columbian (New York, NY) of May 6, Public Advertiser of May 7 and the New York Journal of May 8 list John Vanderbilt Jr. with 60 votes and appears to be missing any count for Nathan Sanford, in Smithtown.
[20]"Mr. Sandford is chosen by a majority of 29 votes. Mr. Vanderbilt had 50 votes in Westchester which were rejected on account of the junior being omitted; thus has he lost his election by the inattention of the voter." The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). May 20, 1811.
[21]John Vanderbilt, Jr. received 5 votes as John Vanderbilt.
[22]Nathan Sanford received 2 votes as Nathaniel Sanford.

References:

Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). May 3, 1811.
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). May 3, 1811.
Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). May 4, 1811.
Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY). May 4, 1811.
New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 4, 1811.
New-York Spectator (New York, NY). May 4, 1811.
Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 4, 1811.
The Columbian (New York, NY). May 6, 1811.
Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY). May 6, 1811.
Morning Star (New York, NY). May 6, 1811.
Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 6, 1811.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). May 6, 1811.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). May 6, 1811.
The Columbian (New York, NY). May 7, 1811.
Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 7, 1811.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). May 7, 1811.
New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 8, 1811.
The New York Journal (New York, NY). May 8, 1811.
Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 8, 1811.
New-York Spectator (New York, NY). May 8, 1811.
Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). May 9, 1811.
The New York Journal (New York, NY). May 11, 1811.
New-York Spectator (New York, NY). May 11, 1811.
Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger (Norfolk, VA). May 13, 1811.
The Columbian (New York, NY). May 15, 1811.
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). May 15, 1811.
The Columbian (New York, NY). May 16, 1811.
New-York Morning Post (New York, NY). May 16, 1811.
Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 16, 1811.
New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 18, 1811.
The New York Journal (New York, NY). May 18, 1811.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). May 20, 1811.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 4, 1811.
The Columbian. (For the Country) (New York, NY). June 12, 1811.
The New York Journal (New York, NY). June 12, 1811.

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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).

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