New York 1807 State Senate, Middle District

Office:: State Senate (State)
Title:: State Senator
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: New York 1807 State Senate, Middle District
Date:: 1807
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:: Joshua H. Brett, Robert Williams, Clark Lawrence, Abraham H. Schenck, Joshua H. Schenck, Clark Raymond, Robert Johnson, Clap Raymond, John H. Beet, Robert H. Brett, Robert Center, David Clark, DeWitt Clinton, Dirck Dubois, Joseph C. Field, Reuben Germond, Abraham Gold, Samuel Mott, Henry H. Schenck, Philip Spencer, Jr., David Van Ness, Theodorus R. Van Wyck, Elisha Williams

Candidates:	Joshua H. Brett [1]	Robert Williams [2]	Clark Lawrence	Abraham H. Schenck	Joshua H. Schenck	Clark Raymond	Robert Johnson	Clap Raymond	John H. Beet	Robert H. Brett	Robert Center	David Clark	DeWitt Clinton	Dirck Dubois	Joseph C. Field	Reuben Germond	Abraham Gold	Samuel Mott	Henry H. Schenck	Philip Spencer, Jr.	David Van Ness	Theodorus R. Van Wyck	Elisha Williams
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Republican	Republican																			Federalist
Final Result: [3][4]	7256	7219	6099	6080	18	12	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
District of Middle	7256	7219	6099	6080	18	12	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Columbia County[5]	1500	1494	1291	1289	-	-	2	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Town of Canaan[6][7][8][9][10]	227	227	223	223	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Chatham	141	140	142	143	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Claverack[11]	147	147	194	194	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Clermont	74	72	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Gallatin	91	91	42	42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Germantown[12][13]	78	78	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Granger[14]	72	72	64	64	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Hillsdale[15][16]	171	172	286	285	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
City of Hudson[17]	189	186	185	183	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Kinderhook[18][19]	185	185	137	137	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Livingston[20][21]	125	124	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Delaware County[22][23]	471	450	781	734	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
Dutchess County	2036	2009	1030	1075	-	12	1	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	-
Town of Amenia	209	208	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Beckman[24]	241	237	11	14	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	1	1	-
Town of Carmel	22	25	92	90	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Clinton	255	256	61	62	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Dover	139	142	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Fishkill	179	176	211	250	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Franklin	23	18	48	45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Frederick	42	38	35	36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Northeast[25]	79	82	118	117	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Pawlings	68	69	38	38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Phillips	26	28	83	84	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Poughkeepsie[26]	338	336	21	21	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Rhinebeck	126	105	156	160	-	12	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Southeast	57	59	94	96	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Stanford	72	71	42	42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Washington	160	159	14	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greene County[27]	848	850	513	511	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Orange County[28][29][30][31]	976	983	1222	1218	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Blooming Grove[32]	53	54	72	71	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Cornwall	30	33	59	62	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Deerpark	15	15	72	72	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Goshen	99	99	115	115	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Minisink[33]	57	58	197	196	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Montgomery	252	255	60	60	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of New Windsor	47	47	101	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Newburgh	97	96	217	213	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Southfield	28	28	60	60	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Wallkill	107	107	202	202	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Warwick[34]	190	191	67	67	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rockland County[35][36]	169	168	449	448	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ulster County[37][38]	1255	1262	808	804	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Hurley	68	69	18	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Kingston	363	363	91	91	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Liberty	28	28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Lumberland	16	16	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Mamacatting	35	35	95	95	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Marbletown	151	151	105	105	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Marlborough	47	47	83	83	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Neversink	57	62	13	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of New Paltz	116	117	83	84	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Plattekill	44	44	61	61	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Rochester	63	63	32	32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Shandaken	40	40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Shawangunk	113	113	118	118	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Thompson	18	18	35	35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Warwasing	39	39	63	63	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Woodstock	57	57	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]The official canvass of votes as listed in the American Citizen (New York, NY), June 12, and the Columbian Gazette, June 16, list 7229 votes for Joshua H. Brett, 7209 for Robert Williams, 6095 for Clark Lawrence, and 6077 for Abraham H. Schenck in the Middle District. The county totals listed, though, add up to the totals given here.

[4]Robert Johnson, Clapp Raymond, Joseph C. Field, Reuben Germond, Philip Spencer, Jr., David Van Ness and Theodorus R. Van Wyck were candidates for Assembly in Dutchess County.

[5]The American Citizen (New York, NY), June 12, and the Columbian Gazete, June 16, list 1497 votes for Joshua H. Brett in Columbia County.

[6]Joshua H. Brett received 1 vote as John H. Bert.

[7]Abraham H. Schenck received 2 votes as Abraham Schenck.

[8]Robert Williams received 1 vote as Robert William.

[9]All newspaper sources for Columbia county list 221 votes for Clark Lawrence in Canaan, though the original election returns give 223 votes.

[10]The New-York Evening Post (New York, NY), May 8; the New-York Herald (New York, NY), May 9; list 286 votes for Robert Williams in Canaan.

[11]Abraham H. Schenck received 1 vote as Abraham S. Schenck.

[12]Joshua H. Brett received 1 vote as Joshua Brett.

[13]All newspaper sources for Columbia county list 76 votes for Joshua H. Brett and Robert Williams and 1 vote for Clark Lawrence and Abraham H. Schenck in Germantown, though the original election returns list the totals given here.

[14]All newspaper sources for Columbia county list 78 votes for Joshua H. Brett and Robert Williams and 70 votes for Clark Lawrene and Abraham H. Schenck in Granger, though the original election returns list the totals given here.

[15]Joshua H. Brett received 1 vote as Joshua Brett.

[16]All newspaper sources for Columbia county list 175 votes for Joshua H. Brett and Robert Williams, and 285 votes for Clark Lawrence in Hillsdale, though the original election returns list the totals given here.

[17]Joshua H. Brett received 1 vote as Joshua Brett.

[18]Abraham H. Schenck received 1 vote as Abraham Schenck.

[19]All newspaper sources for Columbia county list 189 votes for Joshua H. Brett and Robert Williams, and 141 votes for Clark Lawrence and Abraham H. Schenck in Kinderhook, though the original election returns list the totals given here.

[20]Joshua H. Brett received 2 votes as James H. Brett.

[21]All newspaper sources for Columbia county list 122 votes for Joshua H. Brett in Livingston, though the original election returns list the totals given here.

[22]Joshua H. Brett received 1 vote as Joshua Brett.

[23]Abraham H. Schenck received 3 votes as Abraham Schenck and 3 votes as Abraham V. Schenck.

[24]Abraham H. Schenck received 1 vote as Abraham Schenck.

[25]Abraham H. Schenck received 1 vote as Abraham Schenck.

[26]Joshua H. Brett received 1 vote as Joshua Brett.

[27]Joshua H. Brett received 151 votes as Joshua Brett and 107 votes as John H. Brett.

[28]Joshua H. Brett received 1 vote as Joshua Brett.

[29]The Albany Register (Albany, NY), May 14, lists 1221 votes for Clark Lawrence in Orange county.

[30]The American Citizen (New York, NY), June 12, and the Columbian Gazette, June 16, list 974 votes for Joshua H. Brett, 980 votes for Robert Williams, 1220 votes for Clark Lawrence, and 1217 votes for Abraham H. Schenck in Orange county.

[31]The Political Index, May 7, lists 1183 votes for Abraham H. Schenck, 1221 for Clark Lawrence, 977 for Joshua H. Brett, and 987 for Robert Williams in Orange county.

[32]The Albany Register (Albany, NY), May 14, lists 71 votes for Clark Lawrence in Blooming Grove.

[33]The Albany Register (Albany, NY), May 14, lists 58 votes for Joshua H. Brett in Minisink.

[34]The Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), May 5; Public Adertiser, May 4; American Citizen (New York, NY), May 4; and Political Index, May 7, list no returns from Warwick.

[35]Abraham H. Schenck received 3 votes as Abraham Schenck.

[36]Joshua H. Brett received 2 votes as Joshua Brett.

[37]The official canvass of votes in the American Citizen (New York, NY), June 12, and Columbian Gazette, June 16, list 1233 votes for Joshua H. Brett, 1258 votes for Robert Williams, 806 votes for Clark Lawrence, and 802 votes for Abraham H. Schenck in Ulster county. The town votes, though, add up to the totals given here.

[38]The Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), May 19; the New-York Herald (New York, NY), May 16; and the New-York Evening Post (New York, NY), May 15, list 1254 votes for Joshua H. Brett in Ulster county, though the town votes given add up to 1255.

References:

Original Election Returns.

Original Election Books. Dutchess County Historian, Poughkeepsie.

American Citizen (New York, NY). May 4, 1807.

The Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 4, 1807.

The Balance, and Columbian Repository (Hudson, NY). May 5, 1807.

Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 5, 1807.

Political Index (Newburgh, NY). May 7, 1807.

New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). May 8, 1807.

American Citizen (New York, NY). May 9, 1807.

New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 9, 1807.

The Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 9, 1807.

The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 11, 1807.

American Citizen (New York, NY). May 12, 1807.

The Bee (Hudson, NY). May 12, 1807.

The Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 12, 1807.

Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 12, 1807.

Poughkeepsie Journal, and Constitutional Republican (Poughkeepsie, NY). May 13, 1807.

The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 14, 1807.

New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). May 15, 1807.

Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 15, 1807.

American Citizen (New York, NY). May 16, 1807.

New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 16, 1807.

Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 19, 1807.

The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 9, 1807.

American Citizen (New York, NY). June 12, 1807.

Columbian Gazette (Utica, NY). June 16, 1807.

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