New York 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
New York 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
Date:
1818
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Silas Wood, James Guion Jr., Ebenezer Sage, John Garretson, Barent Gardinier, Peter H. Wendover, Henry Meigs, David Bacon, Henry Blackledge, Joseph Kerr, Henry Rankin, John Wells
Candidates: Silas Wood[1]James Guion Jr.[2]Ebenezer SageJohn GarretsonBarent GardinierPeter H. WendoverHenry MeigsDavid BaconHenry BlackledgeJoseph KerrHenry RankinJohn Wells
Affiliation:ClintonianRepublicanRepublicanClintonianFederalistRepublicanRepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [3][4][5]217121662085199234141311111
District of One217121662085199234141311111
Kings County263346353251--------
Town of Brooklyn[6][7]147183187137--------
Town of Bushwick11555511--------
Town of Flatbush48535646--------
Town of Flatlands277727--------
Town of Gravesend20--20--------
Town of New Utrecht10484810--------
New York County46637037738634141311111
City of New York46637037738634141311111
Ward One261210210210-1413-----
Ward Two20516016717634--11111
Queens County584272278534--------
Town of Flushing47222040--------
Town of Hempstead[8]2255153217--------
Town of Jamaica86394085--------
Town of Newtown61464650--------
Town of North Hempstead35313431--------
Town of Oyster Bay[9]1308385111--------
Richmond County[10]212307297220--------
Town of Castletown47908947--------
Town of Northfield[11]62757562--------
Town of Southfield10787117--------
Town of Westfield[12]93646294--------
Suffolk County[13]646871780601--------
Town of Brookhaven[14]79838479--------
Town of Easthampton101021058--------
Town of Huntington241122121238--------
Town of Islip27272628--------
Town of Riverhead82613753--------
Town of Shelter Island217181--------
Town of Smithtown[15]61333055--------
Town of Southampton[16][17]6930023569--------
Town of Southold7512612470--------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Due to the many misspelled votes for James Guion, Jr., this was a contested election, and it was not fully resolved until 1820. Ebenezer Sage never claimed the other seat and James Guion was eventually awarded the seat on January 14, 1820.
[4]"It has been supposed that Mr. Guion was elected to Congress from the first district, but on canvassing it was discovered that upwards of 300 votes were given for James Guion, instead of James Guion, junior." Long-Island Star (Brooklyn, NY). June 10, 1818.
[5]Many sources liste James Guion, Jr. as James Guyon, Jr.
[6]James Guion Jr. received 183 votes as James Guion.
[7]The Long Island Star lists 386 votes for John Garretson.
[8]James Guion Jr. received 51 votes as James Guion.
[9]James Guion Jr. received 83 votes as James Guion.
[10]The Long Island Star, the Columbian and the National Advocate report that James Guion, Jr. received 305 votes and Silas Wood 175 votes.
[11]James Guion Jr. received 75 votes as James Guion.
[12]James Guion Jr. received 2 votes as James Guion.
[13]The Long Island Star, the National Advocate and the Columbian list 800 votes for James Guion, Jr.
[14]The Columbian lists 88 votes for James Guion, Jr.
[15]James Guion Jr. received 2 votes as James Guion.
[16]James Guion Jr. received 69 votes as John Guion, Jr.
[17]The Columbian lists 236 votes for Ebenezer Sage.

References:

Journal of the New York Assembly. 29f, 127, 129, 138.
Brookhaven Town Records. 209-210.
The New-York Columbian (New York, NY). May 5, 1818.
The New-York Columbian (New York, NY). May 6, 1818.
Long-Island Star (Brooklyn, NY). May 6, 1818.
The New-York Columbian (New York, NY). May 7, 1818.
The New-York Columbian (New York, NY). May 8, 1818.
New York Columbian (For The Country). May 8, 1818.
National Advocate (New York, NY). May 12, 1818.
Long-Island Star (Brooklyn, NY). May 13, 1818.
The Albany Argus (Albany, NY). May 15, 1818.
The New-York Columbian (New York, NY). May 18, 1818.
National Advocate (New York, NY). May 19, 1818.
Long-Island Star (Brooklyn, NY). May 20, 1818.
National Advocate (New York, NY). May 21, 1818.
The New-York Columbian (New York, NY). May 22, 1818.
The Albany Argus (Albany, NY). June 5, 1818.
The New-York Columbian (New York, NY). June 9, 1818.
Clark, M. Saint Clair and David A. Hall. Cases of Contested Elections in Congress, 1789-1834. Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1834. 348ff.
Abridgment of the Debates in Congress. Vol. VI 463f.

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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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