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 Sage	John Garretson	Barent Gardinier	Peter H. Wendover	Henry Meigs	David Bacon	Henry Blackledge	Joseph Kerr	Henry Rankin	John Wells
Affiliation:	Clintonian	Republican	Republican	Clintonian	Federalist	Republican	Republican					Federalist
Final Result: [3][4][5]	2171	2166	2085	1992	34	14	13	1	1	1	1	1
District of One	2171	2166	2085	1992	34	14	13	1	1	1	1	1
Kings County	263	346	353	251	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Brooklyn[6][7]	147	183	187	137	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Bushwick	11	55	55	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Flatbush	48	53	56	46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Flatlands	27	7	7	27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Gravesend	20	-	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of New Utrecht	10	48	48	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
New York County	466	370	377	386	34	14	13	1	1	1	1	1
City of New York	466	370	377	386	34	14	13	1	1	1	1	1
Ward One	261	210	210	210	-	14	13	-	-	-	-	-
Ward Two	205	160	167	176	34	-	-	1	1	1	1	1
Queens County	584	272	278	534	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Flushing	47	22	20	40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Hempstead[8]	225	51	53	217	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Jamaica	86	39	40	85	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Newtown	61	46	46	50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of North Hempstead	35	31	34	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Oyster Bay[9]	130	83	85	111	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Richmond County[10]	212	307	297	220	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Castletown	47	90	89	47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Northfield[11]	62	75	75	62	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Southfield	10	78	71	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Westfield[12]	93	64	62	94	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Suffolk County[13]	646	871	780	601	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Brookhaven[14]	79	83	84	79	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Easthampton	10	102	105	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Huntington	241	122	121	238	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Islip	27	27	26	28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Riverhead	82	61	37	53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Shelter Island	2	17	18	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Smithtown[15]	61	33	30	55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Southampton[16][17]	69	300	235	69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Southold	75	126	124	70	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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