New York 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- New York 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
- Date:
- 1802
- State:
- New York
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Joshua Sands, John Broome, Samuel L. Mitchell, Samuel Jones, John Brower
Candidates: | Joshua Sands[1] | John Broome | Samuel L. Mitchell | Samuel Jones | John Brower |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | |||
Final Result: [2] | 1283 | 1212 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
District of Two | 1283 | 1212 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Kings County | 272 | 249 | - | 2 | - |
Town of Brooklyn[3] | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Bushwick[4] | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Flatbush[5][6] | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Flatlands[7][8] | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Gravesend[9][10] | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of New-Utrecht[11] | - | - | - | - | - |
New York County[12] | 865 | 808 | 6 | - | 1 |
City of New York | 865 | 808 | 6 | - | 1 |
Ward One | 179 | 167 | - | - | - |
Ward Two | 242 | 166 | - | - | - |
Ward Three[13] | 285 | 186 | 1 | - | 1 |
Ward Five[14] | 159 | 289 | 5 | - | - |
Richmond County | 146 | 155 | - | - | - |
Town of Castletown | 15 | 42 | - | - | - |
Town of Northfield | 27 | 60 | - | - | - |
Town of Southfield | 46 | 20 | - | - | - |
Town of Westfield | 58 | 33 | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]The New-York Evening Post (New York, NY), June 11, 1802, lists 1275 votes for Joshua Sands in District 2.
[3]The American Citizen and General Advertiser (New York, NY), The Republican; or, Anti-Democrat (Baltimore, MD), May 4, 1802; and the New-York Herald (New York, NY), May 5, 1802, list a 110 vote majority for Joshua Sands in Brooklyn.
[4]The American Citizen and General Advertiser (New York, NY), The Republican; or, Anti-Democrat (Baltimore, MD), May 4, 1802; and the New-York Herald (New York, NY), May 5, 1802, list a 32 vote majority for John Broome in Bushwick.
[5]The American Citizen and General Advertiser (New York, NY), The Republican; or, Anti-Democrat (Baltimore, MD), May 4, 1802; and the New-York Herald (New York, NY), May 5, 1802, list a 27 vote majority for John Broome in Flatbush.
[6]The New-York Evening Post (New York, NY), April 30, 1802, lists a 27 vote majority for Joshua Sands in Flatbush. However, this appears to be a mistake, as the total majorities for the county are given as though John Broome had a 27 vote majority in Flatbush.
[7]The American Citizen and General Advertiser (New York, NY), and the New-York Herald (New York, NY), May 5 1802, list a 3 vote majority for Joshua Sands in Flatlands.
[8]The Republican; or, Anti-Democrat (Baltimore, MD), May 4, 1802, lists a 5 vote majority for Joshual Sands in Flatlands.
[9]The American Citizen and General Advertiser (New York, NY), and the New-York Herald (New York, NY), May 5, 1802, list a 15 vote majority for Joshua Sands in Gravesend.
[10]The Republican; or, Anti-Democrat (Baltimore, MD), May 4, 1802, lists a 13 vote majority for Joshua Sands in Kings County.
[11]The American Citizen and General Advertiser (New York, NY), The Republican; or, Anti-Democrat (Baltimore, MD), May 4, 1802; and the New-York Herald (New York, NY), May 5, 1802, list a 55 vote majority for John Broome in New-Utrecht.
[12]The Republican; or, Anti-Democrat (Baltimore, MD), May 4, 1802, lists 860 votes for Joshua Sands and 811 votes for John Broome in New York county.
[13]The New-York Herald (New York, NY), May 5, 1802, and The Republican; or, Anti-Democrat (Baltimore, MD), May 4, 1802, list 288 votes for Joshua Sands and 189 votes for John Broome in Ward 3.
[14]The New-York Evening Post (New York, NY), April 30, 1802; the New-York Herald (New York, NY), May 5, 1802; The Republican; or, Anti-Democrat (Baltimore, MD), May 4, 1802; and the Mercantile Advertiser, April 30, 1802, list 151 votes for Joshua Sands in Ward 5.
References:
Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY). April 30, 1802.
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). April 30, 1802.
The American Citizen and General Advertiser (New York, NY). May 1, 1802.
The Republican; or, Anti-Democrat (Baltimore, MD). May 4, 1802.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 5, 1802.
New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 5, 1802.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 8, 1802.
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). June 11, 1802.
The American Citizen and General Advertiser (New York, NY). June 14, 1802.
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