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 BroomeSamuel L. MitchellSamuel JonesJohn Brower
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2]12831212621
District of Two12831212621
Kings County272249-2-
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]8658086-1
City of New York8658086-1
Ward One179167---
Ward Two242166---
Ward Three[13]2851861-1
Ward Five[14]1592895--
Richmond County146155---
Town of Castletown1542---
Town of Northfield2760---
Town of Southfield4620---
Town of Westfield5833---

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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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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