New York 1794 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2

Office:: U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: New York 1794 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
Date:: 1794
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: Jonathan Havens, Whitehead Cornwell, Samuel Jones, John Smith

Candidates:	Jonathan Havens [1]	Whitehead Cornwell	Samuel Jones	John Smith
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican	Federalist	Republican
Final Result: [2][3]	815	554	494	251
District of Two	815	554	494	251
Kings County	7	139	96	42
Town of Brooklyn[4]	3	42	81	3
Town of Bushwick	-	9	3	15
Town of Flatbush	-	31	6	5
Town of Flatlands	-	35	1	-
Town of Gravesend	-	8	1	13
Town of New Utrecht	4	14	4	6
Queens County	51	376	277	74
Town of Flushing	4	1	54	2
Town of Jamaica	7	26	35	17
Town of New Town	3	-	37	26
Town of North Hempsted[5]	18	30	51	19
Town of Oyster Bay	18	15	64	4
Town of South Hempsted	1	304	36	6
Suffolk County	757	39	121	135
Town of Brookhaven	1	38	37	72
Town of East Hampton	163	-	1	-
Town of Huntington	44	1	73	19
Town of Islip	2	-	8	19
Town of River Head	50	-	-	-
Town of Shelter Island	15	-	1	-
Town of Smithtown	21	-	1	20
Town of South Hampton	309	-	-	3
Town of South Hold	152	-	-	2

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Goshen Repository, and Weekly Intelligencer (Goshen, NY), February 17, lists 449 votes total for Samuel Jones.

[3]Though listed here as "District 2", U.S. House of Representatives districts in New York were not officially identified by number until 1797. Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony of the State of New York. 223.

[4]The American Minerva, and the New-York (Evening) Advertiser (New York, NY), Feb. 7, American Minerva, and the New-York (Evening) Advertiser (New York, NY), Feb. 7, and The Herald; a Gazette for the Country (New York, NY), Feb. 11, give 39 votes for Jonathan Havens in the town of Brooklyn, Kings County.

[5]The Herald; a Gazette for the Country (New York, NY) and American Minerva, and the New-York (Evening) Advertiser (New York, NY) list the returns from North Hempstead as coming from North Hampton.

References:

American Minerva, and the New-York (Evening) Advertiser (New York, NY). February 7, 1795.

Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). February 7, 1795.

The Herald; A Gazette for the Country (New York, NY). February 7, 1795.

The Herald; A Gazette for the Country (New York, NY). February 11, 1795.

Goshen Repository and Weekly Repository. February 17, 1795.

Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). February 21, 1795.

Hutchins, S. C. Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony State of New York. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons, and, 1870.

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