New York 1792 Lieutenant Governor
- Office:
- Lieutenant Governor (State)
- Title:
- Lieutenant Governor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- New York 1792 Lieutenant Governor
- Date:
- 1792
- State:
- New York
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Lieutenant Governor/Lieutenant Governor
- Candidates:
- Pierre Van Cortlandt, Stephen Van Renssellaer
| Candidates: | Pierre Van Cortlandt[1] | Stephen Van Renssellaer |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist |
| Final Result: | 6930 | 6450 |
| District of Southern | 2305 | 1773 |
| Kings County | 254 | 80 |
| Town of Brooklyn | 73 | 18 |
| Town of Bushwyck[2] | 32 | 15 |
| Town of Flatbush | 37 | 45 |
| Town of Flatlands | 30 | - |
| Town of Gravesend | 41 | 1 |
| Town of New Utrecht | 41 | 1 |
| New York County | 618 | 652 |
| City of New York | - | - |
| Ward One | 60 | 52 |
| Ward Two | 124 | 118 |
| Ward Three | 96 | 134 |
| Ward Four | 72 | 100 |
| Ward Five | 102 | 111 |
| Ward Six | 69 | 58 |
| Ward Seven[3] | 95 | 79 |
| Queens County | 363 | 195 |
| Town of Flushing | 51 | 18 |
| Town of Jamaica | 68 | 3 |
| Town of Newtown | 108 | 27 |
| Town of North Hempstead | 67 | 48 |
| Town of Oyster Bay | 35 | 30 |
| Town of South Hempstead | 34 | 69 |
| Richmond County[4] | 105 | 3 |
| Town of Castle Town | - | - |
| Town of Northfield | 32 | 3 |
| Town of Southfield | - | - |
| Town of Westfield | 73 | - |
| Suffolk County[5] | 511 | 148 |
| Town of Brookhaven | 47 | 91 |
| Town of East Hampton | 67 | - |
| Town of Huntington[6] | 81 | 13 |
| Town of Islip | 8 | 12 |
| Town of River Head | 20 | 13 |
| Town of Shelter Island | 7 | - |
| Town of Smith Town | 30 | 11 |
| Town of South Hampton | 144 | 8 |
| Town of South Hold | 107 | - |
| Westchester County | 453 | 695 |
| Town of Bedford | 16 | 147 |
| Town of Cortlandt | 71 | 1 |
| Town of East Chester | 6 | 34 |
| Town of Greenburgh | 24 | 60 |
| Town of Harrison | 27 | 29 |
| Town of Mamaroneck | 3 | 16 |
| Town of Mount Pleasant | 35 | 70 |
| Town of New Castle | 20 | 47 |
| Town of New Rochelle | 7 | 17 |
| Town of North Castle | 32 | 25 |
| Town of North Salem[7] | - | - |
| Town of Pelham | 6 | 3 |
| Town of Poundridge | 10 | 28 |
| Town of Rye | 25 | 46 |
| Town of Salem | 26 | 41 |
| Town of Scarsdale | 5 | 11 |
| Town of Stephentown | 16 | 29 |
| Town of West Chester | 21 | 45 |
| Town of White Plains | 14 | 25 |
| Town of Yonkers | 43 | 14 |
| Town of Yorktown | 46 | 7 |
| District of Middle | 2238 | 1589 |
| Dutchess County[8] | 785 | 886 |
| Town of Amenia | 38 | 58 |
| Town of Beekman | 23 | 125 |
| Town of Clinton | 9 | 119 |
| Town of Fishkill | 85 | 93 |
| Town of Frederick Town | 55 | 81 |
| Town of Northeast | 139 | 29 |
| Town of Pawling | 90 | 101 |
| Town of Philips | 46 | 1 |
| Town of Poughkeepsie | 83 | 63 |
| Town of Rhinebeck[9] | 121 | 87 |
| Town of Southeast[10] | 11 | 66 |
| Town of Washington | 85 | 63 |
| Orange County[11] | 521 | 61 |
| Town of Clarks Town | 73 | 1 |
| Town of Goshen | 136 | 21 |
| Town of Haverstraw | 23 | - |
| Town of Minisink | 42 | 23 |
| Town of New Cornwall[12] | - | - |
| Town of New Hampstead | 106 | - |
| Town of Orange Town | 45 | 2 |
| Town of Warwick | 96 | 14 |
| Ulster County | 943 | 642 |
| Town of Hurley | 28 | 40 |
| Town of Kingston | 155 | 194 |
| Town of Mamakating | 46 | - |
| Town of Marbletown | 46 | 111 |
| Town of Marlborough[13] | 13 | 81 |
| Town of Middletown | 4 | 45 |
| Town of Montgomery | 183 | 50 |
| Town of New Paltz[14] | - | - |
| Town of New Windsor | 111 | 1 |
| Town of Newburgh | 38 | 22 |
| Town of Rochester | 79 | 18 |
| Town of Shawangunk | 65 | 41 |
| Town of Wallkill | 161 | 5 |
| Town of Woodstock | 14 | 34 |
| District of Eastern | 1059 | 444 |
| Clinton County | - | - |
| Columbia County | 1382 | 604 |
| Town of Canaan | 323 | 160 |
| Town of Clavarack | 174 | 33 |
| Town of Clermont | 72 | 1 |
| Town of German Town | 19 | 12 |
| Town of Hillsdale | 322 | 12 |
| City of Hudson | 25 | 245 |
| Town of Kinderhook[15] | 135 | 136 |
| Town of Livingston[16] | 312 | 5 |
| Rensselaer County | 196 | 919 |
| Town of Hosick | 13 | 65 |
| Town of Petersborough[17] | - | - |
| Town of Pittstown | 64 | 73 |
| Town of Renssellaerwick | 58 | 290 |
| Town of Schaughticok[18] | 43 | 50 |
| Town of Stephen Town | 1 | 221 |
| Town of Troy | 17 | 220 |
| Washington County[19] | 682 | 535 |
| Town of Argyle | 77 | 29 |
| Town of Cambridge | 55 | 114 |
| Town of Easton | - | 74 |
| Town of Granville | 93 | 37 |
| Town of Hampton | 2 | 37 |
| Town of Hebron | 126 | 2 |
| Town of Kingsbury | 34 | 86 |
| Town of Queensbury | 19 | 30 |
| Town of Salem | 202 | 22 |
| Town of Westfield | 22 | 45 |
| Town of Whitehall | 52 | 59 |
| District of Western | 1328 | 2644 |
| Albany County | 387 | 1234 |
| City of Albany | 69 | 117 |
| Ward One | 27 | 50 |
| Ward Two[20] | 9 | 21 |
| Ward Three[21] | 33 | 46 |
| Town of Catskill[22] | 74 | 26 |
| Town of Cocsacke[23] | 13 | 61 |
| Town of Coeymans[24][25] | 17 | 43 |
| Town of Duanesburgh | 9 | 96 |
| Town of Freehold | 38 | 7 |
| Town of Rensselaerville | 5 | 306 |
| Town of Schenectady | 71 | 72 |
| Town of Schoharie | 70 | 75 |
| Town of Watervliet | 21 | 431 |
| Herkimer County | 219 | 423 |
| Town of German Flatts | 12 | 148 |
| Town of Herkimer[26] | 9 | 141 |
| Town of Whites Town | 198 | 134 |
| Montgomery County | 292 | 435 |
| Town of Canajoharie[27] | 34 | 80 |
| Town of Caughnawaga | 158 | 126 |
| Town of Mohawk | 70 | 65 |
| Town of Palatine | 30 | 164 |
| Ontario County[28] | 22 | 98 |
| Town of Canadaque | 22 | 98 |
| Otsego County | - | - |
| Saratoga County | 408 | 454 |
| Town of Ballstown | 93 | 70 |
| Town of Charlton[29] | 75 | 17 |
| Town of Galloway[30] | 63 | 4 |
| Town of Halfmoom | 28 | 89 |
| Town of Milton | 73 | 102 |
| Town of Saratoga | 23 | 98 |
| Town of Stillwater | 53 | 74 |
| Tioga County | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY), June 1, spells Bushwyck as "Bushwick."
[3]The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY) lists 75 votes for Stephen Van Renssellear in the Seventh Ward.
[4]"The Ballots from North Salem, in Westchester county, 65 in number; and also, those from Castle-Town and South Field, in Richmond county, 101 in number, were lost thro' want of legality in the return. Exclusive of those lost votes, the whole number of votes in the Southern district are 4620 - of which...Mr. Van Courtlandt [has] 2305, Mr. Van Rensellaer [has] 1773. Majority 532." The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 2, 1792.
[5]The Weekly Museum (New York, NY) (New York, NY) lists 141 votes for Stephen Van Renssellear in Suffolk County.
[6]New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY), May 31, The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY), May 31, and the Daily Advertiser, May 30, list these votes as coming from "Washington."
[7]"The Ballots from North Salem, in Westchester county, 65 in number; and also, those from Castle-Town and South Field, in Richmond county, 101 in number, were lost thro' want of legality in the return. Exclusive of those lost votes, the whole number of votes in the Southern district are 4620 - of which...Mr. Van Courtlandt [has] 2305, Mr. Van Rensellaer [has] 1773. Majority 532." The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 2, 1792.
[8]The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY), June 4, the New York Journal, June 6, and the Poughkeepsie Journal, June 14, list 774 votes total for Pierre Van Cortlandt, though the votes given add up to 785.
[9]The Daily Advertiser, June 4, and the Diary, June 4, spell Rhinebeck as "Rynebeck."
[10]The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY), June 5, lists no votes for Pierre Van Cortlandt in Southeast.
[11]The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY), June 4, the Poughkeepsie Journal, June 14, the Daily Advertiser, June 4, and the New York Journal, June 6, list 520 votes for Pierre Van Cortlandt and 59 votes for Stephen Van Rensselaer in Orange county, though the votes given add up to 521 for Pierre Van Cortlandt and 61 for Stephen Van Rensselaer.
[12]Votes lost.
[13]The Daily Advertiser, June 5, and The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY), June 5, list Marlborough as "New Marlborough."
[14]Votes lost.
[15]The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY) June 6th gives Stephen Van Renssellaer 134 votes in Kinderhook.
[16]The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY), June 6, gives Pierre Van Cortlandt 313 votes in Livingston.
[17]Votes "lost, having separate poll lists and ballots." The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 7, 1792.
[18]The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY), June 7, and the American Spy (Lansingburgh, NY), June 15, spells Schaughticok as "Schagticoke" and the New York Journal, June 9, as "Schaughticoke."
[19]The American Spy (Lansingburgh, NY) lists 683 votes for Pierre Van Cortlandt in Washington County.
[20]The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY), June 14, the Poughkeepsie Journal, June 14, and the New York Journal, June 9, list 22 votes for Stephen Van Rensselaer in the Second Ward.
[21]The Poughkeepsie Journal, June 14, lists 56 votes for Stephen Van Rensselaer in the Third Ward.
[22]The Daily Advertiser, June 9, and the New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY), June 12, spell Catskill as "Kats-Kill."
[23]The Daily Advertiser, June 9, and the New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY), June 12, spell Cocsacke as "Cocksakie" and The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY), June 14, as "Coxsackie."
[24]The Daily Advertiser, June 9, and the New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY), June 12, spell Coeymans as "Cocjamems."
[25]The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY), June 9, the New York Journal, June 9, the Poughkeepsie Journal June 14, and The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY), June 14, list 43 votes for Pierre Van Cortlandt and 17 votes for Stephen Van Rensselaer in Coeymans.
[26]Some sources spell Herkimer as "Herkemer."
[27]The Daily Advertiser, June 12, and the New York Journal, June 13, spell Canajoharie as "Conajoharry," and the Diary, June 12, as "Canajoxharie."
[28]"Genesee, 59 votes lost, poll lists not signed by the inspectors. Jerusalem, 11 votes lost, one poll list only." The New-York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). June 13, 1792.
[29]The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY), June 8, spells Charlton as "Charleston."
[30]The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY), June 14, lists 93 votes for Pierre Van Cortlandt in Galloway.
References:
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 30, 1792.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 31, 1792.
The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY). May 31, 1792.
New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY). May 31, 1792.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 1, 1792.
The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY). June 1, 1792.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 2, 1792.
The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY). June 2, 1792.
New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY). June 2, 1792.
The New-York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). June 2, 1792.
The Weekly Museum (New York, NY) (New York, NY). June 2, 1792.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 4, 1792.
The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY). June 4, 1792.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 5, 1792.
The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY). June 5, 1792.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 6, 1792.
The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY). June 6, 1792.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 7, 1792.
The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY). June 7, 1792.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 8, 1792.
The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY). June 8, 1792.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 9, 1792.
The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY). June 9, 1792.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 12, 1792.
The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). June 11, 1792.
The Diary; or, Loudon's Register (New York, NY). June 12, 1792.
New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY). June 12, 1792.
The New-York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). June 13, 1792.
The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). June 14, 1792.
The New-York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). June 6, 1792.
The New-York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). June 9, 1792.
The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY). June 14, 1792.
American Spy (Lansingburgh, NY). June 15, 1792.
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