New York 1808 Assembly, New York County

Office:: Assembly (State)
Title:: Assemblyman
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: New York 1808 Assembly, New York County
Date:: 1808
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:: James Fairlie, Solomon Townsend, Thomas Farmar, Joseph Constant, Nathan Sanford, Arthur Smith, Caleb Pell, Frederick Jenkins, John P. Anthony, Francis Cooper, Beekman M. Van Beuren, Egbert Benson, Nicholas Fish, Thomas Carpenter, Benjamin Strong, Robert Bogardus, George Ireland, James Roosevelt, Alexander Campbell, Peter A. Jay, Robert Morris, Jr., James Palmer

Candidates:	James Fairlie [1]	Solomon Townsend [2]	Thomas Farmar [3]	Joseph Constant [4]	Nathan Sanford [5]	Arthur Smith [6]	Caleb Pell [7]	Frederick Jenkins [8]	John P. Anthony [9]	Francis Cooper [10]	Beekman M. Van Beuren [11]	Egbert Benson	Nicholas Fish	Thomas Carpenter	Benjamin Strong	Robert Bogardus	George Ireland	James Roosevelt	Alexander Campbell	Peter A. Jay	Robert Morris, Jr.	James Palmer
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [12][13][14]	5635	5629	5615	5600	5599	5597	5594	5593	5582	5580	5557	4521	4519	4512	4506	4501	4494	4494	4486	4486	4483	4471
New York County	5635	5629	5615	5600	5599	5597	5594	5593	5582	5580	5557	4521	4519	4512	4506	4501	4494	4494	4486	4486	4483	4471
City of New York	5635	5629	5615	5600	5599	5597	5594	5593	5582	5580	5557	4521	4519	4512	4506	4501	4494	4494	4486	4486	4483	4471
Ward One[15]	347	341	343	340	341	334	331	334	333	330	319	585	584	582	585	582	577	582	581	577	580	570
Ward Two	388	388	383	381	384	385	381	383	381	381	380	565	568	570	567	563	561	567	561	563	564	562
Ward Three	442	440	438	436	434	432	430	434	432	423	429	462	461	456	455	455	452	454	449	455	446	444
Ward Four[16][17]	630	630	631	629	627	624	629	626	625	626	623	567	567	566	564	568	564	563	563	564	561	563
Ward Five[18]	1040	1039	1035	1027	1030	1034	1038	1030	1029	1034	1026	641	635	636	635	635	638	628	634	631	632	634
Ward Six	703	706	705	704	703	705	704	704	702	703	705	372	372	371	372	370	372	371	371	370	370	371
Ward Seven[19]	855	857	855	856	854	856	855	855	854	855	855	452	452	452	452	450	453	451	451	451	452	451
Ward Eight	511	510	508	509	509	509	509	509	508	510	507	341	342	343	340	342	342	341	340	340	341	341
Ward Nine[20]	135	134	133	135	133	134	133	134	134	135	131	123	124	123	122	122	122	124	122	122	123	122
Ward Ten	584	584	584	583	584	584	584	584	584	583	582	413	414	413	414	414	413	413	414	413	414	413

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]Elected.

[8]Elected.

[9]Elected.

[10]Elected.

[11]Elected.

[12]The Public Advertiser lists Thomas Farmar as Thomas Farmer.

[13]All sources report 5594 votes for Joseph Constant; however, the sum of the ward totals is 5600.

[14]The Public Advertiser (New York, NY) reports 5512 votes for Thomas Carpenter; however, the sum of totals per ward is 4512.

[15]The Public Advertiser (New York, NY) reports 340 votes for Francis Cooper, 685 votes for Benjamin Strong, 481 votes for Alexander Campbell, and 580 votes for Thomas Carpenter in Ward 1.

[16]The New-York Evening Post (New York, NY) reports 560 votes for James Roosevelt in Ward 4.

[17]The Public Advertiser (New York, NY) reports 565 votes for George Ireland, 668 votes for Robert Bogardus in Ward 4.

[18]The Public Advertiser (New York, NY) reports 638 votes for Thomas Carpenter in Ward 5.

[19]The Public Advertiser (New York, NY) reports 462 votes for Benjamin Strong in Ward 7.

[20]The Public Advertiser (New York, NY) reports 124 votes for Benjamin Strong in Ward 9.

References:

American Citizen (New York, NY). May 2, 1808.

New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). May 2, 1808.

The Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 2, 1808.

Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 3, 1808.

New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 4, 1808.

Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). May 5, 1808.

New-York Spectator (New York, NY). May 7, 1808.

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