New York 1794 U.S. House of Representatives, District 9

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

Label:: New York 1794 U.S. House of Representatives, District 9
Date:: 1794
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: John Williams, Ebenezer Russell, Alexander Webster

Candidates:	John Williams [1]	Ebenezer Russell	Alexander Webster
Affiliation:			Republican
Final Result: [2][3]	1297	1079	305
District of Nine	1297	1079	305
Saratoga County	153	566	89
Town of Ballstown	21	69	-
Town of Charlstown	30	48	3
Town of Galway	-	7	85
Town of Greenfield	5	90	-
Town of Half Moon	73	46	-
Town of Milton	4	73	-
Town of Saratoga	11	156	-
Town of Stillwater	9	77	1
Washington County	1144	513	216
Town of Argyle	154	37	85
Town of Cambridge	55	64	-
Town of Easton	9	130	-
Town of Fairfield	26	-	-
Town of Granville[4]	81	54	1
Town of Hampton	71	1	4
Town of Hartford	18	52	6
Town of Hebron	137	17	114
Town of Kingsbury[5]	43	47	-
Town of Queensbury	36	2	-
Town of Salem	322	51	5
Town of Westfield	26	57	-
Town of White Hall	166	1	1

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) lists 1294 votes for John Williams, and 434 votes for Alexander Webster.

[3]Though listed here as "District 9", 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 Albany Gazette (Albany, NY), February 20, spells Granville as "Grenville."

[5]The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY), February 20, lists 6 votes for Alexander Webster in Kingsbury.

References:

American Minerva, and the New-York (Evening) Advertiser (New York, NY). February 12, 1795.

Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). February 14, 1795.

The Herald; A Gazette for the Country (New York, NY). February 14, 1795.

The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). February 20, 1795.

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

The Albany Register (Albany, NY). February 23, 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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