New York 1808 Assembly, Suffolk County
- Office:
- Assembly (State)
- Title:
- Assemblyman
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- New York 1808 Assembly, Suffolk County
- Date:
- 1808
- State:
- New York
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Assembly/Assemblyman
- Candidates:
- Mills Phillips, Abraham Rose, Daniel T. Terry, Thomas S. Lester, David Hedges, Nathaniel Smith
| Candidates: | Mills Phillips[1] | Abraham Rose[2] | Daniel T. Terry[3] | Thomas S. Lester | David Hedges | Nathaniel Smith |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Lewisite | Republican | Lewisite | Federalist |
| Final Result: [4][5][6][7][8][9] | 1420 | 1130 | 874 | 744 | 388 | 368 |
| Suffolk County | 1420 | 1130 | 874 | 744 | 388 | 368 |
| Town of Brookhaven[10] | 180 | 140 | 10 | 172 | 35 | 117 |
| Town of East Hampton | 176 | 170 | 124 | 54 | 7 | - |
| Town of Huntington[11] | 321 | 321 | 284 | 38 | - | 39 |
| Town of Islip | 31 | 13 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 22 |
| Town of Riverhead | 104 | 115 | 63 | 64 | 8 | 23 |
| Town of Shelter Island | 31 | 31 | - | 31 | - | - |
| Town of Smith Town[12] | 35 | 29 | 69 | 31 | 61 | 80 |
| Town of Southampton | 388 | 208 | 162 | 227 | 182 | 6 |
| Town of Southold[13] | 154 | 103 | 157 | 98 | 75 | 81 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]The American Citizen (New York, NY) and the Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY) use the name Ross for Abraham Rose.
[5]The Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), the American Citizen (New York, NY), and The Public Advertiser (New York, NY) report 1428 votes for Mills Phillips.
[6]The Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), the American Citizen (New York, NY), and The Public Advertiser (New York, NY) report 327 votes for David Hedges.
[7]The Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), the American Citizen (New York, NY), and The Public Advertiser (New York, NY) report 337 votes for Capt. Nathaniel Smith. The Suffolk Gazette (Sag Harbor, NY), which lists vote counts per town, has separate columns for Capt. Smith and Smith. It reports a total of 286 votes for Capt. Smith and a total of 82 votes for Smith, for a combined total of 368.
[8]The Suffolk Gazette (Sag Harbor, NY) and the Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), May 13, identify Nathaniel Smith as a Federalist.
[9]"Suffolk County -- The six candidates in this county for Assembly are all republican. The county elects but three -- three were nominated in one part of the county and three in another, by the republicans, much about the same time." Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 6, 1808.
[10]Nathaniel Smith received 117 votes as Capt. Smith.
[11]Nathaniel Smith received 34 votes as Capt. Smith.
[12]Nathaniel Smith received 59 votes as Capt. Smith.
[13]Nathaniel Smith received 76 votes as Capt. Smith.
References:
The Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 4, 1808.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 6, 1808.
The Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 11, 1808.
American Citizen (New York, NY). May 12, 1808.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 13, 1808.
Suffolk Gazette (Sag Harbor, NY). May 14, 1808.
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