New York 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5

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

Label:: New York 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
Date:: 1796
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: David Brooks, Theodorus Bailey

Candidates:	David Brooks [1]	Theodorus Bailey
Affiliation:	Federalist	Republican
Final Result: [2]	1220	1018
District of Five	1220	1018
Dutchess County	1220	1018
Town of Amenia	40	64
Town of Beekman	171	12
Town of Carmel	30	20
Town of Cllinton[3]	-	-
Town of Fishkill	84	212
Town of Franklin	80	10
Town of Fredericks[4]	-	-
Town of Northeast	66	85
Town of Pawling	133	30
Town of Phillips	46	55
Town of Poughkeepsie	147	192
Town of Rhinebeck	256	121
Town of Southeast	84	18
Town of Standford	36	118
Town of Washingnton	47	81

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Though listed here as "District 5", 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.

[3]"Lost, poll list not signed." The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY). January 25, 1797.

[4]"Lost, poll list not signed." The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY). January 25, 1797.

References:

Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). January 16, 1797.

The Minerva and Evening Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY). January 16, 1797.

Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). January 17, 1797.

Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). January 18, 1797.

Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). January 19, 1797.

Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). January 19, 1797.

The New World (Philadelphia, PA). January 19, 1797.

The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). January 20, 1797.

The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). January 23, 1797.

Hudson Gazette (Hudson, NY). January 23, 1797.

Hurtin's Goshen Repository, and Weekly Intelligencer (Goshen, NY). January 24, 1797.

The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY). January 25, 1797.

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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