New York 1818 Assembly, Columbia County

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

Label:: New York 1818 Assembly, Columbia County
Date:: 1818
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:: Barent Van Buren, Jacob R. Van Rensselaer, Jonathan Lapham, Henry Livingston, Robert L. Livingston, Robert Taylor, Jonathan C. Olmsted, Daniel Warner, Robert H. Van Rensselaer, Abraham B. Vanderpool, Isaac B. Smith

Candidates:	Barent Van Buren	Jacob R. Van Rensselaer	Jonathan Lapham	Henry Livingston	Robert L. Livingston	Robert Taylor	Jonathan C. Olmsted	Daniel Warner	Robert H. Van Rensselaer	Abraham B. Vanderpool	Isaac B. Smith
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Republican	Republican	Republican	Quid	Quid	Republican	Quid
Final Result: [1][2]	2190	1628	1598	1486	1060	972	961	927	916	857	810
Columbia County[3]	2190	1628	1598	1486	1060	972	961	927	916	857	810
Town of Ancram[4]	338	165	168	159	2	1	1	179	173	1	186
Town of Austerlitz[5]	105	100	104	92	104	111	122	1	1	109	1
Town of Canaan[6]	216	177	176	177	117	117	118	158	42	-	42
Town of Chatham	257	77	78	74	2	3	2	183	180	3	180
Town of Claverack[7]	106	109	82	57	150	147	133	37	79	134	37
Town of Clermont	3	83	84	86	108	26	25	-	-	25	-
Town of Ghent	174	27	21	15	29	42	45	135	144	40	134
Town of Germantown[8]	55	81	84	83	34	-	5	-	-	3	-
Town of Hillsdale	72	67	67	52	176	178	179	4	15	178	8
City of Hudson	330	231	227	195	87	98	83	138	164	68	127
Town of Kinderhook[9]	196	181	144	166	98	102	107	37	31	165	33
Town of Livingston	142	151	154	164	33	22	20	21	46	17	21
Town of Taughkanic[10]	196	179	209	166	120	125	121	34	41	114	41

Notes:

[1]The Northern Whig (Hudson, NY) lists some of the Republican candidates as "Quid" or the "Mule Ticket." It appears that Barent Van Buren received some support by voters of the Quid list.

[2]"It will be seen by the above canvass that the average majority of the Federal Assembly Ticket over the Democratic is about 650 and over the Mule Ticket about 750." The Northern Whig (Hudson, NY). May 5, 1818.

[3]The Albany Argus (Albany, NY) lists 2208 votes for Barent Van Buren, 1564 for Jacob R. Van Rensselaer, 1604 for Jonathan Lapham, 1493 for Henry Livingston, 1050 for Robert L. Livingston, 911 for Jonathan C. Olmsted, 917 for Daniel Warner, and 906 for Robert H. Van Rensselaer.

[4]The Northern Whig (Hudson, NY) lists 169 votes for Jonathan Lapham.

[5]The Northern Whig (Hudson, NY) lists 103 votes for Robert L. Livingston.

[6]The Northern Whig (Hudson, NY) lists 170 votes for Jonathan Lapham.

[7]The Northern Whig (Hudson, NY) lists 69 votes for Robert H. Van Rensselaer.

[8]The Northern Whig (Hudson, NY) lists 90 votes for Barent Van Buren, 90 for Jacob R. Van Rensselaer, 94 for Jonathan Lapham, and 90 for Henry Livingston.

[9]The Northern Whig (Hudson, NY) lists 145 votes for Jonathan Lapham.

[10]The Northern Whig (Hudson, NY) lists 179 votes for Barent Van Buren, 196 for Jacob R. Van Rensselaer, and 129 for Robert L. Livingston.

References:

Original Election Returns.

The Northern Whig (Hudson, NY). May 5, 1818.

The Albany Argus (Albany, NY). May 8, 1818.

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