New York 1798 Assembly, Ulster County

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

Label:: New York 1798 Assembly, Ulster County
Date:: 1798
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:: John A. DeWitt, Peter Lefever, Jr., Jacobus S. Bruyn, Garrit Abeel, Martin G. Schuneman, Moses Cantine, John Van Gaasbeek, Jr., Frederick Wesibrook, Johannis T. Jansen, Gerard S. Sloan, Johannis Bruyn, Stephen Nottingham, Josiah Warner

Candidates:	John A. DeWitt [1]	Peter Lefever, Jr.[2]	Jacobus S. Bruyn [3]	Garrit Abeel [4]	Martin G. Schuneman [5]	Moses Cantine	John Van Gaasbeek, Jr.	Frederick Wesibrook	Johannis T. Jansen	Gerard S. Sloan	Johannis Bruyn	Stephen Nottingham	Josiah Warner
Affiliation:	supported by both parties
Final Result: [6][7][8][9][10]	1543	1003	734	617	612	590	566	514	362	314	310	252	230
Ulster County	1543	1003	734	617	612	590	566	514	362	314	310	252	230
Town of Catskill[11]	187	82	68	60	138	113	82	66	34	6	4	3	15
Town of Hurley[12]	58	53	12	44	37	17	37	8	21	11	-	-	-
Town of Kingston[13]	271	135	128	183	119	112	211	85	49	46	1	1	-
Town of Mamakating	66	58	65	-	-	52	-	64	-	-	-	-	129
Town of Marbletown[14]	105	56	16	64	103	1	88	20	71	2	-	3	-
Town of Marlborough[15]	222	28	1	30	7	-	1	1	24	138	129	198	5
Town of Neversink	64	53	64	-	-	59	-	63	-	-	-	-	-
Town of New Paltz[16]	151	113	64	31	32	17	54	6	25	111	130	47	-
Town of Rochester[17]	153	131	152	32	38	107	13	115	7	-	2	-	-
Town of Shawangunk[18]	97	100	84	17	43	43	2	52	50	-	44	-	81
Town of Windham[19]	102	14	22	96	84	17	75	24	79	-	-	-	-
Town of Woodstock[20]	67	18	58	60	11	52	3	10	2	-	-	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]The Packet (Catskill, NY) lists 831 votes for Peter Lefever Jr., 589 votes for Martin G. Schuneman, 562 votes for Moses Cantine, 532 votes for J. Van Gaasbeek, Jr., 512 votes for Frederick Wesibrook and 369 votes for Johannis T. Jansen, but an addition of the totals of the several towns gives the above totals.

[7]"Peter Lefever, jun. lost for want of jun. 162 votes, John Van Gaasbeck, jun. 83." The Packet (Catskill, NY). June 9, 1798.

[8]John A. DeWitt was supported by both parties.

[9]Peter Lefever, Jr. received 162 votes as Peter Lefever. The Packet (Catskill, NY) did not list a town breakdown for these votes.

[10]John Van Gaasbeek, Jr. received 86 votes as John Van Gaasbeek. This left him with a total of 617 votes and should have earned him election in place of Martin G. Schuneman. However, Van Gaasbeek does not appear to have contested the election of Schuneman and Schuneman served in the Assembly in 1798-99.

[11]John Van Gaasbeek, Jr. received 13 votes as John Van Gaasbeek.

[12]John Van Gaasbeek, Jr. received 16 votes as John Van Gaasbeek.

[13]John Van Gaasbeek, Jr. received 15 votes as John Van Gaasbeek.

[14]John Van Gaasbeek, Jr. received 3 votes as John Van Gaasbeek.

[15]John Van Gaasbeek, Jr. received 3 votes as John Van Gaasbeek.

[16]John Van Gaasbeek, Jr. received 6 votes as John Van Gaasbeek.

[17]John Van Gaasbeek, Jr. received 8 votes as John Van Gaasbeek.

[18]John Van Gaasbeek, Jr. received 6 votes as John Van Gaasbeek.

[19]John Van Gaasbeek, Jr. received 14 votes as John Van Gaasbeek.

[20]John Van Gaasbeek, Jr. received 2 votes as John Van Gaasbeek.

References:

The Packet (Catskill, NY). June 9, 1798.

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