New York 1804 U.S. Senate, Special

Office:: U.S. Senate (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Senator
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: New York 1804 U.S. Senate, Special
Date:: 1804
State:: New York
Type:: Special
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
Candidates:: John Armstrong, Jacob Radcliff, Egbert Benson

Candidates:	John Armstrong [1]	Jacob Radcliff	Egbert Benson
Affiliation:		Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [2][3]	111	4	3
Assembly	83	4	3
Senate	28	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]This election was held to fill the seat of Theodorus Bailey, resigned.

[3]In choosing a United States Senator, each branch of the legislature voted separately. For a candidate to be elected, it was required that he receive a mojority in both the State Senate and Assembly. If that did not happen, then both brances would convene together and, in a joint ballot, choose from between the two highest candidates.

References:

Journal of the New York Assembly, 1804. 36.

Journal of the New York State Senate, 1804. 10.

The Albany Register (Albany, NY). February 7, 1804.

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