New York 1818 State Senate, Middle District

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New York 1818 State Senate, Middle District
Date:
1818
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
William Ross, Moses Austin, Arunah Metcalf, Selah Strong, Martin G. Schuneman, John Duer, Edward Pratt, George Pomeroy, Samuel Campbell, Nathaniel Waldron, Lyman S. Rexford, James Strong, Gilbert Krum, Tennis Houghtaling, Abel Austin, Hooper Cunning, Caleb Strong, Stephen Van Rensselaer, John H. Wendell, James Clapp, Robert Monell, R. Kinyon, John D. Lawson, Abraham Austin, John MacGourd, Cornelius Van Rapper, Caleb Eldred, Seth Chace, Robert Campbell, Stephen De Forest, Joshua Hutchins, Henry Jansen
Candidates: William RossMoses AustinArunah MetcalfSelah StrongMartin G. SchunemanJohn DuerEdward PrattGeorge PomeroySamuel CampbellNathaniel WaldronLyman S. RexfordJames StrongGilbert KrumTennis HoughtalingAbel AustinHooper CunningCaleb StrongStephen Van RensselaerJohn H. WendellJames ClappRobert MonellR. KinyonJohn D. LawsonAbraham AustinJohn MacGourdCornelius Van RapperCaleb EldredSeth ChaceRobert CampbellStephen De ForestJoshua HutchinsHenry Jansen
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: 89306499484845292077665422222111111111111111111
District of Middle89306499484845292077665422222111111111111111111
Albany County[1]552524979980----------11111-------------
City of Albany176151258253----------------------------
Ward One[2][3]56463842----------------------------
Ward Two[4]58456264----------------------------
Ward Three20186463----------------------------
Ward Four[5]32325252----------------------------
Ward Five[6]10103737----------------------------
Town of Bern5454129129----------------------------
Town of Bethlehem9593185185----------------------------
Town of Coeymans13136869----------------------------
Town of Guilderland2626106106----------------------------
Town of Rensselaerville1171167875----------------------------
Town of Watervliet19198383----------------------------
Town of Westerlo52527475----------------------------
Chenango County[7][8]127421713959971332322--------11-----------
Town of Bainbridge--------------------------------
Town of Columbus--------------------------------
Town of Coventry--------------------------------
Town of Eastern--------------------------------
Town of German--------------------------------
Town of Green--------------------------------
Town of MacDonough--------------------------------
Town of New Berlin--------------------------------
Town of Norwich--------------------------------
Town of Oxford10767--40---------------------------
Town of Pharsalia--------------------------------
Town of Plymouth--------------------------------
Town of Preston--------------------------------
Town of Sherburne--------------------------------
Town of Smithville--------------------------------
Town of Smyrna--------------------------------
Columbia County[9][10][11]73811628841300-------2---------1----------
Town of Ancram276963105----------------------------
Town of Austerlitz89897979----------------------------
Town of Canaan108125129146----------------------------
Town of Chatham813165187----------------------------
Town of Claverack1011305488----------------------------
Town of Clermont28283838----------------------------
Town of Germantown444444----------------------------
Town of Ghent2913921121----------------------------
Town of Hillsdale1331404855----------------------------
City of Hudson6212998163----------------------------
Town of Kinderhook7083116127----------------------------
Town of Livingston14226270----------------------------
Town of Taughkanic74656776----------------------------
Delaware County8908861361352---------------------------
Town of Colchester--------------------------------
Town of Davenport3737------------------------------
Town of Delhi888877----------------------------
Town of Franklin8989--2---------------------------
Town of Hancock--------------------------------
Town of Harpersfield1141122523----------------------------
Town of Kortright191191------------------------------
Town of Masonville2019------------------------------
Town of Meredith2828------------------------------
Town of Middletown69691111----------------------------
Town of Roxbury127127------------------------------
Town of Sidney2220------------------------------
Town of Stamford30309393----------------------------
Town of Tompkins--------------------------------
Town of Walton7576-1----------------------------
Greene County628655621629----------------------------
Town of New Baltimore62634851----------------------------
Orange County10991274295502------------------111-------
Town of Blooming Grove50562541----------------------------
Town of Cornwall7475------------------------------
Town of Deerpark666924----------------------------
Town of Goshen761122676----------------------------
Town of Minisink1051144656----------------------------
Town of Monroe7780-3----------------------------
Town of Montgomery1842282266----------------------------
Town of New Windsor7083-17----------------------------
Town of Newburgh189186520----------------------------
Town of Wallkill143184748----------------------------
Town of Warwick6587162171----------------------------
Otsego County15485469829611043331----------------1111---
Town of Burlington169140-127-2-------------------------
Town of Butternuts147-81-67---------------------------
Town of Cherry Valley66303234-----------------------1---
Town of Decatur47-17-30---------------------------
Town of Edmeston65-51613-3------------------------
Town of Exeter92-7186---------------------------
Town of Hartwick123361-65---------------------------
Town of Laurens36-474534---------------------------
Town of Maryland78---78---------------------------
Town of Middlefield36-293745---------------------------
Town of Milford67-7162---------------------------
Town of New Lisbon86---86---------------------------
Town of Otego60-2-58---------------------------
Town of Otsego54122320737--------------------1------
Town of Pittsfield2713--15---------------------------
Town of Plainfield4519-35---------------------------
Town of Richfield66312-55-1-1-----------------11----
Town of Springfield19-15-4---------------------------
Town of Unadilla7025-63---------------------------
Town of Westford97-47252---------------------------
Town of Worcester98-88-10---------------------------
Schoharie County149489564645----------------------------
Sullivan County[12]2132098183----------------------------
Town of Bethel262512----------------------------
Town of Liberty29281818----------------------------
Town of Mamakatting767559----------------------------
Town of Neversink-15453----------------------------
Town of Rockland1818------------------------------
Town of Thompson646231----------------------------
Ulster County494623369500--------22---------------111
Town of Esopus27274547----------------------------
Town of Hurley32312324----------------------------
Town of Kingston64745667----------------------------
Town of Marbletown45615773----------------------------
Town of Marlborough72751314----------------------------
Town of New Paltz68642216----------------------------
Town of Plattekill43401815----------------------------
Town of Rochester2455093----------------------------
Town of Saugerties37371212----------------------------
Town of Shandakan[13]333366----------------------------
Town of Shawangunk48691236----------------------------
Town of Warwasing2464282----------------------------
Town of Woodstock21211315----------------------------

Notes:

[1]The official canvass of votes lists 979 votes for Arunah Metcalf though the town votes add up to 976.
[2]The Albany Argus (Albany, NY) lists 45 votes for Moses Austin.
[3]The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY) and Daily Advertiser lists 42 votes for Moses Austin, 46 for Arunah Metcalf, and 48 for Selah Strong.
[4]The Albany Argus (Albany, NY) lists 46 votes for Moses Austin in Ward Two.
[5]The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY) and Daily Advertiser lists 36 votes for William Ross.
[6]The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY) and Daily Advertiser lists 27 votes for Arunah Metcalf.
[7]Arunah Metcalf received 48 votes as Arnuna Medcalf and 1 vote as Aruna Medcalt.
[8]The Norwich Journal (Norwich, NY) and the Oxford Gazette (Oxford, NY) list 970 votes for Martin G. Schuneman.
[9]Selah Strong received 1 vote as Senah Strong.
[10]The town votes given here, taken from The Northern Whig, May 5, add up to 747 votes for William Ross, 1154 for Moses Austin, 884 for Arunah Metcalf, and 1299 for Selah Strong. The Official Canvass of Votes, however, lists 738 votes for William Ross, 1162 for Moses Austin, 884 for Arunah Metcalf, and 1300 for Selah Strong.
[11]The Albany Argus (Albany, NY) and the Patriot list 757 votes for William Ross, 1153 for Moses Austin, and 1199 for Selah Strong.
[12]The Plebeian lists 199 votes for Moses Austin though the town votes add up to 209.
[13]The Plebeian lists 3 votes for Arunah Metcalf.

References:

Original Election Returns.
New Baltimore Town Records. 44.
Ulster Plebeian (Kingston, NY). April 25, 1818.
The Northern Whig (Hudson, NY). May 5, 1818.
Oxford Gazette (Oxford, NY). May 6, 1818.
The Albany Argus (Albany, NY). May 8, 1818.
Ulster Plebeian (Kingston, NY). May 9, 1818.
The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). May 11, 1818.
Independent Republican (Goshen, NY). May 11, 1818.
Otsego Herald (Cooperstown, NY). May 11, 1818.
The Watch-Tower (Cooperstown, NY). May 11, 1818.
The Albany Argus (Albany, NY). May 12, 1818.
Utica Patriot and Patrol (Utica, NY). May 12, 1818.
The Norwich Journal (Norwich, NY). May 14, 1818.
Ulster Plebeian (Kingston, NY). May 16, 1818.
The Albany Argus (Albany, NY). May 19, 1818.
Oxford Gazette (Oxford, NY). May 20, 1818.
Historical Album of Orleans County, N.Y. New York: Sanford and, 1879. 257.

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