New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, New York County
- Office:
- Constitutional Convention (State)
- Title:
- Convention Delegate
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, New York County
- Date:
- 1788
- State:
- New York
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Constitutional Convention/Convention Delegate
- Candidates:
- John Jay, Richard Morris, Alexander Hamilton, John Sloss Hobart, Robert R. Livingston, Isaac Rosevelt, James Duane, Richard Harrison, Nicholas Low, George Clinton, Marrinus Willett, William Denning
| Candidates: | John Jay[1] | Richard Morris[2] | Alexander Hamilton[3] | John Sloss Hobart[4] | Robert R. Livingston[5] | Isaac Rosevelt[6] | James Duane[7] | Richard Harrison[8] | Nicholas Low[9] | George Clinton | Marrinus Willett | William Denning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Anti-Federalist | Anti-Federalist | Anti-Federalist |
| Final Result: | 2735 | 2716 | 2713 | 2713 | 2712 | 2701 | 2680 | 2677 | 2651 | 134 | 108 | 102 |
| New York County[10][11][12][13] | 2735 | 2716 | 2713 | 2713 | 2712 | 2701 | 2680 | 2677 | 2651 | 134 | 108 | 102 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Elected.
[8]Elected.
[9]Elected.
[10]"The following is the ANTI-FEDERAL, unsuccesful TICKET of the City and County of New York - .... - His Exc. Gov. Clinton, 134 votes, Marrinus Willet, 108, William Denning, 102, We are told, that the remaining candidates had no more than 30 votes each." The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register (New York, NY). June 7, 1788.
[11]"The highest antifederal ticket was one twentieth of the Hon. James Duane's, viz. 134." The New-York Packet (New York, NY). May 30, 1788
[12]The New York Journal, June, 5, 1788, lists Robert R. Livingston with 2713 votes.
[13]"It appears that the whole number of votes given in at the different polls, is 2836" The Impartial Gazetteer, and Saturday Evening's Post (New York, NY). May 31, 1788.
References:
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 30, 1788.
The New-York Packet (New York, NY). May 30, 1788.
The Impartial Gazetteer, and Saturday Evening's Post (New York, NY). May 31, 1788.
The Independent Journal: or the General Advertiser (New York, NY). May 31, 1788.
The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register (New York, NY). May 31, 1788.
The Country Journal, and the Poughkeepsie Advertiser (Poughkeepsie, NY). June 3, 1788.
The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register (New York, NY). June 5, 1788.
The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register (New York, NY). June 7, 1788.
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