New York 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, District 9

Office:: U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: New York 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, District 9
Date:: 1806
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: Killian K. Van Rensselaer, Benjamin DeWitt, Henry Glen, Jacob Snell, Jaup Braat, Daniel Hale, Abraham Van Vechten

Candidates:	Killian K. Van Rensselaer [1]	Benjamin DeWitt	Henry Glen	Jacob Snell	Jaup Braat	Daniel Hale	Abraham Van Vechten
Affiliation:	Federalist	Republican	Lewisite				Federalist
Final Result:	1277	892	562	2	1	1	1
District of Nine	1277	892	562	2	1	1	1
Albany County[2][3]	1277	892	562	2	1	1	1
City of Albany[4]	285	147	45	2	-	1	1
Ward One[5]	89	37	17	2	-	1	-
Ward Two[6]	59	21	14	-	-	-	-
Ward Three	73	19	7	-	-	-	1
Ward Four[7]	64	70	7	-	-	-	-
Town of Bern[8]	246	79	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Bethlehem	158	58	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Coeymans[9]	61	120	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Duanesburgh[10]	2	96	62	-	-	-	-
Town of Guilderland[11]	93	124	4	-	-	-	-
Town of Princetown	6	47	3	-	-	-	-
Town of Rensselaerville	324	109	-	-	-	-	-
City of Schenectady[12]	11	36	421	-	-	-	-
Ward One[13]	1	2	161	-	-	-	-
Ward Two[14]	8	2	114	-	-	-	-
Ward Three	2	2	69	-	-	-	-
Ward Four[15]	-	30	77	-	-	-	-
Town of Watervliet[16]	91	76	27	-	1	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Votes from the various towns of Albany add up to the county totals given here. The official canvass of votes, however, lists 1269 votes for Killian K. Van Rensselaer and 891 votes for Benjamin DeWitt in Albany county.

[3]The Annals of Albany, Volume V, lists 1264 votes for Killian K. Van Rensselaer, 910 votes for Benjamin De Witt, and 602 votes for Henry Glen in Albany county.

[4]The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY), May 6, and The Albany Register (Albany, NY), May 6, list 274 votes for Killian K. Van Rensselaer in Albany city.

[5]The American Citizen (New York, NY), May 8, and the Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), May 9, list 27 votes for Benjamin DeWitt in Ward 1 of Albany.

[6]The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY), May 2, the Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), May 9, and the American Citizen (New York, NY), May 8, list 51 votes for Killian K. Van Rensselaer in Ward 2 of Albany.

[7]Killian K. Van Rensselaer received 3 votes as K. K. Van Rensselaer.

[8]Killian K. Van Rensselaer received 2 vote as Killian K. Rensselaer.

[9]The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY), May 9, lists 121 votes for Benjamin De Witt in Coeymans.

[10]The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY), May 6, and The Albany Register (Albany, NY), May 6, list 114 votes for Benjamin De Witt and 94 votes for Henry Glen in Duanesburgh.

[11]The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY), May 6, and The Albany Register (Albany, NY), May 6, list 123 votes for Benjamin De Witt in Guilderland.

[12]The Albany Reigster, May 6, lists 12 votes for Killian K. Van Rensselaer and 429 votes for Henry Glen in Schenectady.

[13]The American Citizen (New York, NY), May 8, The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY), May 6, and the Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), May 9, list 169 votes for Henry Glen in Ward 1 of Schenectady.

[14]The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY), May 6, lists 9 votes for Killian K. Van Rensselaer in Ward 2 of Schenectady.

[15]The American Citizen (New York, NY), May 8, and the Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), May 9, list the returns from Ward 4 of Schenectady as coming from Ward 3.

[16]Killian K. Van Rensselaer received 1 vote as Killian Van Rensselaer.

References:

Original Election Returns.

The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY). May 2, 1806.

American Citizen (New York, NY). May 6, 1806.

American Citizen (New York, NY). May 8, 1806.

Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 9, 1806.

Otsego Herald (Cooperstown, NY). May 15, 1806.

Columbian Gazette (Utica, NY). May 20, 1806.

American Citizen (New York, NY). May 26, 1806.

Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). June 14, 1806.

Plebeian (Kingston, NY). June 27, 1806.

Munsell, Joel. The Annals of Albany. Vol. V. Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1854.

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