New York 1814 U.S. House of Representatives, District 21
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- New York 1814 U.S. House of Representatives, District 21
- Date:
- 1814
- State:
- New York
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Michah Brooks, Peter B. Porter, Daniel W. Lewis, Richard Smith, Jonathan Smith, William Wadsworth, Joseph MacClure, Isaac Sutherland, Nathaniel Allen, Amos B. Porter, Valentine Brother, Joshua Forman, Joseph Kirkland, Jared Sanford, Bennet Bicknell, Chauncey Loomis, John J. Prendergast, Philetus Swift, Paul Hill, David Long, Isaac Spencer, George Wiley, Elijah Holt, Seth Sprague, Anderson Taylor
| Candidates: | Michah Brooks[1] | Peter B. Porter[2] | Daniel W. Lewis | Richard Smith | Jonathan Smith | William Wadsworth | Joseph MacClure | Isaac Sutherland | Nathaniel Allen | Amos B. Porter | Valentine Brother | Joshua Forman | Joseph Kirkland | Jared Sanford | Bennet Bicknell | Chauncey Loomis | John J. Prendergast | Philetus Swift | Paul Hill | David Long | Isaac Spencer | George Wiley | Elijah Holt | Seth Sprague | Anderson Taylor |
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| Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [3] | 5969 | 5870 | 4913 | 4893 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Twenty One | 5969 | 5870 | 4913 | 4893 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Allegany County[4][5] | 124 | 168 | 86 | 71 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chautauque County[6] | 252 | 246 | 300 | 300 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chautauque | 82 | 82 | 36 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ellicott | 9 | 9 | 39 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gerry | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hanover | 44 | 39 | 52 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pomfret | 69 | 69 | 94 | 94 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Portland | 38 | 37 | 67 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Genesee County[7][8] | 1710 | 1693 | 965 | 967 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Alexander | 55 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Attica | 119 | - | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Batavia | 163 | - | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bergen | 45 | - | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bethany | 99 | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Caledonia | 106 | - | 84 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gates | 32 | - | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hebe | 55 | - | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leicester | 90 | - | 85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Le-Roy | 174 | - | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middlebury | 105 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Murray | 49 | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Parma | 70 | - | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pembroke | 127 | - | 105 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Perry | 57 | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ridgeway | 77 | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Riga | 70 | - | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sheldon | 69 | - | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sweden | 47 | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Warsaw | 102 | - | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Niagara County[9][10][11] | 575 | 570 | 309 | 306 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Buffalo | 92 | 91 | 52 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cambria | 50 | 50 | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Clarence | 171 | 171 | 52 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Concord | 38 | 38 | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Edon | 20 | 20 | 47 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hamburgh | 58 | 59 | 37 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hartland | 43 | 43 | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Porter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Schlosser | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Willink | 89 | 85 | 73 | 73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ontario County[12][13][14][15][16] | 3244 | 3193 | 3253 | 3249 | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Avon | 125 | 121 | 132 | 131 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Benton[17] | 316 | 313 | 148 | 146 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bloomfield | 64 | 58 | 354 | 352 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brighton | 33 | 32 | 45 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bristol | 64 | 62 | 182 | 183 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Canandaigua[18] | 194 | 197 | 174 | 174 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Farmington | 134 | 131 | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Geneseo[19] | 84 | 91 | 74 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gorham | 213 | 212 | 170 | 169 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Groveland | 91 | 90 | 26 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Honeoye | 98 | 96 | 123 | 123 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Jerusalem | 45 | 45 | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lima[20] | 81 | 78 | 137 | 137 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Livonia | 142 | 142 | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lyons | 125 | 125 | 83 | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mendon | 63 | 63 | 96 | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middlesex | 122 | 122 | 49 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Naples | 34 | 33 | 80 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ontario | 106 | 105 | 42 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Palmyra | 77 | 75 | 168 | 168 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Penfield[21] | 50 | 46 | 185 | 185 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Perrinton | 32 | 29 | 49 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Phelps | 206 | 199 | 142 | 142 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittsford[22] | 89 | 87 | 164 | 164 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Seneca[23] | 257 | 256 | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sodus | 82 | 81 | 33 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sparta | 141 | 135 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Victor[24] | 64 | 63 | 89 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamson | 109 | 105 | 122 | 121 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Joseph McClure and Elijah Holt were candidates for Assembly. Chauncey Loomis, Philetus Smith, Bennet Bicknell, John J. Prendergast, Valentine Brother, Joshua Forman, Joseph Kirkland, and Jared Sanford were candidates for State Senate.
[4]Micah Brooks received 64 votes as Michal Brooks.
[5]Daniel W. Lewis received 1 vote as Daniel Lewis.
[6]The Buffalo Gazette (Buffalo, NY): "Federal majority 53."
[7]Micah Brooks received 1 vote as Michal Brooks.
[8]The Columbian. (For the Country) (New York, NY), May 25, does not list individual candidate names. It report totals of 1709 votes for the Republicans and 967 votes for the Federalists in Genesee County; however, the sum of totals per town for Republicans is 1711, and the sum of totals per town for Federalists is 960.
[9]Micah Brooks received 1 vote as Mikel Brooks.
[10]Daniel W. Lewis received 1 vote as Daniel Lewis.
[11]The Buffalo Gazette (Buffalo, NY) reports 309 votes for Richard Smith in Niagara County.
[12]Micah Brooks received 1 vote as Michal Brooks.
[13]Daniel W. Lewis received 1 vote as Donul W. Lewis.
[14]Peter B. Porter received 1 vote as Peter Porter.
[15]The Columbian (New York, NY) and The Columbian. (For the Country) (New York, NY) report 3241 votes for Micah Brooks in Ontario County; however, the sum of totals per town is 3190.
[16]The Columbian (New York, NY) and The Columbian. (For the Country) (New York, NY) report 3247 votes for Richard Smith in Ontario County; however, the sum of totals per town is 3248.
[17]The Columbian (New York, NY) and The Columbian. (For the Country) (New York, NY) report 316 votes for Peter B. Porter in Benton.
[18]The Columbian (New York, NY) and The Columbian. (For the Country) (New York, NY) report 184 votes for Micah Brooks and 194 votes for Peter B. Porter in Canandaigua.
[19]The Columbian (New York, NY) and The Columbian. (For the Country) (New York, NY) report 91 votes for Micah Brooks in Geneseo.
[20]The Columbian (New York, NY) and The Columbian. (For the Country) (New York, NY) report 68 votes for Peter B. Porter in Lima.
[21]The Columbian (New York, NY) and The Columbian. (For the Country) (New York, NY) report 46 votes for Micah Brooks in Penfield.
[22]The Columbian (New York, NY) and The Columbian. (For the Country) (New York, NY) report 165 votes for Richard Smith in Pittsford.
[23]The Columbian (New York, NY) and The Columbian. (For the Country) (New York, NY) report 213 votes for Micah Brooks in Seneca.
[24]The Columbian (New York, NY) and The Columbian. (For the Country) (New York, NY) report 53 votes for Peter B. Porter in Victor.
References:
Original Election Returns.
Buffalo Gazette (Buffalo, NY). May 10, 1814.
Ontario Repository (Canandaigua, NY). May 10, 1814.
The Geneva Gazette (Geneva, NY). May 18, 1814.
The Columbian. (For the Country) (New York, NY). May 25, 1814.
The Columbian (New York, NY). May 26, 1814.
The Columbian. (For the Country) (New York, NY). May 28, 1814.
The Columbian (New York, NY). June 10, 1814.
The Columbian. (For the Country) (New York, NY). June 11, 1814.
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