| Title: | New York 1824 Election for Congress District 1 |
| Citable URL: | http://hdl.handle.net/10427/31570 |
| Author: | Philip Lampi; Tufts University Digital Collections and Archives; American Antiquarian Society |
| Date: | 1824 |
| Citation: | American Antiquarian Society and Tufts University Digital Collections and Archives. "New York 1824 Election for Congress District 1." 2010. Tufts University. Digital Collections and Archives. Medford, MA. http://hdl.handle.net/10427/31570 |
| Rights: | http://dca.tufts.edu/ua/access/rights-pd.html |
New York 1824 General Election for U.S. Congressman
| Candidates | James Lent | Silas Wood | Others |
| Affiliation | Republican | Clintonian / Federal | |
| Final Result [1] | 1398 | 2140 | 1 |
| Queens County | 619 | 979 | - |
| --Town of Hempstead | 82 | 408 | - |
| --Town of North Hempstead | 128 | 72 | - |
| --Town of Jamaica | 114 | 98 | - |
| --Town of Flushing | 81 | 110 | - |
| --Town of Newtown | 104 | 71 | - |
| --Town of Oyster Bay | 82 | 220 | - |
| Suffolk County [2] | 779 | 1161 | 1 |
Notes:
[1]
Wood was opposed to caucus nominations and in favor of Presidential electors being chosen by the people, not by the legislature.-Ed."
[2]
Charles H. Havens received 1 vote.
References:
Albany Argus. December 14, 1824.
Queens County in Olden Times. Henry Onderdonk, Jr. Charles Welling. Jamaica. New York 1865. Page 109.
Michael Dubin. New York Election Manuscript.
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