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4th Congress: New York 1794

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New York elected six Democratic-Republicans and four Federalists to the Fourth Congress.

New York used a district system for electing members to Congress.

Congressional election results, 4th Congress: New York 1794
District Candidate Party Vote Percentage Elected
1 Edward Livingston Democratic-Republican 1,843 52.9% ✓
1 John Watts Federalist 1,638 47.1%
2 Jonathan Havens Democratic-Republican 815 38.6% ✓
2 Whitehead Cornwell Democratic-Republican 554 26.2%
2 Samuel Jones Federalist 494 23.4%
2 John Smith Democratic-Republican 251 11.9%
3 Philip Van Cortlandt Democratic-Republican 991 50.5% ✓
3 Richard Morris Federalist 972 49.5%
4 Theodorus Bailey Democratic-Republican 1,449 57.1% ✓
4 David Brooks Federalist 1,090 42.9%
5 John Hathorn Democratic-Republican 1,519 70.8% ✓
5 Conrad E. Elmendorf Federalist 583 27.2%
6 Ezekiel Gilbert Federalist 1,168 57.6% ✓
6 John Bay Democratic-Republican 441 21.7%
6 Mathew Adgate Democratic-Republican 419 20.7%
7 John E. Van Allen Federalist 1,109 78.8% ✓
7 Thomas Tredwell Democratic-Republican 298 21.2%
8 Henry Glen Federalist 677 94% ✓
8 Other candidates 43 6%
9 John Williams Democratic-Republican 1,297 48.4% ✓
9 Ebenezer Russell Federalist 1,079 40.2%
9 Alexander Webster Democratic-Republican 305 11.4%
10 William Cooper Federalist 2,462 55.3% ✓
10 John Winn Democratic-Republican 1,417 31.8%
10 James Cochran Federalist 535 12%

In most cases, only candidates who received more than 5 percent of the vote in a district are reported. Other candidates are reported as a group, but only if they in aggregate received more than 5 percent of the vote. In addition, percentages for each district may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. The term Dissenting Republican includes various breakaway factions of the Democratic-Republican party.

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