1815 United States Senate election in New York
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The 1815 United States Senate election in New York was held on February 7, 1815, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator (Class 1) to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.
Background
[edit]Obadiah German had been elected in 1809 to this seat, and his term would expire on March 3, 1815.
At the state election in April 1814, a Democratic-Republican majority was elected to the assembly, and eight of the nine state senators up for election were Democratic-Republicans. The 38th New York State Legislature met from September 26 to October 24, 1814; and from January 31 to April 18, 1815, at Albany, New York. The party strength in the assembly as shown by the vote for Speaker was: 61 for Samuel Young and 35 for James Emott.
Candidates
[edit]State Senator Nathan Sanford was the candidate of the Democratic-Republican Party.
Assemblyman James Emott, the Speaker of the previous Assembly session, was the candidate of the Federalist Party.
State Senator Philetus Swift received a "complimentary vote" from Sanford, traditionally the candidates did not vote for themselves.
Result
[edit]Nathan Sanford was the choice of both the Assembly and the Senate, and was declared elected.
| Office | House | Democratic-Republican | Federalist | Democratic-Republican | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator | State Senate (32 members) | Nathan Sanford | 24 | James Emott | 6 | Philetus Swift | 1 |
| State Assembly (110 members) | Nathan Sanford | 65 | James Emott | 34 | |||
Sources
[edit]- The New York Civil List compiled in 1858 (see: pg. 63 for U.S. Senators; pg. 122 for state senators 1814–15; pg. 189f for Members of Assembly 1814–15)
- Members of the 14th United States Congress
- History of Political Parties in the State of New-York by Jabez Delano Hammond (pages 393f)
- Election result (U.S. Senator) at Tufts University Library project "A New Nation Votes"
- Election result (Speaker) at Tufts University Library project "A New Nation Votes"