New York State Department of State Statements of Election Returns by Boards of County Canvassers B0019

New York State Department of State Statements of Election Returns by Boards of County Canvassers

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This series consists of final voting results for Court of Appeals chief and associate judges, Supreme Court justices, city and county court judges, attorney-general inspector of state prisons, treasurer, and state engineer and surveyor. Results, which are broken down into senate or congressional districts then by county, include major candidates for each offices and votes received. Votes for minor candidates are also recounted. Also included are meeting minutes of the State Board of Canvass. Some volumes are indexed.

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

Title:

Statements of election returns by boards of county canvassers

Quantity:

6 cubic feet

8 volumes

Inclusive Dates:

1828-1913

Series Number:

B0019

Arrangement

Chronological by election year.

Administrative History

Chapter 250, Laws of 1822 stipulated that the secretary of state, surveyor general, attorney general, comptroller and treasurer "calculate and ascertain the aggregate amount or whole number of votes given at such election for governor, lieutenant governor, for senators or for representatives in the congress of the United States."

Scope and Content Note

This series contains the final voting results for elections held between 1828 and 1913. This series was generated pursuant to Chapter 250 of the Laws of 1822. The later volumes in this series contain results for the offices of the chief and associate judges of the Court of Appeals, justices of the Supreme Court, judges of city and county courts, attorney-general inspector of state prisons, treasurer and state engineer and surveyor. In addition, some of the volumes contain minutes of meetings held by the state Board of Canvass. Although the format varies in each volume, the information contained remains basically the same.

For each office being contested, the results are broken down into districts (either senate or congressional depending on the election) with each county listed under its appropriate district. The names of the major candidates are then listed under the office for which they are running, and the votes received are listed under each candidate. Also, there is a section entitled "Scattering Votes," which recounts the votes received by minor candidates (candidates who received only a handful of votes). Volumes 1, 3, and 4 are indexed; the other volumes are not.

Alternate Formats Available

Microfilm (3 reels, 35 mm) is available from the New York State Archives through interlibrary loan.

Related Material

Series B0039, Certified copies of election returns from boards of county canvassers, contains certified election returns for elections held between 1881 and 1905.