1800 United States presidential election in New York

none June 2025 September 2023 1800 United States presidential election 1800 United States presidential election in New York New York 1778 presidential no 1796 United States presidential election in New York 1796 1804 United States presidential election in New York 1804 November 6, 1800 x200px Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1800.jpg Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican Party Virginia Aaron Burr 12 100.00% President John Adams Federalist Party (United States) Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican Party A presidential election was held in New York on November 6, 1800, as part of the 1800 United States presidential election.Hutchins Stephen C. Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony and State of New York 1879 none Albany 344 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Civil_List_and_Constitutional_History_of/D01KAQAAMAAJ Based on the constitutional provision in effect at that time electors cast two votes. The candidate receiving most votes would be President. The runner up would be elected Vice President. Background Like many states at the time, New York chose its presidential electors by a vote of the New York legislature. Therefore, the April 1800 elections were the decisive contest in the presidential campaign, and with New York shaping up as a critical swing state, its legislative elections were sharply contested.Allen 1993 13 Though upstate New York, through political loyalty to former Governor George Clinton, was reliably Republican, the Federalist Party remained strong in New York City and the lower Hudson Valley, where the majority of legislative seats were.Allen 1993 13 Legislative election The Federalist campaign was led by former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. The Republican campaign in New York City was led by Aaron Burr and his supporters, primarily made up of members of the city Tammany Society, who would eventually become the city's Tammany Hall political machine.Allen 1993 13 Matthew L. Davis, William P. Van Ness, and John Swartwourt were Burr's key advisors; they established a steering committee to direct the campaign and canvassing committees to raise funds from wealthy donors.Allen 1993 14 To effectively challenge the Federalists in their stronghold of Manhattan, Burr assembled a ticket of Republican luminaries who could win Federalist votes.Allen 1993 15 Operating covertly to avoid Hamilton's response, Burr recruited Governor Clinton, Revolutionary hero Horatio Gates, Brockholst Livingston, and president of the New York Insurance Company John Broome. Initially, Clinton, Gates and Livingston attempted to decline, but Burr prevailed on them to join the ticket.Allen 1993 15 The campaign was furious, before and during the three-day balloting period.Allen 1993 15 Burr ran the campaign out of his country estate on Manhattan, serving refreshments and keeping mattresses for campaign staff.Allen 1993 16 Meetings were also held at Martling's Long Room, which would become the headquarters of Tammany Hall.Allen 1993 16 To generate support, Davis planted stories in prominent newspapers claiming that Republican supporters were meeting nightly in all corners of the city, at which attendance and enthusiasm were high. Later, it would be revealed that most meetings consisted of Davis and two friends.Allen 1993 16 Burr himself crisscrossed polling places to harangue voters; on more than one occasion, he met Hamilton, whom he engaged in impromptu debate.Allen 1993 16 On May 1, balloting closed; Burr and the Republicans had swept New York.Allen 1993 16 Aftermath The state was ultimately decisive in the Republican victory in the election Electoral vote During this election, New York cast 12 electoral votes for Democratic-Republican Party candidates Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.Dubin Michael J. United States Presidential Elections, 1788-1860: The Official Results by County and State McFarland & Company 2002 9780786410170 Jefferson 9 See also United States presidential elections in New York Bibliography Allen Oliver E. The Tiger: The Rise and Fall of Tammany Hall 1993 Addison-Wesley References New York 1800 Category:1800 New York (state) elections