1795 United States Senate election in New York

none March 2026 September 2023 1795 United States Senate election in New York New York 1789 1789 United States Senate elections in New York 1796 (special) 1796 United States Senate special election in New York presidential no January 27, 1795 x180px File:Rufus King (1755-1827).jpg Rufus King Federalist Party (United States) 35 53.03% File:Thomas Tillotson.jpg Thomas Tillotson Federalist Party (United States) 30 45.45% U.S. Senator Rufus King Federalist Party (United States) Rufus King Federalist Party (United States) The 1795 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 27, 1795, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 3) to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate. Background In July 1789, Philip Schuyler and Rufus King had been elected to the U.S. Senate. King had drawn the long term which would expire on March 3, 1795. At the State election in April 1794, Federalist majorities were elected to both houses of the 18th New York State Legislature which met from January 6 to 14 at Poughkeepsie, New York, and from January 20 to April 9, 1795, at New York City. Result King's name was proposed for re-election in the Senate, and passed narrowly with 12 Yeas and 11 Nays.https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/dn39x163d A New Nation Votes In the Assembly, two alternatives were proposed: State Senator Thomas Tillotson and Judge John Lawrence. 1795 U.S. Senate election in the Assembly Rufus King Federalist Party (United States) 35 53.03% Thomas Tillotson Federalist Party (United States) 30 45.45% John LawrenceLawrence is often spelled "Laurance," but it is spelled Lawrence in the official record of the election. Federalist Party (United States) 1 1.52% 66 100.00% Aftermath Rufus King was appointed U.S. Minister to Great Britain, and resigned from the U.S. Senate on May 23, 1796. A special election to fill the vacancy was held in November 1796. References Sources The New York Civil List compiled in 1858 (see: pg. 62 for U.S. Senators; pg. 115 for State Senators 1794–95; page 168f for Members of Assembly 1794–95) Members of the Fourth United States Congress History of Political Parties in the State of New-York by Jabez Delano Hammond (page 88) 1795 New York United States Senate Category:Rufus King