1808 New York City Common Council election

1808 New York City aldermanic election

November 1808
All 10 seats in the New York City Common Council 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Seats before 7 3 Seats won 6 4 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 4,071 3,438 Percentage 54.21% 45.79%
Results by ward

Elections to the New York City Common Council were held in November 1808. The incumbent Democratic-Republican Party retained its majority but the Federalists gained one seat and increased their share of the vote in every ward. ^[1]

Results

First Ward [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Peter Mesier Jr.	390	64.04
	Democratic-Republican	John Haff	219	35.96
Majority			171	28.08

Second Ward [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	S.M. Hopkins	350	52.24
	Democratic-Republican	John Haff	320	47.76
Majority			30	4.48

Third Ward [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Charles Dickinson	415	53.34
	Democratic-Republican	John Haff	363	46.66
Majority			52	6.68

Fourth Ward [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	James Drake	521	51.13
	Federalist	James Tylee	498	48.87
Majority			23	2.26

Fifth Ward [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	John Bingham	655	56.03
	Federalist	James Tylee	514	43.97
Majority			141	12.06

Sixth Ward [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	John D. Miller	547	64.20
	Federalist	James Tylee	305	35.80
Majority			242	28.40

Seventh Ward [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Jacob Mott	519	67.49
	Federalist	James Tylee	250	32.51
Majority			269	34.98

Eighth Ward [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Thurston Wood	408	62.96
	Federalist	William H. Robinson	240	37.04
Majority			168	25.93

Ninth Ward [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Nicholas Fish	135	51.33
	Democratic-Republican	Henry Post	128	48.67
Majority			7	2.66

Tenth Ward [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Man Minthorne	391	52.91
	Federalist	Samuel Stillwell	348	47.09
Majority			168	25.93

References

1. "Official Charter Election of the City of New-York, Nov. 1808". The New-York Evening Post. November 19, 1808. Retrieved December 7, 2018.