1791 United States Senate election in New York

1791 United States Senate election in New York

← 1789 January 19, 1791 1797 →
 
Candidate Aaron Burr
Party Independent
Senate Vote 14–4
% Approval 77.78%
House Vote 32–27
% Approval 54.24%

U.S. senator before election

Philip Schuyler
Federalist

Elected U.S. senator

Aaron Burr
Independent Jeffersonian

The 1791 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 19, 1791, 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. The election was conducted by a system of approval voting.

Incumbent Senator Philip Schuyler was not re-elected. Aaron Burr, Attorney General of New York, won majority support in both the State Senate and State Assembly to succeed him.[1]

  1. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved March 10, 2021.

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