The first 1798 United States Senate special election in New York was held on January 11, 1798, by the

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to elect a U.S. Senator (Class 1) to represent the State of New York in the

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Background

Federalist

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was elected in 1797, and resigned on January 3, 1798, because of ill health. At the State election in April 1797, Federalist majorities were elected to both houses of the 21st New York State Legislature which met from January 2 to April 6, 1798, at

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Candidates

New York Supreme Court Justice John Sloss Hobart was the candidate of the Federalist Party. State Senator John Addison, of Kingston, was the candidate of the

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. John Armstrong, Judge John Tayler, State Senator James Watson, and Congressman James Cochran received "scattering" votes.

Result

Hobart was the choice of both the State Senate and the State Assembly, and was declared elected.

Aftermath

Hobart took his seat on February 2, but resigned on April 16, 1798, after his appointment to the

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was appointed by Governor

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to fill the vacancy temporarily, and took his seat on May 21,

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being in session until July 16, 1798. The next State Legislature met in August 1798, and elected James Watson over John Tayler to serve for the remainder of the term.

References

''The New York Civil List''
compiled in 1858 (see: pg. 62 for U.S. Senators; pg. 116 for State Senators 1797-98; page 171 for Members of Assembly 1797-98) ives election date as "January 11"br>Members of the Fifth United States Congress''History of Political Parties in the State of New-York''
by

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(pages 110f) ives election date as "12th of January"br>Election result
at

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