Pre-consolidation: Post-consolidation: Pre-consolidation: Post-consolidation: The 1809 United States Senate election in New York was held on February 7, 1809, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S.
Samuel L. Mitchill had been elected in November 1804, after the seat had been occupied by Theodorus Bailey (1803–1804) and John Armstrong (1804).
Due to the split of the public opinion over the embargo against Great Britain, which eventually led to the War of 1812, the Federalists managed to elect a much larger number of assemblymen than during the previous years.
The party strength in the Assembly was estimated at 60 to 45, this being the vote for Speaker: 60 for James W. Wilkin and 45 for Stephen Van Rensselaer.
Ex-Clerk of Dutchess County David Brooks, a former Congressman (1797–1799), was the candidate of the Federalist Party.