Massachusetts 1804 State Senate, Barnstable County, Special
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1804 State Senate, Barnstable County, Special
- Date:
- 1804
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- John Dillingham, Richard Sears, James Freeman, David Scudder, scattering
| Candidates: | John Dillingham | Richard Sears | James Freeman | David Scudder | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | |
| Final Result: [1][2][3] | 561 | 346 | - | - | - |
| Barnstable County | 561 | 346 | - | - | - |
| Town of Barnstable | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brewster | - | 96 | 4 | - | - |
| Town of Chatham | 10 | 43 | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Dennis | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Eastham | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Falmouth | 92 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Town of Harwich | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Orleans | 71 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Provincetown | 2 | 24 | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandwich | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Truro | 20 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Town of Wellfleet | 3 | 15 | - | - | - |
| Town of Yarmouth | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]"No. Voters, 1127. Make a choice, 564." Governor's Council Records.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for State Senator. Richard Sears would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[3]"Barnstable County.--By returns from Sandwich, Yarmouth, Eastham, Orleans, Brewster and Chatham, the Hon. John Dillingham has 158 votes, Mr. Sears 213, and Mr. J. Freeman 147. It is doubtful whether there will be a choice in this County. The present member is a Democrat." New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 13, 1804.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Chatham Town Records. 140.
Falmouth Town Records. 372.
Provincetown Town Records. 62.
Truro Town Records. 139.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 13, 1804.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). May 15, 1804.
Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 19, 1804.
Pratt, Enoch. A Comprehensive History, Ecclesiastical and Civil, of Eastham, Wellfleet and Orleans. Yarmouth, MA: W. S. Fisher and, 1844. 160.
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