Massachusetts 1819 State Senate, Hampshire District
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1819 State Senate, Hampshire District
- Date:
- 1819
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Elihu Hoyt, Thomas Longley, Jonathan H. Lyman, Jonathan Dwight, jr., Alanson Knox, Solomon Smead, Enos Foote, Seth Wright, Henry Dwight, Joshua Frost, Jonathan Smith, Noah Webster, Jonathan Rice, Samuel Porter, Thomas Shepherd, Enson Foote, Elisha Hoyt, Medad Alexander, Benjamin Smith, Elisha Billings, Dwight Wright, William Hooker, Joseph Lyman, Benjamin Smead, Samuel Lathrop, George Bliss, Elihu Torry, Elijah Alvord, Benjamin W. Crowninshield, Samuel Lyman, Lewis Strong, scattering
| Candidates: | Elihu Hoyt[1] | Thomas Longley[2] | Jonathan H. Lyman[3] | Jonathan Dwight, jr. | Alanson Knox | Solomon Smead | Enos Foote | Seth Wright | Henry Dwight | Joshua Frost | Jonathan Smith | Noah Webster | Jonathan Rice | Samuel Porter | Thomas Shepherd | Enson Foote | Elisha Hoyt | Medad Alexander | Benjamin Smith | Elisha Billings | Dwight Wright | William Hooker | Joseph Lyman | Benjamin Smead | Samuel Lathrop | George Bliss | Elihu Torry | Elijah Alvord | Benjamin W. Crowninshield | Samuel Lyman | Lewis Strong | scattering |
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| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Federalist | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [4][5][6][7][8] | 7836 | 6301 | 6029 | 4396 | 3836 | 2511 | 1804 | 875 | 673 | 494 | 274 | 157 | 84 | 77 | 73 | 62 | 48 | 38 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
| District of Hampshire | 7836 | 6301 | 6029 | 4396 | 3836 | 2511 | 1804 | 875 | 673 | 494 | 274 | 157 | 84 | 77 | 73 | 62 | 48 | 38 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
| Franklin County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ashfield | 159 | 133 | 133 | 72 | 111 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bernardston | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | - | 43 | - | 69 | 69 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Buckland[9] | 101 | 104 | 104 | - | 103 | 14 | - | 15 | 15 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlemont[10][11] | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | - | 24 | - | 24 | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Colrain | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | - | 43 | - | 43 | 43 | 15 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Conway | 183 | 117 | 121 | 66 | 117 | 64 | 61 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Town of Deerfield | 187 | 188 | 185 | 176 | 11 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gill | 60 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenfield | 105 | 97 | 77 | 61 | 43 | 52 | 7 | 49 | 49 | 8 | 41 | 11 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hawley | 115 | 114 | 115 | 1 | 115 | 13 | - | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Heath | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | - | 24 | - | 24 | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leverett | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | - | 40 | - | 40 | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leyden | - | 48 | 48 | 48 | - | 62 | - | 62 | 21 | 41 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montague | 97 | 98 | 60 | 96 | 22 | 21 | - | 21 | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| Town of New Salem | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | - | 71 | - | 71 | 71 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northfield | 89 | 71 | 50 | 144 | 10 | 25 | 73 | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 54 | - | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Orange | 37 | 30 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rowe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shelburne | 116 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 3 | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shutesbury | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | - | 48 | - | 48 | 48 | - | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sunderland | 86 | 68 | 68 | 86 | - | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Warwick | 103 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 2 | 16 | - | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| Town of Wendell | 84 | 84 | 84 | - | 84 | 30 | - | 30 | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Whately[12] | 82 | 82 | 97 | 69 | 49 | 44 | 38 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hampden County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Blandford | 172 | 105 | 105 | 70 | 102 | 69 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Brimfield | 164 | 134 | 134 | 40 | 124 | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chester | 109 | 92 | 82 | 111 | 89 | 108 | 108 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Town of Granville | 140 | 78 | 78 | 140 | 11 | 61 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Holland | - | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Longmeadow | 159 | 111 | 113 | 55 | 108 | 40 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ludlow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Monson[13] | 183 | 119 | 117 | 73 | 105 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montgomery[14] | 65 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Palmer | 117 | 108 | 107 | 93 | 25 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Russell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of South Brimfield | 28 | 28 | 28 | - | 28 | 37 | - | 37 | - | - | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southwick | 214 | - | - | 214 | 15 | 199 | 214 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Springfield | 312 | 175 | 169 | 164 | 162 | 178 | 174 | 43 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| Town of Tolland | 67 | 43 | 42 | 67 | - | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Springfield[15] | 393 | 113 | 114 | 383 | 8 | 286 | 281 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westfield | 237 | 95 | 115 | 164 | 78 | 159 | 161 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wilbraham | 167 | 90 | 81 | 96 | 71 | 97 | 97 | 18 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hampshire County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Amherst[16][17] | 200 | 191 | 45 | 153 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | 137 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Belchertown[18] | 310 | 267 | 266 | 300 | 11 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chesterfield[19] | 99 | 90 | 92 | 7 | 90 | 9 | 7 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cummington | 149 | 107 | 107 | 42 | 107 | 42 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Easthampton | 105 | 105 | 49 | - | 105 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Enfield | 87 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | - | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Goshen | 81 | 81 | 81 | - | 81 | 14 | - | 14 | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Granby | 166 | 159 | 159 | 8 | 158 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenwich | 59 | 59 | 58 | - | 59 | 34 | - | 34 | 34 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hadley | 201 | 201 | 187 | - | 201 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hatfield | 52 | 49 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Middlefield | 74 | 74 | 74 | - | 74 | 33 | - | 33 | 33 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northampton | 322 | 321 | 376 | 54 | 320 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Town of Norwich[20] | 110 | 93 | 71 | 17 | 93 | 17 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pelham | 63 | 63 | 63 | - | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plainfield | 107 | 107 | 107 | - | 107 | 9 | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of South Hadley | 131 | 110 | 92 | 70 | 60 | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Town of Southampton | 211 | 211 | 212 | - | 211 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ware[21][22] | 116 | 78 | 78 | 119 | 1 | 44 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westhampton | 118 | 118 | 116 | - | 118 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Town of Williamsburg | 142 | 142 | 130 | - | 142 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Town of Worthington | 143 | 143 | 143 | 2 | 142 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]"No. Voters, 8946. Make a choice, 4474." Governor's Council Records.
[5]There are two sets of returns for this district, both stating to be Official. A handwritten tally sheet for this district is available, which has the votes for many of the various other candidates. The tally sheet lacks returns from Ludlow, Russell and Rowe. Votes from the last two towns are also missing for Governor and Lt. Governor. There is a vague notation on the tally sheet concerning returns from Ludlow, and those were apparently added to the Official Canvass for State Senators published in the newspapers. Complete returns for the various other candidates were not given in this report. The first set of returns from the tally sheet, also stated to be Official, is lacking the town of Ludlow, but they are apparently included in the second set. However, since only the votes for Senators elected outright and those to be chosen by the Legislature were reported the second set, the totals from Ludlow will be incomplete. Official Returns, Second Set [with Ludlow]: Elihu Hoyt 8044 votes, Thomas Longley 6456 votes, Jonathan H. Lyman 6183 votes, and Jonathan Dwight, Jr. 4227 votes. The votes for Alanson Knox in the Second Set is probably a type setting error, as his votes in the first set were 3900, while in the second set it is listed as 3836. His vote would not decrease with the votes from Ludlow, but most likely increase.
[6]Numerous newspaper articles published weeks before the election, reported on, or announced various State Senator tickets. In addition to a regular Federalist nomination, late in the campaign a Union or Toleration Ticket was announced, with candidates from both parties. A strictly Republican ticket was also nominated. Union or Toleration Ticket: Elihu Hoyt, Jonathan Dwight, Jr., Solomon Smead and Enos Foote. Republican Ticket: Solomon Smead, Seth Wright, Henry Dwight and Joshua Frost. There were also several other tickets listed and various individuals were also suggested as candidates. Elihu Hoyt was on all the various Federalist tickets and Solomon Smead on each of the Republican tickets reported or announced.
[7]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Jonathan Dwight, Jr. would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[8]Benjamin W. Crowninshield was a candidate for Governor.
[9]Jonathan Dwight, Jr. received 1 vote as Jonathan Dwight.
[10]Jonathan H. Lyman received 1 vote as Jonathan Lyman.
[11]Jonathan Dwight, Jr. received 5 votes as Jonathan Dwight.
[12]Jonathan Dwight, Jr. received 69 votes as Jonathan Dwight.
[13]Jonathan Dwight, Jr. received 45 votes as Jonathan Dwight.
[14]Jonathan H. Lyman received 1 vote as Jonathan Lyman.
[15]The Hampden Patriot (Springfield, MA) reports 286 votes for Enos Foote.
[16]The Franklin Herald (Greenfield, MA), the Hampshire Gazette, and The Repertory (Boston, MA) report 210 votes for Elihu Hoyt and 43 for Alanson Knox.
[17]The Hampden Patriot (Springfield, MA) reports 210 votes for Elihu Hoyt and 40 Alanson Knox.
[18]Jonathan Dwight, Jr. received 1 vote as Jonathan H. Dwight.
[19]Jonathan Dwight, Jr. received 7 votes as Jonathan Dwight.
[20]Jonathan Dwight, Jr. received 17 votes as Jonathan Dwight.
[21]Jonathan H. Lyman received 1 vote as Jonathan Lyman.
[22]Jonathan Dwight, Jr. received 23 votes as Jonathan Dwight.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Blandford Town Records. Book Three. 178.
Charlemont Town Records. 363.
Colrain Town Records. 167.
Leyden Town Records. 172.
South Hadley Town Records. 183.
The Repertory (Boston, MA). April 3, 1819.
Franklin Herald (Greenfield, MA). April 6, 1819.
Hampshire Gazette and Public Advertiser (Northampton, MA). April 6, 1819.
Hampden Federalist and Public Journal (Springfield, MA). April 7, 1819.
Hampden Patriot (Springfield, MA). April 8, 1819.
The Repertory (Boston, MA). April 12, 1819.
Franklin Herald (Greenfield, MA). April 13, 1819.
Hampshire Gazette and Public Advertiser (Northampton, MA). April 13, 1819.
Hampden Federalist and Public Journal (Springfield, MA). April 14, 1819.
Franklin Herald (Greenfield, MA). April 20, 1819.
Hampshire Gazette and Public Advertiser (Northampton, MA). April 20, 1819.
Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). May 10, 1819.
Hampshire Gazette and Public Advertiser (Northampton, MA). May 11, 1819.
Hampden Federalist and Public Journal (Springfield, MA). May 12, 1819.
Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). May 15, 1819.
Franklin Herald (Greenfield, MA). May 18, 1819.
The Repertory (Boston, MA). May 18, 1819.
Berkshire Star (Stockbridge, MA). May 20, 1819.
Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). May 29, 1819.
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