Massachusetts 1790 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1790 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
- Date:
- 1790
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Shearjashub Bourne, Thomas Davis, Joshua Thomas, James Warren, George Partridge, Solomon Freeman, Seth Cushing, Nathaniel Freeman, Samuel Savage, John Gray, James Sprout, Beza Hayward, Daniel Howard, Stephen Nye, Isaac Thomson
| Candidates: | Shearjashub Bourne | Thomas Davis | Joshua Thomas | James Warren | George Partridge | Solomon Freeman | Seth Cushing | Nathaniel Freeman | Samuel Savage | John Gray | James Sprout | Beza Hayward | Daniel Howard | Stephen Nye | Isaac Thomson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | |||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [1][2] | 298 | 266 | 149 | 46 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| District of Five | 298 | 266 | 149 | 46 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Barnstable County | 231 | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Town of Barnstable | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chatham | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Eastham | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Falmouth | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Harwich | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Provincetown[3] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandwich | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Town of Truro | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wellfleet | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Yarmouth | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plymouth County | 67 | 266 | 149 | 46 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 7 | - | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 |
| Town of Abington[4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bridgewater | 3 | 38 | 41 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Carver | 1 | 54 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Duxbury | - | 2 | 1 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Halifax | - | 5 | 4 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hanover | - | 45 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kingston | - | 24 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Marshfield | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middleborough | 12 | 54 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pembroke | - | 3 | 20 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Town of Plymouth | 42 | 24 | 14 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Town of Plympton | - | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rochester | 44 | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Scituate | - | 4 | 6 | - | 9 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wareham | - | 7 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2nd Trial would be held on November 26, 1790.
[2]"Plymouth and Barnstable District. No Choice. Whole number 843. To make a choice 422." Cumberland Gazette (Portland, ME). November 15, 1790.
[3]There were no votes recorded in Provincetown.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Abington.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Cumberland Gazette (Portland, ME). November 15, 1790.
Western Star (Stockbridge, MA). November 16, 1790.
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