New Hampshire 1800 U.S. House of Representatives, Special

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
New Hampshire 1800 U.S. House of Representatives, Special
Date:
1800
State:
New Hampshire
Type:
Special
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Samuel Tenney, George B. Upham, John Goddard, Joseph Badger, Jr., Thomas Cogswell, Joseph Peirce, Michael MacClary, Nahum Parker, Israel Evans, Gookin, John Orr, Timothy Walker, William Plummer, Jonathan Smith, George Hadley, William K. Atkinson, Russell Freeman, Timothy Farrar, scattering
Candidates: Samuel TenneyGeorge B. UphamJohn GoddardJoseph Badger, Jr.Thomas CogswellJoseph PeirceMichael MacClaryNahum ParkerIsrael EvansGookinJohn OrrTimothy WalkerWilliam PlummerJonathan SmithGeorge HadleyWilliam K. AtkinsonRussell FreemanTimothy Farrarscattering
Affiliation:FederalistFederalist
Final Result: [1][2][3][4][5]292113778353692962786753---18------413
Cheshire County[6]2287901----------------
Town of Acworth27--35---------------
Town of Alstead-------------------
Town of Charlestown-------------------
Town of Chesterfield-------------------
Town of Claremont-------------------
Town of Cornish-------------------
Town of Croydon-------------------
Town of Dublin-------------------
Town of Fitzwilliam-------------------
Town of Gilsum-------------------
Town of Goshen-------------------
Town of Hinsdale-------------------
Town of Jaffrey-------------------
Town of Keene-41-----------------
Town of Langdon-------------------
Town of Lempster-30-----------------
Town of Marlborough-------------------
Town of Marlow-------------------
Town of New Grantham-------------------
Town of Newport-------------------
Town of Packersfield-------------------
Town of Plainfield-------------------
Town of Richmond-------------------
Town of Rindge-------------------
Town of Springfield-------------------
Town of Stoddard-------------------
Town of Sullivan-14-----------------
Town of Surry-------------------
Town of Swanzey-------------------
Town of Unity-------------------
Town of Walpole-------------------
Town of Washington-------------------
Town of Wendell-------------------
Town of Westmoreland-------------------
Town of Winchester-------------------
Grafton County[7]5154143----------------
Town of Adams-------------------
Town of Alexandria-------------------
Town of Bartlett-------------------
Town of Bath-------------------
Town of Bethlehem-------------------
Town of Bridgewater-------------------
Town of Campton-------------------
Town of Canaan-------------------
Town of Chatham-------------------
Town of Cockburne-------------------
Town of Colebrook-------------------
Town of Concord-------------------
Town of Coventry-------------------
Town of Dalton-------------------
Town of Danbury-------------------
Town of Dorchester-------------------
Town of Ellsworth-------------------
Town of Enfield-------------------
Town of Franconia-------------------
Town of Grafton-------------------
Town of Groton-------------------
Town of Hanover222---12------16---2--
Town of Haverhill-------------------
Town of Hebron-------------------
Town of Jefferson-------------------
Town of Lancaster-------------------
Town of Landaff-------------------
Town of Lebanon-------------------
Town of Lincoln-------------------
Town of Littleton-------------------
Town of Lyman-------------------
Town of Lyme-------------------
Town of New Chester-------------------
Town of New Holderness-------------------
Town of Northumberland-------------------
Town of Orange15------------------
Town of Orford-------------------
Town of Peeling-------------------
Town of Percy-------------------
Town of Piermont-------------------
Town of Plymouth[8]-------------------
Town of Rumney43------------------
Town of Stewartstown-------------------
Town of Stratford-------------------
Town of Thornton-------------------
Town of Warren-------------------
Town of Wentworth-------------------
Town of Whitefield-------------------
Hillsborough County[9][10]6232083333---------------
Town of Amherst49-63-28--------------
Town of Andover-------------------
Town of Antrim-------------------
Town of Bedford-71-----------------
Town of Boscawen-------------------
Town of Bradford-------------------
Town of Brookline-------------------
Town of Deering-------------------
Town of Derryfield-------------------
Town of Dunbarton-------------------
Town of Dunstable-------------------
Town of Fishersfield-------------------
Town of Francestown-------------------
Town of Goffstown-------------------
Town of Greenfield-------------------
Town of Hancock1-10-------20--------
Town of Henniker9-13---12---------1-
Town of Hillsborough-------------------
Town of Hollis-------------------
Town of Hopkinton-------------------
Kearsage Gore-------------------
Town of Litchfield-19-----------------
Town of Lyndeborough-------------------
Town of Mason-------------------
Town of Merrimack-2123----------------
Town of Milford-------------------
Town of Mont Vernon-------------------
Town of New Boston-------------------
Town of New Ipswich90------------------
Town of New London-------------------
Town of Nottingham West-------------------
Town of Peterborough-------------------
Town of Salisbury45-------1----------
Town of Sharon-------------------
Town of Society Land-------------------
Town of Sutton-------------------
Town of Temple-------------------
Town of Warner-------------------
Town of Weare2--28----2-12---10----
Town of Wilton-------------------
Town of Windsor-------------------
Rockingham County[11]1134172293351---------------
Town of Allenstown13------------------
Town of Atkinson-------------------
Town of Bow-------------------
Town of Brentwood48------------------
Town of Candia53------------------
Town of Canterbury26-38----------------
Town of Chester61------------------
Town of Chichester-------------------
Town of Concord[12]65106142-122----------
Town of Deerfield-------------------
Town of East Kingston-------------------
Town of Epping68-2----------------
Town of Epsom12-18----------------
Town of Exeter[13]145------------------
Town of Greenland10-44----------------
Town of Hampstead-------------------
Town of Hampton-------------------
Town of Hampton Falls[14]-------------------
Town of Hawke-------------------
Town of Kensington45------------------
Town of Kingston-------------------
Town of Londonderry128------------------
Town of Loudon-------------------
Town of New Castle-------------------
Town of Newington-------------------
Town of Newmarket[15]22--43---------------
Town of Newton13------------------
Town of North Hampton39--------22---------
Town of Northfield-------------------
Town of Northwood-------------------
Town of Nottingham-------------------
Town of Pelham-------------------
Town of Pembroke--41-----31----------
Town of Pittsfield-------------------
Town of Plaistow-------------------
Town of Poplin-------------------
Town of Portsmouth92--1981--------------
Town of Raymond-------------------
Town of Rye-------------------
Town of Salem-------------------
Town of Sandown-------------------
Town of Seabrook-------------------
Town of South Hampton-------------------
Town of Stratham-------------------
Town of Windham-------------------
Strafford County[16]41916616515---------------
Town of Alton-------------------
Town of Barnstead51------------------
Town of Barrington[17][18]-------------------
Town of Brookfield-------------------
Town of Burton-------------------
Town of Center Harbor-------------------
Town of Conway-------------------
Town of Dover[19]-------------------
Town of Durham[20]20--14---------------
Town of Eaton-------------------
Town of Effingham-------------------
Town of Farmington-------------------
Town of Gilmantown82------------------
Town of Lee-------------------
Town of Madbury-------------------
Town of Meredith-------------------
Town of Middleton-------------------
Town of Milton-------------------
Town of Moultonborough-------------------
Town of New Durham-------------------
Town of New Hampton-------------------
Town of Ossipee-------------------
Ossipee Gore-------------------
Town of Rochester[21][22]-31341-----------5---
Town of Sanbornton[23]195------------------
Town of Sandwich-------------------
Town of Somersworth-------------------
Town of Tamworth-------------------
Town of Tuftonboro-------------------
Town of Wakefield17---1--------------
Town of Wolfeboro-------------------

Notes:

[1]There were 6751 total votes, 3376 necessary to make a choice.
[2]New Hampshire law required a majority to elect for U.S. House of Representatives. A second trial would be held on October 1, 1800.
[3]"The Hon. Mr. GORDON has resigned his seat in the Congress of the United States." Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). June 14, 1800.
[4]The Village Messenger (Amherst, NH) lists Joseph Badger, Jr. with 669 votes.
[5]The Village Messenger (Amherst, NH), Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH) and The United States Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH) list Samuel Tenney with 2921 votes, which is the official certified total, but list county totals that add up to 2919 votes.
[6]There were 1197 votes cast in Cheshire County.
[7]There were 940 votes cast in Grafton County.
[8]The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH), September 1, the The United States Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH), September 6, and the Village Messenger (Amherst, NH), September 6, report 73 votes for Samuel Tenney in Plymouth.
[9]The Village Messenger (Amherst, NH) lists Joseph Badger, Jr. with 333 votes.
[10]There were 1492 votes cast in Hillsborough County.
[11]There were 2151 votes cast in Rockingham County.
[12]The Baltimore Telegraph, The United States Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH), Village Messenger (Amherst, NH), and The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH) list Samuel Tenney with 84 votes and Joseph Badger, Jr. with 37 votes.
[13]The Village Messenger (Amherst, NH), September 6, reports 150 votes for Samuel Tenney in Exeter.
[14]"Hamptonfalls, unanimous for Dr. Tenney." The United States Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH). August 30, 1800.
[15]The The United States Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH), August 30 and September 6; The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH), September 1; and the Village Messenger (Amherst, NH), September 6, report 33 votes for Samuel Tenney in Newmarket.
[16]There were 971 votes cast in Strafford County.
[17]The Balitmore Telegraph, September 10, reports 51 votes for Samuel Tenney in Barrington.
[18]The The United States Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH), August 30 and September 6; The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH), September 1; and the Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH), September 6, report 58 votes for Samuel Tenney in Barrington.
[19]The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH), September 1, the Village Messenger (Amherst, NH), September 6, and the The United States Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH), September 6, report 50 votes for Samuel Tenney in Dover.
[20]The The United States Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH), August 30 and September 6; The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH), September 1; and the Village Messenger (Amherst, NH), September 6, report 29 votes for Samuel Tenney and 13 for Joseph Badger, Jr. in Durham.
[21]"As late as 1800, at an election to fill a vacancy, the highest candidate for Member of Congress received only 13 votes." History of the Town of Rochester. 521.
[22]The Sun. Dover Gazette and County Advertiser (Dover, NH), September 10, and the The United States Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH), September 13, report 45 votes for John Goddard in Rochester.
[23]The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH), September 1, reports 65 votes for Samuel Tenney in Sanbornton.

References:

Concord Town Records, 1732-1820. 342.
Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). June 14, 1800.
The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH). August 26, 1800.
Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). August 30, 1800.
New-hampshire Sentinel (Keene, NH). August 30, 1800.
The United States Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH). August 30, 1800.
Village Messenger (Amherst, NH). August 30, 1800.
The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH). September 1, 1800.
Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). September 6, 1800.
The United States Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH). September 6, 1800.
Village Messenger (Amherst, NH). September 6, 1800.
Baltimore Telegraph. September 10, 1800.
The Sun. Dover Gazette and County Advertiser (Dover, NH). September 10, 1800.
The United States Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH). September 13, 1800.
The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH). September 16, 1800.
The United States Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH). September 27, 1800.
Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). October 4, 1800.
Village Messenger (Amherst, NH). October 4, 1800.
Foster, Herbert Darling, George Mendal Bridgman and Sidney Bradshaw Fay. The Records of the Town of Hanover, New Hampshire, 1761-1818. Hanover, NH: Hanover, 1905. 178.
Hayward, William Willis. The History of Hancock, New Hampshire, 1764-1889. Vol. I. Lowell, MA.: S. W. Huse and, 1889. 127.
Lyon, G. Parker. The New-Hampshire Annual Register, and United States Calendar for the Year 1860. Concord, NH: Claremont Manufacturing Company, 1860. 30.
McDuffee, Franklin. History of the Town of Rochester, New Hampshire from 1722 to 1890. Manchester, NH: J. B. Clarke, 1892. 521.
Randall, Oran Edmund. History of Chesterfield, Cheshire County, N.H. Brattleboro, VT: D. Leonard, 1882. 105-106.
Seward, Josiah Lafayette. A History of the Town of Sullivan, New Hampshire: 1777-1917. Keene, NH: J.L. Seward, 1921. 236.
Wallace, William Allen. The History of Canaan, New Hampshire. Concord, NH: Rumford Press, 1910. 69.

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