Massachusetts 1801 U.S. House of Representatives, District Western 4, Special
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1801 U.S. House of Representatives, District Western 4, Special
- Date:
- 1801
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- John Whiting, Seth Hastings, Jabez Upham, Salem Towne, Francis Blake, Elijah Brigham, Hollis Parker, Bazaleel Taft, Thomas W. Ward, Moses White, Andrew Whitney
| Candidates: | John Whiting | Seth Hastings | Jabez Upham | Salem Towne | Francis Blake | Elijah Brigham | Hollis Parker | Bazaleel Taft | Thomas W. Ward | Moses White | Andrew Whitney |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | ||||||||
| Final Result: [1][2][3][4] | 922 | 630 | 514 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Western Four | 922 | 630 | 514 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Worcester County | 922 | 630 | 514 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Boylston | 28 | 26 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brookfield | 10 | 29 | 158 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlton | 40 | 18 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Douglas | - | 25 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dudley | 34 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Grafton | 46 | 19 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Holden | - | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hubbardston | 49 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lancaster | 78 | 4 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leicester | 31 | 26 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leominster | 52 | 2 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mendon | 63 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Milford | 55 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northbridge | 4 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oakham | 3 | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oxford | 31 | 19 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Paxton | 7 | 9 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Princeton | 2 | 66 | 25 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Rutland | 17 | 5 | 17 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Shrewsbury | 52 | 2 | 62 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Spencer | 61 | 17 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sterling | 4 | 54 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sutton | 89 | 19 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Upton | 21 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Uxbridge | 21 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ward | 28 | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Westminster | 8 | 33 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Worcester | 88 | 17 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Special election to fill the seat of Levi Lincoln, having resigned March 5, 1801, before the 7th Congress convened.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority for election to the U.S. House of Representatives. No candidate won a majority in this election. A 2nd Trial was held on August 24, 1801.
[3]"The whole Number of Votes 1928; a Majority is 915. No Person has that Number and there is no Choice." Original Election Returns.
[4]"MEMBER OF CONGRESS--NO CHOICE! The following is an accurate Statement of the VOTES for a Member of Congress, for this District, as returned to the Secretary's Office, by which it appears there is no choice. ... The Votes from Sterling and Hubbardston were not returned in season, and of course were lost; the Votes in those two Towns were ... Which would have made the total number of Votes in the District, for Hastings and Upham, 1144, Whiting, 922. Another trial is to take place on the 24th day of next month, when it is supposed that the friends of Mr. UPHAM, by his request, will give their Votes for Mr. HASTINGS; and that SETH HASTINGS, Esq. and Gen. JOHN WHITING, will be the only Candidates." Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). July 22, 1801.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Sterling Town Records.
The Political Repository: Or, Farmer's Journal (Brookfield, MA). June 23, 1801.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). June 24, 1801.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). June 26, 1801.
The Political Repository: Or, Farmer's Journal (Brookfield, MA). June 30, 1801.
The Mercury and New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). July 7, 1801.
The Mercury and New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). July 10, 1801.
The Political Repository: Or, Farmer's Journal (Brookfield, MA). July 21, 1801.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). July 22, 1801.
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