Massachusetts 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, Suffolk District, Special
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, Suffolk District, Special
- Date:
- 1820
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Benjamin Gorham, Henry Orne, Samuel A. Wells, Daniel Webster, Samuel Billings, William Blaney, Peter C. Brooks, Daniel Brown, Ebenezer Clough, David Ellis, Joseph Jackerman, William Sturgis
| Candidates: | Benjamin Gorham | Henry Orne | Samuel A. Wells | Daniel Webster | Samuel Billings | William Blaney | Peter C. Brooks | Daniel Brown | Ebenezer Clough | David Ellis | Joseph Jackerman | William Sturgis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Federalist | ||||||||
| Final Result: [1][2] | 1635 | 882 | 866 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Suffolk | 1635 | 882 | 866 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middlesex County | 13 | 205 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Malden | 13 | 149 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stoneham | - | 56 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suffolk County | 1622 | 677 | 845 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Boston | 1618 | 652 | 842 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Chelsea | 4 | 25 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Special election to fill the seat of Jonathan Mason, having died May 15, 1820.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2nd Trial was held on November 6, 1820.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Boston Town Records. 164.
Boston Daily Advertiser, and Repertory (Boston, MA). October 24, 1820.
Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). October 25, 1820.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). October 26, 1820.
Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). October 30, 1820.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 31, 1820.
Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). November 1, 1820.
Boston Daily Advertiser, and Repertory (Boston, MA). November 8, 1820.
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