Massachusetts 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, District Southern 3
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, District Southern 3
- Date:
- 1798
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Stephen Bullock, Laban Wheaton, Josiah Dean, Phanuel Bishop, Samuel Toby, Nicholas Tillinghurt, Elisha May, Nathaniel Morton, Jr., Seth Ballard, Nathaniel Emmons, Abiel Mitchell, Bethuel Bishop, Thomas Mason, Ezekiel Plimpton
| Candidates: | Stephen Bullock | Laban Wheaton | Josiah Dean | Phanuel Bishop | Samuel Toby | Nicholas Tillinghurt | Elisha May | Nathaniel Morton, Jr. | Seth Ballard | Nathaniel Emmons | Abiel Mitchell | Bethuel Bishop | Thomas Mason | Ezekiel Plimpton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | ||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [1] | 426 | 407 | 373 | 187 | 80 | 42 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Southern Three | 426 | 407 | 373 | 187 | 80 | 42 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bristol County | 372 | 109 | 116 | 180 | 80 | 42 | 36 | 17 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Attleborough | 87 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Berkley | 1 | - | 1 | - | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dighton | 3 | - | - | 9 | 29 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Easton | 31 | 11 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Town of Freetown | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mansfield | 20 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Norton | 15 | 49 | 17 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Raynham | 41 | 5 | 69 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rehoboth | 121 | - | - | 84 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Somerset | 2 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Swansea[2] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Taunton | 36 | 6 | - | 47 | - | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Westport | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Norfolk County | 54 | 298 | 257 | 7 | - | - | 3 | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Bellingham | - | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Canton | - | 16 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Dover | 9 | 11 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Foxborough | 31 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Franklin | 4 | 71 | 7 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Medfield | - | 49 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stoughton | 1 | 38 | 31 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Walpole | - | 11 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Wrentham | 9 | 50 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Notes:
[1]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2nd Trial would be held on January 17, 1799.
[2]There were no votes recorded in Swansea.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
The Minerva (Dedham, MA). November 8, 1798.
The Minerva (Dedham, MA). November 22, 1798.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). December 26, 1798.
The Medley or Newbedford Marine Journal (New Bedford, MA). December 28, 1798.
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