Massachusetts 1812 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1812 Governor
Date:
1812
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Caleb Strong, Elbridge Gerry, William King, William Phillips, William Gray, William Heath, Samuel Dana, Theodore Sedgwick, Joseph B. Varnum, John Q. Adams, Joshua Bale, Elijah Bisbee, Joseph L. Boyd, Francis Carr, Philip Chase, Martin Cutter, Daniel Davis, Samuel Dexter, James Dunham, Edward Gowar, Joseph Grant, John Henry, John MacFarlane, Job Nelson, Michel Newbit, Harrison G. Otis, Stephen Peabody, Samuel Prestas, Jonathan Smith, Elijah Tral, Caleb Wadhamet, Silvanus Waterman, Aaron White, Timothy Whiting, Oliver Whitten, Francis Wilby, Thomas With, Aaron Woods
Candidates: Caleb Strong[1]Elbridge GerryWilliam KingWilliam PhillipsWilliam GrayWilliam HeathSamuel DanaTheodore SedgwickJoseph B. VarnumJohn Q. AdamsJoshua BaleElijah BisbeeJoseph L. BoydFrancis CarrPhilip ChaseMartin CutterDaniel DavisSamuel DexterJames DunhamEdward GowarJoseph GrantJohn HenryJohn MacFarlaneJob NelsonMichel NewbitHarrison G. OtisStephen PeabodySamuel PrestasJonathan SmithElijah TralCaleb WadhametSilvanus WatermanAaron WhiteTimothy WhitingOliver WhittenFrancis WilbyThomas WithAaron Woods
Affiliation:FederalistRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [2]529785159848289422211111111111111111111111111111
Barnstable County94912781-----------------------------------
Town of Barnstable853191-----------------------------------
Town of Brewster10818------------------------------------
Town of Chatham6250------------------------------------
Town of Dennis12727------------------------------------
Town of Eastham3837------------------------------------
Town of Falmouth31235------------------------------------
Town of Harwich3298------------------------------------
Town of Orleans11526------------------------------------
Town of Provincetown6267------------------------------------
Town of Sandwich101201------------------------------------
Town of Truro4056------------------------------------
Town of Wellfleet4221------------------------------------
Town of Yarmouth19534------------------------------------
Berkshire County2488293212--------------------------1-------
Town of Adams57182------------------------------------
Town of Alford4936------------------------------------
Town of Becket10838-1----------------------------------
Town of Chesire7234------------------------------------
Town of Clarksburg1611------------------------------------
Town of Dalton6066------------------------------------
Town of Egremont4864------------------------------------
Town of Florida3425------------------------------------
Town of Great Barrington17797------------------------------------
Town of Hancock6677------------------------------------
Town of Hinsdale8931------------------------------------
Town of Lanesborough109103------------------------------------
Town of Lee19248------------------------------------
Town of Lenox51191------------------------------------
Town of Mount Washington534------------------------------------
District of New Ashford1839------------------------------------
Town of New Marlborough171100------------------------------------
Town of Otis7154------------------------------------
Town of Peru11038------------------------------------
Town of Pittsfield174287----------------------------1-------
Town of Richmond9898------------------------------------
Town of Sandisfield55113------------------------------------
Town of Savoy21109------------------------------------
Town of Sheffield182141------------------------------------
District of Southfield711------------------------------------
Town of Stockbridge114126------------------------------------
Town of Tyringham9212011----------------------------------
Town of Washington8757------------------------------------
Town of West Stockbridge46112------------------------------------
Town of Williamstown98188------------------------------------
Town of Windsor76102------------------------------------
Bristol County3077246312----------------------------------
Town of Attleborough22318712----------------------------------
Town of Berkley9441------------------------------------
Town of Dartmouth28488------------------------------------
Town of Dighton107175------------------------------------
Town of Easton69150------------------------------------
Town of Fairhaven151235------------------------------------
Town of Freetown60188------------------------------------
Town of Mansfield9399------------------------------------
Town of New Bedford38648------------------------------------
Town of Norton139124------------------------------------
Town of Raynham100122------------------------------------
Town of Rehoboth243215------------------------------------
Town of Seekonk206179------------------------------------
Town of Somerset12834------------------------------------
Town of Swansea95179------------------------------------
Town of Taunton380269------------------------------------
Town of Troy8475------------------------------------
Town of Westport23555------------------------------------
Cumberland County[3]3086314863--1-------------------------------
Town of Baldwin29361-----------------------------------
Town of Bridgetown6483------------------------------------
Town of Brunswick19317832----------------------------------
Town of Cape Elizabeth65103------------------------------------
Town of Durham105131------------------------------------
Town of Falmouth135400------------------------------------
Town of Freeport156161------------------------------------
Town of Gorham284115------------------------------------
Town of Gray58143------------------------------------
Town of Harpswell80541-----------------------------------
Town of Harrison4133------------------------------------
Town of Minot1221641-----------------------------------
Town of New Gloucester147127------------------------------------
Town of North Yarmouth42685------------------------------------
Town of Otisfield8529------------------------------------
Town of Pejepscot5752------------------------------------
Town of Poland43110------------------------------------
Town of Portland636397----1-------------------------------
Town of Pownal7257------------------------------------
Town of Raymond4075------------------------------------
Town of Scarborough43294------------------------------------
Town of Standish71148------------------------------------
Thompson Pond Plantation122------------------------------------
Town of Windham12271-1----------------------------------
Dukes County18520911----------------------------------
Town of Chilmark3844------------------------------------
Town of Edgartown839311----------------------------------
Town of Tisbury6472------------------------------------
Essex County63564321------------1-----------1---------1-
Town of Amesbury173114------------------------------------
Town of Andover255258------------------------------------
Town of Beverly48791------------------------------------
Town of Boxford14621------------------------1-----------
Town of Bradford18953------------------------------------
Town of Danvers380175------------------------------------
Town of Gloucester481341------------------------------------
Town of Hamilton12333------------------------------------
Town of Haverhill240237------------------------------------
Town of Ipswich359179------------------------------------
Town of Lynn321488----------------------------------1-
District of Lynnfield5526------------------------------------
Town of Manchester126-------------------------------------
Town of Marblehead90621------------------------------------
Town of Metheun11189------------------------------------
Town of Middleton6058------------------------------------
Town of Newbury553203------------------------------------
Town of Newburyport734249------------------------------------
Town of Rowley19093------------------------------------
Town of Salem[4]928785------------1-----------------------
Town of Salisbury159152------------------------------------
Town of Topsfield12131------------------------------------
Town of Wenham7524------------------------------------
Franklin County287616541---2-------------------------------
Town of Ashfield201108------------------------------------
Town of Bernardston[5][6]5283------------------------------------
Town of Buckland10552------------------------------------
Town of Charlemont12332----2-------------------------------
Town of Colrain16092------------------------------------
Town of Conway181136------------------------------------
Town of Deerfield27320------------------------------------
Town of Gill9341------------------------------------
Town of Greenfield12881------------------------------------
Town of Hawley14429------------------------------------
Town of Heath12629------------------------------------
Town of Leverett5783------------------------------------
Town of Leyden6196------------------------------------
Town of Montague14928------------------------------------
Town of New Salem189137------------------------------------
Town of Northfield69108------------------------------------
Town of Orange42931-----------------------------------
Town of Rowe10034------------------------------------
Town of Shelburne14437------------------------------------
Town of Shutesbury7463------------------------------------
Town of Sunderland8430------------------------------------
Town of Warwick11190------------------------------------
Town of Wendell10760------------------------------------
Town of Whately10392------------------------------------
Hampden County190219571-5---1-------------------1---------
Town of Blandford13595--------------------------1---------
Town of Brimfield19230------------------------------------
Town of Chester126117------------------------------------
Town of Granville9261------------------------------------
Town of Holland60161-----------------------------------
Town of Longmeadow13332------------------------------------
Town of Ludlow41101------------------------------------
Town of Monson147121------------------------------------
Town of Montgomery4451------------------------------------
Town of Palmer12836--4---------------------------------
Town of Russell2831------------------------------------
Town of South Brimfield5251------------------------------------
Town of Southwick17200------------------------------------
Town of Springfield233250------------------------------------
Town of Tolland6257------------------------------------
Town of West Springfield162357------------------------------------
Town of Westfield114208------------------------------------
Town of Wilbraham136143--1---1-----------------------------
Hampshire County34031068--11--------------------------------
Town of Amherst26730------------------------------------
Town of Belchertown34386------------------------------------
Town of Chesterfield132105------------------------------------
Town of Cummington12268------------------------------------
Town of Easthampton11410------------------------------------
Town of Goshen9521------------------------------------
Town of Granby16219------------------------------------
Town of Greenwich130116------------------------------------
Town of Hadley18720------------------------------------
Town of Hatfield9069------------------------------------
Town of Middlefield9842------------------------------------
Town of Northampton39997------------------------------------
Town of Norwich11729------------------------------------
Town of Pelham8583------------------------------------
Town of Plainfield13228---1--------------------------------
Town of South Hadley14626------------------------------------
Town of Southampton20726------------------------------------
Town of Ware9567--1---------------------------------
Town of Westhampton1537------------------------------------
Town of Williamsburg15748------------------------------------
Town of Worthington16271------------------------------------
Hancock County130719273--------------------1--------------
Town of Bangor67742-----------------------------------
Town of Belfast103104------------------------------------
Town of Blue Hill5721------------------------------------
Town of Brewer4551------------------------------------
Town of Buckstown13682------------------------------------
Town of Carmel-20------------------------------------
Town of Castine9420---------------------1--------------
Town of Corinth827------------------------------------
Town of Deer Isle12354------------------------------------
Town of Dixmont1737------------------------------------
Town of Eddington1229------------------------------------
Town of Eden2036------------------------------------
Town of Ellsworth6031------------------------------------
Town of Exeter537------------------------------------
Town of Foxcroft-25------------------------------------
adjacent lands-12------------------------------------
Town of Frankfurt61165------------------------------------
Town of Garland1335------------------------------------
Town of Gouldsborough465------------------------------------
Town of Hampden49144------------------------------------
Town of Islesborough2412------------------------------------
Town of Lincolnville391061-----------------------------------
Town of Mount Desert1144------------------------------------
Town of New Charleston1133------------------------------------
Town of Northport2457------------------------------------
Town of Orland667------------------------------------
Town of Orono1724------------------------------------
Town of Orrington1191------------------------------------
Town of Penobscot5291------------------------------------
Town of Prospect36112------------------------------------
Town of Sebec1226------------------------------------
Town of Sedgwick3381------------------------------------
Town of Sullivan2070------------------------------------
Town of Surry331------------------------------------
Town of Trenton1641------------------------------------
Town of Vinalhaven1675------------------------------------
Plantation adjacent to Sullivan729------------------------------------
Kennebec County1930297263----------------------------------
Town of Augusta202137------------------------------------
Town of Belgrade3889------------------------------------
Town of Chesterville4123------------------------------------
Town of Clinton44136------------------------------------
Town of Dearborn568------------------------------------
Town of Fairfax9078------------------------------------
Town of Farmington95170------------------------------------
Town of Fayette5473------------------------------------
Town of Gardiner511191-----------------------------------
Town of Green14150------------------------------------
Town of Hallowell204177------------------------------------
Town of Harlem69611-----------------------------------
Town of Kingville[7]--------------------------------------
Town of Leeds32157------------------------------------
Town of Malta1767------------------------------------
Town of Monmouth33201------------------------------------
Town of Mount Vernon301342-----------------------------------
Town of New Sharon42127------------------------------------
Town of Pittston5981------------------------------------
Town of Readfield9794------------------------------------
Town of Rome1763------------------------------------
Town of Sidney12092------------------------------------
Town of Temple3937------------------------------------
Town of Unity984------------------------------------
Town of Vassalborough18263------------------------------------
Town of Vienna1148------------------------------------
Town of Waterville5314822----------------------------------
Town of Wayne6674-1----------------------------------
Town of Wilton3272------------------------------------
Town of Winslow3159------------------------------------
Town of Winthrop15390------------------------------------
Lincoln County2396331564------------1--11-1-1------1------
Town of Alma[8]6263------------------------------------
Town of Bath218189------------------------------------
Town of Boothbay99751-------------------1---------------
Town of Bowdoin52152------------------------------------
Town of Bowdoinham7412611----------------------------------
Town of Bristol95178-2----------------------------------
Town of Camden104140------------------------------------
Town of Cushing1044------------------------------------
Town of Dresden56110------------------------------------
Town of Edgecomb4985------------------------------------
Town of Friendship-60------------------------------------
Town of Georgetown147161------------------------------------
Town of Hope3070------------------------------------
Town of Jefferson38131------------------------------------
Town of Lewiston7969--------------1---------------------
Town of Lisbon951341-----------------------------------
Town of Litchfield401982----------------1-----------1------
Town of Montville3599------------------------------------
Town of New Castle6264------------------------------------
Town of Nobleborough41111------------------1-----------------
Town of Palermo1388------------------------------------
Town of Putnam2932------------------------------------
Town of Saint George978------------------------------------
Town of Thomaston101180------------------------------------
Town of Topsham11569------------------------------------
Town of Union7595-1----------------------------------
Town of Waldoborough24890----------------------1-------------
Wales Plantation550------------------------------------
Town of Warren14087------------------------------------
Town of Whitefield111071-----------------------------------
Town of Wiscasset155135------------------------------------
Town of Woolwich10945------------------------------------
Middlesex County371051531331-----------1-----------1---------
Town of Acton26113------------------------------------
Town of Ashby7684------------------------------------
Town of Bedford3471------------------------------------
Town of Billerica13151------------------------------------
District of Boxboro1453------------------------------------
Town of Brighton7633------------------------------------
Town of Burlington45372-----------------------------------
Town of Cambridge2738912----------------------------------
Town of Carlisle792------------------------------------
Town of Charlestown336491--1---------------------------------
Town of Chelmsford120115------------------------------------
Town of Concord148140------------------------------------
Town of Dracut44159------------------------------------
Town of Dunstable15661-----------------------------------
Town of East Sudbury43102------------------------------------
Town of Framingham162118------------------------------------
Town of Groton132102------------------------------------
Town of Holliston8297-------------1----------------------
Town of Hopkinton51169------------------------------------
Town of Lexington43162------------------------------------
Town of Lincoln2695------------------------------------
Town of Littleton4286------------------------------------
Town of Malden76180------------------------------------
Town of Marlborough74208------------------------------------
Town of Medford19530------------------------------------
Town of Natick2971------------------------------------
Town of Newton18282------------------------------------
Town of Pepperell60146------------------------------------
Town of Reading25917------------------------------------
Town of Sherborn8471---------------------------1--------
Town of Shirley23911-----------------------------------
Town of South Reading19173------------------------------------
Town of Stoneham995------------------------------------
Town of Stow477811----------------------------------
Town of Sudbury38153------------------------------------
Town of Tewksbury52965-----------------------------------
Town of Townsend69117------------------------------------
Town of Tyngsborough7449------------------------------------
Town of Waltham711061-----------------------------------
Town of Watertown112143------------------------------------
Town of West Cambridge34175------------------------------------
Town of Westford61127------------------------------------
Town of Weston10583------------------------------------
Town of Wilmington5971------------------------------------
Town of Woburn521661-----------------------------------
Nantucket County236482------------------------------------
Town of Nantucket236482------------------------------------
Norfolk County210730281--1----1--------------1-1----------
Town of Bellingham37116------------------------------------
Town of Braintree9592------------------------------------
Town of Brookline7374------------------------------------
Town of Canton50176------------------------------------
Town of Cohasset72391-------1---------------------------
Town of Dedham172299------------------------------------
Town of Dorchester225240------------------------------------
District of Dover4050------------------------------------
Town of Foxborough5879-------------------------1----------
Town of Franklin17569------------------------------------
Town of Medfield7849------------------------------------
Town of Medway93119------------------------------------
Town of Milton78154------------------------------------
Town of Needham65136------------------------------------
Town of Quincy11759------------------------------------
Town of Randolph32157------------------------------------
Town of Roxbury208405---1--------------------------------
Town of Sharon7293-----------------------1------------
Town of Stoughton41159------------------------------------
Town of Walpole89135------------------------------------
Town of Weymouth97150------------------------------------
Town of Wrentham140178------------------------------------
Oxford County837185124--------------1-------------------
Town of Albany158------------------------------------
Town of Bethel41861-----------------------------------
Town of Brownfield869------------------------------------
Town of Buckfield35147------------------------------------
Town of Denmark1082------------------------------------
Town of Dixfield[9]3135------------------------------------
Town of East Andover1637------------------------------------
Town of Fryburgh6382------------------------------------
Town of Gilead1314------------------------------------
Town of Hartford1989------------------------------------
Town of Hebron11874-2--------------1-------------------
Town of Hiram1440------------------------------------
Holmantown28------------------------------------
Howards Gore-5------------------------------------
Town of Jay36126------------------------------------
Town of Livermore43202------------------------------------
Town of Lovell3129------------------------------------
Town of Newry2301-----------------------------------
Town of Norway8080------------------------------------
Town of Paris60159------------------------------------
Town of Porter635------------------------------------
Town of Rumford2972------------------------------------
Town of Sumner2675------------------------------------
Town of Turner25153------------------------------------
Town of Waterford10929-2----------------------------------
Webbs Pond143------------------------------------
Plantation No. 1-20------------------------------------
Plantation No. 3422------------------------------------
Plymouth County268528052--------1---------1------------1---
Town of Abington106180------------------------------------
Town of Bridgewater483422-------------------1----------------
Town of Carver6796------------------------------------
Town of Duxbury21299------------------------------------
Town of Halifax27110------------------------------------
Town of Hanover59126------------------------------------
Town of Hingham171245------------------------------------
Town of Hull220------------------------------------
Town of Kingston16657------------------------------------
Town of Marshfield12487------------------------------------
Town of Middleborough225461------------------------------------
Town of Pembroke1291451-------------------------------1---
Town of Plymouth395159------------------------------------
Town of Plympton102541--------1--------------------------
Town of Rochester176255------------------------------------
Town of Scituate196219------------------------------------
Town of Wareham4570------------------------------------
Somerset County751929-3---------1------------------------
Town of Anson4462------------------------------------
Town of Athens2027------------------------------------
Town of Avon638------------------------------------
Town of Bingham259------------------------------------
Town of Canaan10896-2----------------------------------
Town of Cornville4716------------------------------------
Town of Embden1443------------------------------------
Town of Fairfield60114------------------------------------
Town of Freeman1635------------------------------------
Town of Harmony2130------------------------------------
Town of Industry2442------------------------------------
Kingfield Plantation-35------------------------------------
Town of Madison5247------------------------------------
Town of Mercer2858------------------------------------
Town of New Portland1851-----------1------------------------
Town of New Vineyard1942------------------------------------
Town of Norridgewock10021------------------------------------
Town of Palmyra1112-1----------------------------------
Town of Phillips756------------------------------------
Town of Solon2918------------------------------------
Town of Starks6839------------------------------------
Town of Strong3438------------------------------------
Suffolk County38771884--11-1-1-------1-----------------1--
Town of Boston38301833--11-1-1-------1-----------------1--
Town of Chelsea4751------------------------------------
Washington County4004681-----------------------------------
Town of Addison308------------------------------------
Town of Calais5471-----------------------------------
Cherryfield Plantation185------------------------------------
Town of Columbia4415------------------------------------
Town of Eastport65108------------------------------------
Town of Harrington2224------------------------------------
Town of Janesborough335------------------------------------
Town of Lubeck259------------------------------------
Town of Machias11578------------------------------------
Town of Robbinston938------------------------------------
Town of Steuben4820------------------------------------
Plantation No. 1-25------------------------------------
Plantation No. 11922------------------------------------
Plantation No. 12 (Orangetown)-14------------------------------------
Worcester County655644472111-11-----------------------11---1
Town of Ashburnham12050------------------------------------
Town of Athal16927------------------------------------
Town of Barre159156------------------------------------
Town of Berlin952------------------------------------
Town of Bolton13533------------------------------------
Town of Boylston10722-----1------------------------1-----
Town of Brookfield26390------------------------------------
Town of Charlton113233---1--------------------------------
Town of Dana1873------------------------------------
Town of Douglas101100------------------------------------
Town of Dudley13087------------------------------------
Town of Fitchburg126141------------------------------------
Town of Gardner11135------------------------------------
Town of Gerry13015------------------------------------
Town of Grafton7894------------------------------------
Town of Hardwick163123------------------------------------
Town of Harvard98150------------------------------------
Town of Holden17118------------------------------------
Town of Hubbardston1061011-----------------------------------
Town of Lancaster21774-------------------------------1----
Town of Leicester12875------------------------------------
Town of Leominster126116------------------------------------
Town of Lunenberg102103------------------------------------
Town of Mendon74198------------------------------------
Town of Milford4898------------------------------------
Town of New Braintree14115------------------------------------
Town of North Brookfield8892------------------------------------
Town of Northborough11119------------------------------------
Town of Northbridge7455------------------------------------
Town of Oakham9153------------------------------------
Town of Oxford14568------------------------------------
The Gores[10]132------------------------------------
Town of Paxton8232------------------------------------
Town of Petersham114135------------------------------------
Town of Princetown16220------------------------------------
Town of Royalston17942-1----------------------------------
Town of Rutland11593------------------------------------
Town of Shrewsbury15874------------------------------------
Town of Southborough10424------------------------------------
Town of Spencer115130------------------------------------
Town of Sterling25243------------------------------------
Town of Sturbridge140175------------------------------------
Town of Sutton198306------------------------------------
Town of Templeton13171------------------------------------
Town of Upton9160------------------------------------
Town of Uxbridge14098------------------------------------
Town of Ward5254------------------------------------
Town of West Boylston9232------------------------------------
Town of Westborough[11][12]99113------------------------------------
Town of Western9191------------------------------------
Town of Westminster19060------------------------------------
Town of Winchendon14847-----------------------------------1
Town of Worcester1652411-1---1-----------------------------
York County18643307-2----------------------------------
Town of Alfred4885-1----------------------------------
Town of Arundel122127------------------------------------
Town of Berwick111391------------------------------------
Town of Biddeford11880------------------------------------
Town of Buxton88234------------------------------------
Town of Cornish21111------------------------------------
Town of Elliot41137------------------------------------
Town of Hallis10188------------------------------------
Town of Kittery11220------------------------------------
Town of Lebanon91120-1----------------------------------
Town of Limerick7976------------------------------------
Town of Limington59146------------------------------------
Town of Lyman[13][14]13176------------------------------------
Town of Newfield7157------------------------------------
Town of Parsonsfield79174------------------------------------
Town of Saco61263------------------------------------
Town of Sandford53154------------------------------------
Town of Shapleigh84172------------------------------------
Town of Waterborough28107------------------------------------
Town of Wells438155------------------------------------
Town of York120234------------------------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Re-districting of the State Senate districts by the Republican-lead legislature lead to a strange shape in the Essex South district, prompting the Boston Gazette in the March 26, 1812 issue to print a cartoon, lampooning the shape of the district as "The Gerry-mander. A new species of Monster, which appeared in Essex South District in January last." The furor over the creation of this district lead to the widespread use of the term "Gerrymander", with the Salem Gazette (Salem, MA) using it as the name of the district in reporting district majorities. This furor would help lead to Elbridge Gerry failing to win re-election as Governor in April.
[3]There appears to have been a clerical error in the totals for Cumberland County in the Original Election Returns. Those candidates with scattering votes - William King, William Phillips and Joseph L. Boyd - had their votes counted twice.
[4]"Salem: Tuesday, April 7, 1812. - Federalism again Triumphant in Salem. - It is utterly impossible for us to describe the disgraceful and riotous scenes we yesterday witnessed at our town meeting for the choice of Governor, etc. or our satisfaction at the glorious result. The inconveniences which had heretofore been experienced from the smallness of the court house hall, had let the Selectmen to set up the ground floor in such a manner as to accommodate the citizens without danger of pressure - entering at one door, passing the ballot box through a narrow passage way, and going out the opposite door; which might have been performed with perfect ease and convenience to the voters. The poll was opened at 9 o'clock. Immediately a strong body of the democratic party, by previous concert, filled the avenue to the boxes, and crowded the area of the house, and in this manner the passage to the ballot box was completely blocked up, and all approach to it utterly impossible; they declaring that the voting should not go on till the Selectmen complied with their demand to have certain names inserted on the list of voters which it was said were not there, their leaders standing by, uttering expressions to encourage and inflame them. In this manner the whole body of citizens were actually kept at bay for two hours, and the authority of the peace officers set at defiance. The Sheriff was sent for to Ipswich, - he came, and departed, leaving the citizens to take care of themselves! - At length the rioters gave way, and the voting commenced, and continued without interruption till near the hour of closing the poll, which had been fixed at 4 o'clock. It had been given out by the Democrats, soon after the poll was opened, that it should never be closed till the names required were inserted - that they would storm the Selectmen's station, seize the boxes, destroy the votes, etc. and auxiliaries were brought in from a neighboring town to aid them. To support the Selectmen, an impenetrable body of Federalist had planted themselves around them, and every thing was tranquil till about half past 3 o'clock, when a strong body of Democrats rushed in and pushed for the Selectmen. All was immediately uproar and confusion; further voting was impossible; and all that could be done by the Federalist was to resist the assaults of the rioters and protect the Selectmen and the ballot boxes. At length the Selectmen declared the poll closed. This increased the confusion, the rioters declaring it was not and should not be closed; the riot act was read, but not heard, and business was a long time suspended. But the Selectmen, determined if possible to go through their duty, and the repeated assaults of the rioters being effectually resisted, proceeded to sort and count the votes; and the Town Clerk made declaration that they were as follows:" Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). April 7, 1812.
[5]The votes from Bernardston were rejected.
[6]"These returns were not attested by the Town Clerk." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 30, 1812.
[7]There were no votes recorded in Kingville.
[8]Listed in the Original Election Returns as (New Milford) Alma.
[9]"This return was informal - no attestation being made that a declaration or record was made of the vote." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 30, 1812.
[10]These votes were listed as being part of "The Gores", listed in the Original Election Returns in conjunction with the town of Oxford.
[11]The votes from Westborough were rejected.
[12]"These returns were not attested by the Town Clerk." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 30, 1812.
[13]The votes from Lyman were rejected.
[14]"This town was not received in the Secretary's office until the 16th May, six days too late. - The return bears a post-mark 'Kennebunk, May 14'; and the delay appears chargeable to somebody in or near Lyman. We add no more." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 30, 1812.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Bernardston Town Records. 296.
Blandford Town Records. Book 3. 96.
Boston Town Records. 301.
Brookfield Town Records.
Brookline Town Records. 500.
Charlemont Town Records. 302.
Chatham Town Records. 177.
Colrain Town Records. Book 2. 88.
Fitchburgh Town Records. Vol. V. 50.
Leyden Town Records. 55.
Littleton Town Records.
Marshfield Town Records.
Peru Town Records. 287.
Provincetown Town Records. 140.
South Hadley Town Records. 161.
Tisbury Town Records. 359.
Truro Town Records. 186.
Wareham Town Records. Book 2. 15.
Watertown Town Records. Vol. 8. 74.
Weston Town Records. Vol. II. 115.
Worcester Town Records. 246.
Boston Gazette (Boston, MA). March 26, 1812.
American Advocate (Hallowell, ME). April 7, 1812.
Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). April 7, 1812.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 8, 1812.
Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). April 9, 1812.
Gazette of Maine. Hancock and Washington Advertiser (Buckstown, ME). April 10, 1812.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 11, 1812.
Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). April 13, 1812.
Portland Gazette, and Maine Advertiser (Portland, ME). April 13, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 14, 1812.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 30, 1812.
Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). June 2, 1812.
New-York Spectator (New York, NY). June 3, 1812.
Hampshire Federalist (Springfield, MA). June 4, 1812.
The Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). June 5, 1812.
The Democrat (Northampton, MA). June 9, 1812.
Franklin Herald (Greenfield, MA). June 9, 1812.
Portland Gazette, and Maine Advertiser (Portland, ME). November 9, 1812.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy, or, Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). November 18, 1812.
The Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). November 20, 1812.
Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). December 15, 1812.
Aiken, Ruth J., ed. Records of the Lower St. Georges and Cushing, Maine: 1605-1897. Cushing, Maine: Driftwood Farm, 1987. 32.
Allen, Charles Edwin. History of Dresden, ME: formerly a part of the old town of Pownalborough from its earliest settlement to the year 1900. Augusta, ME: Kennebec Journal Print Shop, 1931. 512.
French, W. R. A History of Turner, Maine. Portland, ME: Hoyt, Fogg and Sonham, 1887. 239.
Hodgkin, Douglas I., ed. Records of Lewiston, Maine. Vol. I. Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2001. 95.
Metcalf, John G. Annals of the Town of Mendon, from 1659 to 1880. Providence: E. L. Freeman, 1880. 488.
Turner, Hollis. The History of Peru, in the County of Oxford and State of Maine, from 1789 to 1911. Augusta, ME: Press of the Maine Farmer, 1911. 10.

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