Massachusetts 1790 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1790 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4
- Date:
- 1790
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Theodore Sedgwick, Samuel Lyman, William Lyman, Thompson J. Skinner, John Bacon, Samuel Fowler, William Whiting, Simeon Strong, Jonathan Arms, Elijah Hunt, Samuel Pomeroy, William Williams
| Candidates: | Theodore Sedgwick[1] | Samuel Lyman | William Lyman | Thompson J. Skinner | John Bacon | Samuel Fowler | William Whiting | Simeon Strong | Jonathan Arms | Elijah Hunt | Samuel Pomeroy | William Williams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | ||||||||||
| Final Result: [2] | 2241 | 487 | 74 | 62 | 60 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Four | 2241 | 487 | 74 | 62 | 60 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Berkshire County | 802 | 38 | 1 | 59 | 50 | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Adams | 7 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Alford | 24 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Becket | 27 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dalton | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Egremont | 12 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Great Barrington | 39 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hancock | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lanesborough | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lee | 23 | 2 | - | 1 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lenox | 25 | - | - | 14 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Louden | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mount Washington | 4 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of New Ashford | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Marlborough | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Partridgefield | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittsfield | 65 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Richmond | 55 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandisfield | 31 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sheffield | 62 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stockbridge | 95 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tyringham | 7 | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Washington | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Stockbridge | 34 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamstown | 5 | 1 | 1 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Windsor | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hampshire County | 1439 | 449 | 73 | 3 | 10 | 29 | - | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Amherst | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ashfield | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Belchertown | 23 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bernardston | 20 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Blandford | 43 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brimfield | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Buckland | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlemont | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chester | 25 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chesterfield | 17 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Colrain | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Conway | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cummington | 21 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Deerfield | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Easthampton | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Goshen | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Granby | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Granville | 28 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenfield | 22 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenwich | 5 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hadley | 32 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hatfield | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Heath | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Holland | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leverett | 27 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Leyden | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Longmeadow | 30 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ludlow | - | 28 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middlefield | 15 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Monson | 26 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montague | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montgomery | 9 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Salem | 17 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northampton | 99 | 1 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northfield | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Norwich | 37 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Orange | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Palmer | 3 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pelham | 12 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Plainfield | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rowe[3] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shelburne | 56 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shutesbury | - | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of South Brimfield | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of South Hadley | 12 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southampton | 81 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southwick | 9 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Springfield | 25 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sunderland | 18 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ware | 4 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Warwick | 39 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wendell | 25 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Springfield | 8 | 47 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westfield | 35 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westhampton | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Whately | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wilbraham | 9 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamsburg | 31 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Worthington | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"Hampshire and etc. District. Whole number 2987. A choice 1494. Hon. Theodore Sedgwick, Esq. had 2241 votes and is chosen." Western Star (Stockbridge, MA). November 16, 1790.
[3]There were no votes recorded in Rowe.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
The Hampshire Chronicle (Springfield, MA). October 6, 1790.
The Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). October 6, 1790.
Western Star (Stockbridge, MA). October 12, 1790.
The Hampshire Chronicle (Springfield, MA). October 13, 1790.
The Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). October 13, 1790.
Western Star (Stockbridge, MA). October 19, 1790.
The Hampshire Chronicle (Springfield, MA). October 20, 1790.
Cumberland Gazette (Portland, ME). November 15, 1790.
Western Star (Stockbridge, MA). November 16, 1790.
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