Massachusetts 1799 State Senate, Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth Counties
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1799 State Senate, Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth Counties
- Date:
- 1799
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Beza Hayward, Isaac Thompson, Benjamin Allen, Josiah Smith, Benjamin Whitman, Aaron Hobart, Daniel Snow, Isaac Coffin, Jonathan Moore, Kilburn Whitman, Joshua Thomas, Charles Turner, Jr, Beriah Norton, Mathew Mayhew, Israel Fearing, scattering
| Candidates: | Beza Hayward[1] | Isaac Thompson[2] | Benjamin Allen | Josiah Smith | Benjamin Whitman | Aaron Hobart | Daniel Snow | Isaac Coffin | Jonathan Moore | Kilburn Whitman | Joshua Thomas | Charles Turner, Jr | Beriah Norton | Mathew Mayhew | Israel Fearing | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | |||||
| Final Result: [3][4] | 1072 | 1050 | 723 | 691 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth | 1072 | 1050 | 723 | 691 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dukes County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chilmark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Edgartown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tisbury | 10 | 27 | 7 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - | - |
| Nantucket County | 195 | 42 | 46 | - | 42 | - | - | 220 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Town of Nantucket[5] | 195 | 42 | 46 | - | 42 | - | - | 220 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Plymouth County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Abington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bridgewater | 125 | 130 | 74 | 145 | 28 | 136 | 124 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Carver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Duxbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Halifax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hanover | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kingston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Marshfield | 1 | 35 | 37 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 32 | - | - | 36 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middleborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pembroke | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plymouth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plympton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rochester | 134 | 135 | 131 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Town of Scituate | 90 | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wareham | 53 | 53 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]"No. Voters, 2006. Make a choice, 1004." Governor's Council Records.
[4]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Benjamin Allen would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[5]The Columbian Courier lists 41 votes for Benjamin Whitman.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Marshfield Town Records. 294.
Tisbury Town Records. 307.
Wareham Town Records. Book 1. 190.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). April 3, 1799.
The Medley or Newbedford Marine Journal (New Bedford, MA). April 5, 1799.
Columbian Courier (New Bedford, MA). April 6, 1799.
The Medley or Newbedford Marine Journal (New Bedford, MA). April 12, 1799.
The Newburyport Herald and Country Gazette (Newburyport, MA). May 10, 1799.
Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). May 14, 1799.
The Providence Gazette (Providence, RI). May 18, 1799.
The Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). May 20, 1799.
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