Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Third Middle District

Office:
Electoral College (Federal)
Title:
Elector
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Third Middle District
Date:
1796
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Electoral College/Elector
Electors:
Samuel Holten, John Norris, Benjamin Hall, Loammi Baldwin, Moses Brown, Elbridge Gerry, Samuel Sewall, Jonathan Ingersoll
Electors: Samuel Holten[1]John NorrisBenjamin HallLoammi BaldwinMoses BrownElbridge GerrySamuel SewallJonathan Ingersoll
Affiliation:FederalistFederalist
Presidential Candidate:John Adams
Final Result: [2][3]235235162124411952
District of Middle Three235235162124411952
Essex County12623521331-52
Town of Beverly31-1230-5-
Town of Danvers33-------
District of Lynfield17-------
Town of Lynn-56------
Town of Manchester-24------
Town of Marblehead244916-1---
Town of Middleton10-------
Town of Salem1110641---2
Middlesex County109-1251211019--
Town of Bedford34-------
Town of Billerica--45-10---
Town of Malden37-12-----
Town of Medford--41-----
Town of Reading25--36----
Town of Stoneham-----19--
Town of Tewksbury5-26-----
Town of Wilmington7--28----
Town of Woburn1-157----
Suffolk County--16-----
Town of Chelsea--16-----

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]A majority was required for an elector to be elected. Samuel Holten was eventually chosen by the Massachusetts General Court.
[3]Samuel Holten voted for John Adams in the Electoral College. Whether his second vote was cast for Thomas Pinckney, Oliver Ellsworth or Samuel Johnston is unknown.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). November 8, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 9, 1796.
Political Gazette (Newburyport, MA). November 11, 1796.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 16, 1796.
The New-York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). November 18, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 19, 1796.
The Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 21, 1796.
The Mercury (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Polar Star and Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 23, 1796.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 28, 1796.

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