Massachusetts 1804 State Senate, Dukes and Nantucket Counties
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1804 State Senate, Dukes and Nantucket Counties
- Date:
- 1804
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Isaac Coffin, Josiah Barker
| Candidates: | Isaac Coffin[1] | Josiah Barker |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist |
| Final Result: [2][3] | 424 | 234 |
| District of Dukes and Nantucket | 424 | 234 |
| Dukes County | 97 | 122 |
| Town of Chilmark | - | - |
| Town of Edgartown | - | - |
| Town of Tisbury | 67 | 38 |
| Nantucket County | 327 | 112 |
| Town of Nantucket | 327 | 112 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"No. Voters, 658. Make a choice, 330." Governor's Council Records.
[3]"'To the Editor, Nantucket. April 12th. I am happy to inform you that the Honorable Isaac Coffin, Esq. is chosen Senator, by a very large majority--he had 327 votes in this town and 119 on the Vineyard, a majority of 257 votes.'" The Democrat (Boston, MA). April 18, 1804.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Tisbury Town Records. 319.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 13, 1804.
The Democrat (Boston, MA). April 18, 1804.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). May 15, 1804.
Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 19, 1804.
The Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). June 4, 1804.
Republican Spy (Springfield, MA). June 11, 1804.
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