Massachusetts 1792 Electoral College, Middle District

Office:
Electoral College (Federal)
Title:
Elector
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1792 Electoral College, Middle District
Date:
1792
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Electoral College/Elector
Electors:
Azor Orne, Francis Dana, Increase Sumner, Thomas Dawes, Samuel Phillips, Samuel Holton, Charles Jarvis, Eleazer Brooks, Theophilus Parsons, Richard Devens, Thomas Russell, John C. Jones, Samuel Adams, William Heath, Ebenezer Bridge, Thomas Dawes, Jr., James Winthrop, Joseph Warner, Caleb Davis, James Sullivan, Samuel Dexter, Oliver Prescott, Joseph B. Varnum, Jabez Fisher, Oliver Wendell, William Eustis, Seth Bullard, Harrison Gray Otis, William Shepard, Stephen Choate, Leonard Jarvis, Robert Paine, Edward H. Robbins, Benjamin Austin, Jr., John Brooks, Tristram Dalton, Thomas Durfee, Cotton Tufts, Elbridge Gerry, Theophilus Bradbury, James Prescott, Leammi Baldwin, Zebidiah Wyman, James Bowdoin, Israel Hutchinson, William Shepard, Ebenezer Thayer, Jr., Richard Ward, Daniel Whitney, David Cobb, John Hancock, Nathaniel Cophape, Francis Faulkner, James Warner, John Read, Samuel Sewall, Josiah Whitney, Fisher Ames, James Baker, Stephen Cross, Benjamin Goodhue, Stephen Higginson, William Hull, Ebenezer Wales, John Avery, Jr., Jeremiah Bambstead, Thomas Edwards, Richard French, Benjamin Hitchborn, Levi Lincoln, Ilsa Packard
Electors: Azor Orne[1]Francis Dana[2]Increase Sumner[3]Thomas DawesSamuel PhillipsSamuel HoltonCharles JarvisEleazer BrooksTheophilus ParsonsRichard DevensThomas RussellJohn C. JonesSamuel AdamsWilliam HeathEbenezer BridgeThomas Dawes, Jr.James WinthropJoseph WarnerCaleb DavisJames SullivanSamuel DexterOliver PrescottJoseph B. VarnumJabez FisherOliver WendellWilliam EustisSeth BullardHarrison Gray OtisWilliam ShepardStephen ChoateLeonard JarvisRobert PaineEdward H. RobbinsBenjamin Austin, Jr.John BrooksTristram DaltonThomas DurfeeCotton TuftsElbridge GerryTheophilus BradburyJames PrescottLeammi BaldwinZebidiah WymanJames BowdoinIsrael HutchinsonWilliam ShepardEbenezer Thayer, Jr.Richard WardDaniel WhitneyDavid CobbJohn HancockNathaniel CophapeFrancis FaulknerJames WarnerJohn ReadSamuel SewallJosiah WhitneyFisher AmesJames BakerStephen CrossBenjamin GoodhueStephen HigginsonWilliam HullEbenezer WalesJohn Avery, Jr.Jeremiah BambsteadThomas EdwardsRichard FrenchBenjamin HitchbornLevi LincolnIlsa Packard
Affiliation:Pro-AdministrationPro-AdministrationPro-AdministrationPro-AdministrationPro-AdministrationFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Presidential Candidate:George Washington / John AdamsGeorge Washington / John AdamsGeorge Washington / John AdamsGeorge Washington / John AdamsGeorge Washington / John Adams
Final Result: [4][5]2022133913011086101280964562345937534323821419812411810592737271706656474241383433313030302825222221201413121111111111119765533322222221111111
District of Middle2022133913011086101280964562345937534323821419812411810592737271706656474241383433313030302825222221201413121111111111119765533322222221111111
Essex County44144140427266933037251-1111763920-13--7-2-4--40---331--1-----20-------11-4-2-1---2-22---1------
Town of Amesbury141414-14---14--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Andover3329261133-42--1----13------3----------------4-------------------------------
Town of Beverly161712-127--3--7------7-2----------------------------4-------2--2----------
Town of Boxford11----1111----11-----------------------------------11-----------------------
Town of Bradford191919-19-----19------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Danvers-31--3131-----31------------------31----------------------------------------
Town of Gloucester2610271627--1414--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Haverhill313131-31-----31------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ipswich353533-58--22-13174--------------------1-------------------------------------
Town of Lynn161616-----16-16------------------------------------------------------------
District of Lynnfield[6]-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Manchester141414-----14--14-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Marblehead262626-25---1--26-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Metheun777-----7--7-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Middleton121212-----12--12----------------------------------------------------1------
Town of Newbury282814-141414-14---14----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Newburyport566161-402-158-31-1---------1------3---------1-----------2-1-----2-----------
Town of Rowley20----20-20----2020---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Salem424142---1-41--1-------------40---------------------------------------------
Town of Salisbury353535-----35--35-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Topsfield-1515-15------15---------------------------15-------------------------------
Town of Wenham[7]-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Middlesex County61039729523723131820535512510614031147871248459621871496959-25111-31--5-2628---20-141312-11---1133454--3-----2-----1-1
Town of Acton1911-216-4--1-9192--18----------------------------------5---3--------------
Town of Ashby27----27-27----2727---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bedford1717-17--1717---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Billerica10--5-1010--16--1---------1-----------1------------------------------------
District of Boxboro------1111--11---------11--------------------------------------------------
Town of Cambridge232618-14111021-1815------1---------------------------------------------------
District of Carlisle--1212-12-12-------------12-------------------------------------------------
Town of Charlestown741631571942441945118------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Chelmsford15--15-15-15------15--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Concord212727226--20-----------------------5--6----------------1-------------------
Town of Dracut20----20-20----20--------20-------------------------------------------------
Town of Dunstable17-----17-------1717------17------------------------------------------------
Town of East Sudbury12--10-121211------1----2------------------------11--------------------------
Town of Framingham161616-16----------16-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Groton1517--------15---3----17-2------------------14---------------------2--------
Town of Holliston-----111111--------11-----------11------------------------------------------
Town of Hopkinton20-2020------------------------20---------20--------------------------------
Town of Lexington222031211-3-6-------18---------------24---------------3---4-----------------
Town of Lincoln1515--15--15-----------15---------------------------------------------------
Town of Littleton-12---12-1----1212--------------------11------------------------------------
Town of Malden11-111111--11---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Marlborough11914205-6----18114----1-15-----------2----------------1-------------------1
Town of Medford1616151416-----------------------------2----------------1-------------------
Town of Natick-------11------11--11--------11---------------------11----------------------
Town of Newton17172--10-25--25-----7----11-25--------------------------2-------------------
Town of Pepperell303030-----30-30------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Reading323030230----2-20--------------------------------------------------------1--
Town of Sherborn222222-----22-22------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Shirley33---4------7-8----5--------------8------------------------------------
Town of Stoneham1818------18---18---------18------------------------------------------------
Town of Stow111313--112-11-------2---2--------------------------------------------------
Town of Sudbury-1--20---------20182---1819----------------------------2--------------------
Town of Tewksbury5--24-242424--------19------------------------------------------------------
Town of Townsend-----30-30----30-30----30---------------------------------------------------
District of Tyngsborough9----99--------9------9------------------------------------------------
Town of Waltham---12-121212--------12------------------------------------------------------
Town of Watertown202020-21343-------244--------1---------------------------------------------
Town of Westford1818-----------18----18-18--------------------------------------------------
Town of Weston232323----2319-------------2------------------------------------------------
Town of Wilmington31--31-3131--31-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Woburn-------14------13-215----11------------------1312----------------------------
Suffolk County9715016028225153984102318326992312891-2146304812013562213038330-25303-2522221----11-1111--24---33--2--2-2-1-111-
Town of Bellingham-----17-17----43----17-3---17--133----3-------------------------------------
Town of Boston6933654186623882923011321522950212--34-61-1---1-----4-----1-----2-2---------------2---11--1-
Town of Braintree295524-2424-524-5-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Brookline9-27---9----99---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Chelsea[8]-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Cohasset111111-----11-11------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dedham99999------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dorchester1926281124---12-311-------------------------------1--------------2----2-------
District of Dover9--9-----9--------------------------9--------9-------------------------
Town of Foxborough18-------------------17--16-----------------------------------------------
Town of Franklin25------25----------25--------25-------25-----------------------------------
Town of Hingham-2121------------21---------------------21---------------------------------
Town of Hull[9]-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Medfield17-17--1717------17---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Medway---4-15154----1111--4-----------------------------11------------------------
Town of Milton-1313-13---13--13-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Needham[10]-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Quincy262727-1---27-27------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Roxbury2621261816111610--1-311--8-----3--------------------5-----2----33-----------1---
Town of Sharon------30----------30--------30--30--30--------------------------------------
Town of Stoughton[11]-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Walpole25-252525--25---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Weymouth183-19-2279-7-------------25------21----13-1----3---------------------------
Town of Wrentham37--3439--------38---------38--------------------------4--------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]A majority of votes was required to be elected. Only Azor Orne, Francis Dana and Increase Sumner received a majority of the votes. Thomas Dawes and Samuel Holton were subsequently selected by the Massachusetts General Court as the final two electors.
[5]There were no affiliations or elector declarations in the Original Election Returns. Azor Orne, Francis Dana, Increase Sumner, Thomas Dawes and Samuel Holton voted for George Washington and John Adams in the Electoral College.
[6]There were no votes recorded in Lynnfield.
[7]There were no votes recorded in Wenham.
[8]There were no votes recorded in Chelsea.
[9]There were no votes recorded in Hull.
[10]There were no votes recorded in Needham.
[11]There were no votes recorded in Stoughton.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Boston Town Records. 1792. 311.
Brookline Town Records. 390.
Bates, Samuel A. Records of the Town of Braintree: 1640 to 1793. Randolph, MA: Daniel H. Huxford, 1886. 619.
Town of Weston, Records of the Town Clerk, 1804-1826. Boston: Alfred Mudge and Sons, 1894. 435-436.

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