Massachusetts 1792 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, Candidate from Middlesex County

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1792 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, Candidate from Middlesex County
Date:
1792
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Samuel Dexter, Jr., Joseph B. Varnum, Elbridge Gerry, Ebenezer Bridge, John Brooks, Joseph Homer, Eleazer Brooks, William Heath, Richard Devens, Parker Varnum, James Winthrop, Moses Wood
Candidates: Samuel Dexter, Jr.[1]Joseph B. VarnumElbridge GerryEbenezer BridgeJohn BrooksJoseph HomerEleazer BrooksWilliam HeathRichard DevensParker VarnumJames WinthropMoses Wood
Affiliation:FederalistFederalist
Final Result: [2][3]1743743353804319431111
District of One1743743353804319431111
Essex County393111101-1-------
Town of Amesbury--14---------
Town of Andover[4]2423----------
Town of Beverly[5]13-5---------
Town of Boxford--16---------
Town of Bradford-20----------
Town of Danvers24-----------
Town of Gloucester[6]9-17-1-------
Town of Haverhill30-----------
Town of Ipswich428----------
Town of Lynn18-----------
District of Lynnfield[7]22-----------
Town of Manchester[8]12-----------
Town of Marblehead26-----------
Town of Metheun[9]214----------
Town of Middleton12-----------
Town of Newbury926----------
Town of Newburyport401217---------
Town of Rowley-18----------
Town of Salem43-----------
Town of Salisbury--32---------
Town of Topsfield26-----------
Town of Wenham22-----------
Middlesex County46736218773819-311-1
Town of Acton430----------
Town of Ashby30-----------
Town of Bedford-1917---------
Town of Billerica[10]2021----------
District of Boxboro--19--19------
Town of Cambridge29---6--3----
District of Carlisle[11]65-6--------
Town of Charlestown754----------
Town of Chelmsford-29-10--------
Town of Concord2419----------
Town of Dracut-35-------1--
Town of Dunstable15-----------
Town of East Sudbury79----------
Town of Framingham[12]161-5--------
Town of Groton153----------
Town of Holliston---18--------
Town of Hopkinton23-----------
Town of Lexington--39---------
Town of Lincoln-1013---------
Town of Littleton-12-11-------
Town of Malden23-----------
Town of Marlborough304-2-------1
Town of Medford[13][14]124----------
Town of Natick-16----------
Town of Newton1610--1-------
Town of Pepperell30-----------
Town of Reading-33----------
Town of Sherborn15-9---------
Town of Shirley3--11--------
Town of Stoneham--19-----1---
Town of Stow16-----------
Town of Sudbury226----------
Town of Tewksbury-26----------
Town of Townsend-30----------
District of Tyngsborough---14--------
Town of Waltham12-----------
Town of Watertown222----------
Town of Westford-3246--------
Town of Weston221----------
Town of Wilmington-1023---------
Town of Woburn--24---------
Suffolk County883270657-344---1-
Town of Bellingham--26---------
Town of Boston63769-711-4---1-
Town of Braintree31-----------
Town of Brookline-9----------
Town of Chelsea8-----------
Town of Cohasset11-----------
Town of Dedham9-----------
Town of Dorchester368----------
District of Dover-15----------
Town of Foxborough-15----------
Town of Franklin327----------
Town of Hingham20-----------
Town of Hull12-----------
Town of Medfield13-4---------
Town of Medway19-----------
Town of Milton2111---------
Town of Needham----23-------
Town of Quincy26-----------
Town of Roxbury1630----------
Town of Sharon-38----------
Town of Stoughton--34---------
Town of Walpole-29----------
Town of Weymouth814----------
Town of Wrentham325----------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"The Massachusetts law provided for a complex method of voting. The voters of Districts One and Two each could vote for four candidates, but the votes had to be distributed as follows: one vote for a candidate from each of the three counties in the district and one additional vote for any candidate from any part of the district. In the Third District each voter had two votes; one had to be cast for a candidate from Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties and the other for a candidate from Bristol and Plymouth. In addition all voters in the above three districts cast one additional vote for any candidate from anywhere in the three districts, listed in the returns as at-large. Voters of the Fourth District had three votes, one for a candidate from York, another from Cumberland and the other from any of the remaining counties of this district." Dubin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1998. 9.
[3]American Apollo December 14, 1792 and Columbian Centinel December 12, 1792 "For a Representative for the County of Middlesex. Number of Voters, 2992. Make a choice, 1497. Hon. Samuel Dexter, Jr., Esq. has 1588, and is chosen." Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). December 12, 1792.
[4]Samuel Dexter, Jr. received 24 votes as Samuel Dexter.
[5]Samuel Dexter, Jr. received 13 votes as Samuel Dexter.
[6]Samuel Dexter, Jr. received 9 votes as Samuel Dexter.
[7]Samuel Dexter, Jr. received 22 votes as Samuel Dexter.
[8]Samuel Dexter, Jr. received 12 votes as Samuel Dexter.
[9]Samuel Dexter, Jr. received 21 votes as Samuel Dexter.
[10]Samuel Dexter, Jr. received 20 votes as Samuel Dexter.
[11]Samuel Dexter, Jr. received 6 votes as Samuel Dexter.
[12]Samuel Dexter, Jr. received 16 votes as Samuel Dexter.
[13]Joseph B. Varnum received 1 vote as B. Varnum.
[14]Samuel Dexter, Jr. received 12 votes as Samuel Dexter.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Boston Town Records. 310.
Brookline Town Records. 390.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). December 12, 1792.
American Apollo (Boston, MA). December 14, 1792.
Bates, Samuel A. Records of the Town of Braintree: 1640 to 1793. Randolph, MA: Daniel H. Huxford, 1886. 618.
Dubin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1998. 9.
Town of Weston, Records of the Town Clerk, 1804-1826. Boston: Alfred Mudge and Sons, 1894. 435-436.

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