Massachusetts 1803 State Senate, York County, Special
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1803 State Senate, York County, Special
- Date:
- 1803
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- John Woodman, Simon Frye, John Lord, Richard Foxwell Cutts, Prentiss Mellen, William Fessenden, John Low, scattering
| Candidates: | John Woodman[1] | Simon Frye | John Lord | Richard Foxwell Cutts | Prentiss Mellen | William Fessenden | John Low | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | ||||
| Final Result: [2][3][4][5][6] | 1198 | 641 | 635 | - | - | - | - | - |
| York County | 1198 | 641 | 635 | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Alfred | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Arundel | 50 | - | 66 | 49 | - | 12 | 33 | - |
| Town of Berwick | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bethel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Biddeford | 23 | - | 23 | 25 | 21 | - | - | - |
| Brownfield Plantation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Buxton[7] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cornish | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fryburgh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hiram Plantation | - | 17 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kittery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lebanon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Limerick | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Limington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lovell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lyman[8][9] | 35 | 5 | 40 | 29 | - | - | 17 | - |
| Town of Newfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Parsonsfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pepperelboro | 119 | - | 7 | 119 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Town of Phillipsburgh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shapleigh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Waterborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Waterford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wells | 34 | 7 | 163 | 30 | 150 | 9 | - | - |
| Town of York | 56 | 48 | 6 | 13 | - | - | - | 1 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"No. Voters, 1825. Make a choice, 913." Governor's Council Records.
[3]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Simon Frye would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[4]"YORK --2. Whole number 1825.--A choice 913. Hon. JOHN WOODMAN, 1198. One vacancy. Candidates, Hon. SIMON FRYE, 641.--Hon. RICHARD F. CUTTS, 635." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 11, 1803.
[5]"CORRESPONDENCE. COUNTY OF YORK. Berwick, April 11.--'We have received returns from many towns in this county. ... For Senators we have divided.--We believe Mr. LORD is elected.--He has near an hundred majority in the towns already heard from where democracy prevailed last year.--WOODMAN stands next highest; Mr. MELLEN, and Mr. R.F. CUTTS; have about an equal number.'" Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 13, 1803.
[6]"The scattered votes are principally for the Rev. Mr. Fessenden and Mr. Low." New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 12, 1803.
[7]"At Buxton, all for Cutts and Woodman." The Annals of the Times (Kennebunk, ME). April 7, 1803.
[8]The New-England Palladium (Boston, MA) reports no votes for Richard F. Cutts in Lyman.
[9]This town is listed in the Official Records as "Coxhall, or Lyman." The name had been changed on February 26, 1803 "as a token of respect, it is believed, to Theodore Lyman, of Boston, originally of York, Me." A History and Description of New England, General and Local. 201.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
The Annals of the Times (Kennebunk, ME). April 7, 1803.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 12, 1803.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 13, 1803.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 11, 1803.
Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). May 18, 1803.
The Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). June 2, 1803.
Coolidge, A. J. and J. B. Mansfield. A History and Description of New England, General and Local. Boston: A. J. Coolidge, 1859. 201.
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