Massachusetts 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, Worcester South District
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, Worcester South District
- Date:
- 1820
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Jonathan Russell, Benjamin Adams, Seth Hastings, John Davis, Jonathan Mason, scattering
| Candidates: | Jonathan Russell[1] | Benjamin Adams | Seth Hastings | John Davis | Jonathan Mason | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | |||
| Final Result: [2] | 1386 | 1122 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| District of Worcester South | 1386 | 1122 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| Middlesex County | 63 | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hopkinton | 63 | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Worcester County | 1323 | 1082 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| Town of Brookfield | 42 | 36 | - | 4 | - | - |
| Town of Charlton | 102 | 24 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Douglas | 50 | 67 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dudley | 53 | 54 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Grafton | 56 | 11 | 44 | - | - | - |
| Town of Hardwick | 23 | 42 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leicester | 23 | 51 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mendon | 123 | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Milford | 87 | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Millbury | 33 | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Braintree | 9 | 8 | 17 | - | - | - |
| Town of North Brookfield | 20 | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northborough | 7 | 65 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northbridge | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oakham | 8 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oxford | 47 | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Paxton | 16 | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shrewsbury | 53 | 67 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Town of Southborough | 1 | 22 | 23 | - | - | - |
| Town of Southbridge | 46 | 26 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Town of Spencer | 32 | 36 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sturbridge | 33 | 34 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sutton | 126 | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Upton | 34 | 40 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Uxbridge | 62 | 85 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Town of Ward | 32 | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westborough | 28 | 32 | - | - | - | 11 |
| Town of Western | 29 | 39 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Worcester | 126 | 81 | 2 | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Based on their votes in Congress over Missouri statehood and a Tariff Bill, some Massachusetts Congressmen either did not run for re-election or were defeated. The Essex Register of November 11, 1820 in commenting on election results noted that Jonathan Russell, a Republican was elected in Worcester South over Benjamin Adams, his Federalist opponent and in Worcester North, Lewis Bigelow, a Federalist defeated both the Republican candidate and Jonas Kendall the incumbent Federalist. They pointed out that both of the defeated candidates (Adams and Kendall) were supporters of the new Tariff Bill, which was viewed as harmful to Massachusetts commerce and business. Two other congressmen, Jonathan Mason (Suffolk District), who resigned shortly before the election and Henry Shaw (Berkshire District), who chose not to run for re-election, did so because of public reaction to their votes on the Missouri question.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Charlton Town Records. Book Three. 158.
Hardwick Town Records. Vol. Three, 372.
New Braintree Town Records.
Paxton Town Records.
Southbridge Town Records, 1816-1843. 52.
Sturbridge Town Records, 1798-1824. 442.
Worcester Town Records. 114.
The National Aegis (Worcester, MA). November 8, 1820.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy, or, Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). November 8, 1820.
New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 10, 1820.
Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). November 11, 1820.
The Essex Register (Salem, MA). November 11, 1820.
Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). November 15, 1820.
The National Aegis (Worcester, MA). November 15, 1820.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy, or, Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). November 15, 1820.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy, or, Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). November 22, 1820.
The National Aegis (Worcester, MA). November 29, 1820.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy, or, Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). November 29, 1820.
Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). December 23, 1820.
The National Aegis (Worcester, MA). December 27, 1820.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). December 29, 1820.
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