Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Fourth Western District
- Office:
- Electoral College (Federal)
- Title:
- Elector
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Fourth Western District
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Electoral College/Elector
- Electors:
- Joseph Allen, Moses Gill, Artemas Ward, Levi Lincoln, Nathaniel Paine, John Sprague, Thomas Mar Baker, Joseph Dorr
| Electors: | Joseph Allen[1] | Moses Gill | Artemas Ward | Levi Lincoln | Nathaniel Paine | John Sprague | Thomas Mar Baker | Joseph Dorr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | ||||||
| Presidential Candidate: | John Adams | |||||||
| Final Result: [2] | 963 | 138 | 127 | 73 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Western Four | 963 | 138 | 127 | 73 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Worcester County | 963 | 138 | 127 | 73 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Boylston | 40 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Town of Brookfield | 14 | - | 78 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlton | 46 | - | - | 7 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Town of Douglas | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dudley | 47 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Grafton | 43 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Holden | 5 | - | 14 | - | 14 | - | - | - |
| Town of Hubbardston | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lancaster | 36 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leicester | 47 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leominster | 47 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mendon | 1 | - | - | 44 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Milford | - | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northbridge | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oakham | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oxford | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Paxton | 33 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Princetown | 37 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rutland | 24 | 9 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shrewsbury | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Spencer | 3 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sterling | 46 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sutton | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Upton | - | - | 33 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Uxbridge | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ward | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Westminster | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Worcester | 72 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Joseph Allen voted for John Adams in the Electoral College. Whether his second vote was cast for Thomas Pinckney, Oliver Ellsworth or Samuel Johnston is unknown.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Douglas Town Records. Vol. III. 16.
Worcester Town Records. 312.
The New-York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). November 18, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 19, 1796.
The Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 21, 1796.
The Mercury (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Polar Star and Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 23, 1796.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 28, 1796.
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