Massachusetts 1789 U.S. House of Representatives, District 8, Ballot 2
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1789 U.S. House of Representatives, District 8, Ballot 2
- Date:
- 1789
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- Second Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Timothy Paine, Jonathan Grout, Artemas Ward, Jeremiah Learned, Jonathan Warner, Abel Wilder, Moses Gill, John Sprague, Martin Kinsley, Ebenezer Chaplin, Seth Washburn
| Candidates: | Timothy Paine | Jonathan Grout | Artemas Ward | Jeremiah Learned | Jonathan Warner | Abel Wilder | Moses Gill | John Sprague | Martin Kinsley | Ebenezer Chaplin | Seth Washburn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | ||||||||||
| Final Result: [1] | 1040 | 990 | 258 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Eight | 1040 | 990 | 258 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Worcester County | 1040 | 990 | 258 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Ashburnham | 24 | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Athal | - | 12 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Barre | 12 | 48 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| District of Berlin[2] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bolton | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Boylston | 7 | 12 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brookfield | 38 | 91 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlton | 53 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Douglas | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dudley | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fitchburg | 10 | 1 | 12 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gardner | 4 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gerry | 15 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Grafton | 8 | 49 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hardwick | 22 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Harvard | 21 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Holden | 21 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Hubbardston | - | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lancaster | 48 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leicester | 16 | 3 | 17 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leominster | 49 | 9 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lunenberg | 15 | 22 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mendon[3] | 6 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Milford | 13 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Braintree | 17 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northborough | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northbridge | 25 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oakham | 3 | 25 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Oxford | 34 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Paxton | 9 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Petersham | 20 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Princetown | 49 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Royalston | 1 | 44 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rutland | 36 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shrewsbury | 2 | 46 | 45 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Southborough | 9 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Spencer | 17 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sterling | 29 | 4 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sturbridge | 33 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sutton | 61 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Templeton | 28 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Upton | 18 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Uxbridge | 11 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ward | 2 | 13 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Westborough | 17 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Western | 22 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westminster | 37 | 14 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Winchendon | 21 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Worcester | 67 | 40 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. The original election was held on December 18, 1788. A 3rd Trial would be held on March 2, 1789.
[2]There were no votes recorded in Berlin.
[3]There were no votes recorded in Mendon.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Jensen, Merrill and Robert A. Becker, ed. The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections: 1788-1790. Vol. I. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1976. 662-667.
Metcalf, John G. Annals of the Town of Mendon, from 1659 to 1880. Providence: E. L. Freeman, 1880. 441-442.
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