Massachusetts 1788 State Senate, Essex County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1788 State Senate, Essex County
- Date:
- 1788
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Tristram Dalton, Benjamin Goodhue, Azor Orne, Samuel Phillips, Jr., Stephen Choate, Samuel Holten, Jonathan Greenleaf, Peter Osgood, Jr., Daniel Kilham, Israel Hutchinson, Aaron Wood, John Manning, Richard Ward, Peter Coffin, John Choate
| Candidates: | Tristram Dalton[1] | Benjamin Goodhue[2] | Azor Orne[3] | Samuel Phillips, Jr.[4] | Stephen Choate[5] | Samuel Holten | Jonathan Greenleaf | Peter Osgood, Jr. | Daniel Kilham | Israel Hutchinson | Aaron Wood | John Manning | Richard Ward | Peter Coffin | John Choate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Anti-Federalist | Anti-Federalist | Anti-Federalist | Anti-Federalist | Anti-Federalist | Anti-Federalist | ||
| Final Result: [6][7] | 2053 | 1988 | 1980 | 1939 | 1719 | 1157 | 934 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Essex County | 2053 | 1988 | 1980 | 1939 | 1719 | 1157 | 934 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Amesbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Andover | 122 | 123 | 122 | 120 | 122 | 123 | - | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 2 | - |
| Town of Beverly | 145 | 148 | 148 | 144 | 150 | 93 | - | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | - | 66 |
| Town of Boxford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bradford[8] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Danvers | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 40 | 49 | - | 53 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 53 | - | - |
| Town of Gloucester | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Haverhill | 167 | 192 | 168 | 155 | 166 | 186 | - | 36 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 25 | - |
| Town of Ipswich | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Lynnfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lynn[9] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Manchester | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Marblehead | 149 | 52 | 152 | 149 | 151 | 91 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 90 |
| Town of Methuen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middleton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newbury[10] | 160 | 153 | 159 | 157 | 156 | 46 | 116 | 68 | 68 | - | 77 | 67 | 67 | - | - |
| Town of Newburyport[11] | 260 | 267 | 262 | 241 | 261 | 32 | 244 | - | - | 21 | 18 | - | 6 | 16 | - |
| Town of Rowley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Salem[12] | 312 | 310 | 304 | 302 | 302 | 266 | 8 | - | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Town of Salisbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Topsfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wenham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]"No. Voters, 2595. Make a choice, 1298." Governor's Council Records.
[7]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Jonathan Greenleaf would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[8]According to The Essex Journal and New-Hampshire Packet (Newburyport, MA), all of the votes cast in the town of Bradford were for the Federalist candidates.
[9]According to The Salem Mercury (Salem, MA), the candidates that received the highest number of votes in the town of Lynn are: Tristram Dalton, Benjamin Goodhue, Samuel Phillips Jr., Samuel Holten, Jonathan Greenleaf, and John Choate.
[10]The Essex Journal and New-Hampshire Packet (Newburyport, MA). states that, in the town of Newbury, there were "a few others for different persons," in addition to those votes listed above.
[11]The Essex Journal and New-Hampshire Packet (Newburyport, MA). states that, in the town of Newburyport, there were "a number of scattering votes for different persons," in addition to those totals listed above.
[12]In the town of Salem, 296 votes were cast for Samuel Phillips, Jr., and an additional 6 votes were cast for Samuel Phillips. All 302 of these votes were probably intended for the same candidate, and have been listed as such. The Essex Journal and New-Hampshire Packet (Newburyport, MA)..
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
The Salem Mercury (Salem, MA). April 8, 1788.
The Essex Journal and New-Hampshire Packet (Newburyport, MA). April 9, 1788.
The Massachusetts Centinel (Boston, MA). April 9, 1788.
The Independent Chronicle. And the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 10, 1788.
The Massachusetts Gazette (Boston, MA). April 11, 1788.
The Boston Gazette, and the Country Journal (Boston, MA). April 14, 1788.
The Essex Journal and New-Hampshire Packet (Newburyport, MA). April 16, 1788.
The Hampshire Chronicle (Springfield, MA). April 16, 1788.
The Boston Gazette, and the Country Journal (Boston, MA). June 2, 1788.
The Salem Mercury (Salem, MA). June 3, 1788.
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