Massachusetts 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, Barnstable District

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, Barnstable District
Date:
1820
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
John Reed, Walter Folger, Jr., Thomas Dunham, Russell Freeman, Thomas M. Vincent, scattering
Candidates: John Reed[1]Walter Folger, Jr.Thomas DunhamRussell FreemanThomas M. Vincentscattering
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2][3]751261931114
District of Barnstable751261931114
Barnstable County51797---108
Town of Barnstable7454---16
Town of Brewster61-----
Town of Chatham33-----
Town of Dennis26-----
Town of Eastham31-----
Town of Falmouth2340---2
Town of Harwich191----
Town of Orleans19-----
Town of Provincetown20----2
Town of Sandwich58----73
Town of Truro15-----
Town of Wellfleet4----7
Town of Yarmouth1362---8
Bristol County153--2-2
Town of New Bedford153--2-2
Dukes County31269113
Town of Chilmark46----
Town of Edgartown233---3
Town of Tisbury217911-
Nantucket County50138---1
Town of Nantucket50138---1

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"Barnstable - Whole number of votes 1139 - necessary to a choice 570." Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). December 29, 1820.
[3]"We have received a communication from Dukes County recommending to the electors of Barnstable District, Thomas Dunham, Esq. as a suitable person to represent the said District in the next Congress." Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). September 16, 1820.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). September 16, 1820.
New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). November 10, 1820.
The Repertory (Boston, MA). November 11, 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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