Massachusetts 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District Middle 3, Special
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District Middle 3, Special
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Samuel Sewall, Jonathan Ingersoll, John Norris, Leammi Baldwin, Samuel Holten, Elias Hacket Derby, Jr., James Banuress, John Brooks, John Cabot, William Cleveland, Nathan Deane, Benjamin Hodge, Jacob Sanderson, Jonathan Waldo
| Candidates: | Samuel Sewall | Jonathan Ingersoll | John Norris | Leammi Baldwin | Samuel Holten | Elias Hacket Derby, Jr. | James Banuress | John Brooks | John Cabot | William Cleveland | Nathan Deane | Benjamin Hodge | Jacob Sanderson | Jonathan Waldo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | |||||||||||
| Final Result: [1][2] | 183 | 129 | 121 | 60 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Middle Three | 183 | 129 | 121 | 60 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Essex County | 144 | 129 | 71 | 3 | 21 | 23 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Beverly | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Danvers | 5 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lynn | 26 | - | - | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Lynnfield | 7 | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Manchester | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Marblehead | 52 | - | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middleton | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Salem | 27 | 89 | 18 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middlesex County | 33 | - | 50 | 57 | 18 | - | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bedford[3] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Billerica | 26 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Burlington[4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Malden | 6 | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Medford[5] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Reading | - | - | 24 | 18 | - | - | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stoneham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tewksbury | 1 | - | 26 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wilmington[6] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Woburn | - | - | - | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suffolk County | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chelsea | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Special election to fill the seat of Benjamin Goodhue, resigned in June 1796 having been elected U.S. Senator.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2nd Trial would be held on September 12, 1796.
[3]"Return made but no Votes given." Original Election Returns.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Burlington.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Medford.
[6]There were no votes recorded in Wilmington.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
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