Massachusetts 1799 U.S. House of Representatives, District Southern 1, Ballot 2
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1799 U.S. House of Representatives, District Southern 1, Ballot 2
- Date:
- 1799
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- Second Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Micajah Coffin, Lemuel Williams, Samuel Savage, Beriah Norton, Jonathan Moore, Israel Fearing, Ebenezer Bacon, Asa Pease, Randall Rice
| Candidates: | Micajah Coffin | Lemuel Williams | Samuel Savage | Beriah Norton | Jonathan Moore | Israel Fearing | Ebenezer Bacon | Asa Pease | Randall Rice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | |||||||||
| Final Result: [1] | 704 | 634 | 571 | 135 | 99 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Southern One | 704 | 634 | 571 | 135 | 99 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Barnstable County | 418 | 70 | 524 | 6 | 12 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Barnstable | 82 | 10 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chatham | - | - | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dennis | 1 | - | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Eastham | 44 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Falmouth | 127 | 4 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Harwich | 44 | 4 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Marshpee[2] | 12 | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Orleans | 104 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Provincetown | 1 | - | 12 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Sandwich | 2 | 16 | 80 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Truro | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wellfleet | - | 7 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Yarmouth | 1 | 28 | 111 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bristol County | 1 | 381 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dartmouth | - | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Bedford | 1 | 324 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dukes County | 2 | 62 | 5 | 124 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chilmark | - | 35 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Edgartown | - | - | 1 | 116 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tisbury | 2 | 27 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nantucket County | 283 | 101 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Nantucket | 283 | 101 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Plymouth County | - | 20 | 32 | 2 | 87 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Rochester | - | 17 | 21 | 1 | 58 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Wareham | - | 3 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 2 | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. The original election was held on November 5, 1798. A 3rd Trial would be held on April 1, 1799.
[2]Though Marshpee would be listed in the Original Election Returns throughout the late 18th and early 19th Centuries, it generally did not have votes. It was technically "lands belonging to Indians". Though it had been named Mashpee originally and was listed as such in the Original Election Returns, the 1788 act that re-incorporated it as a district officially listed it as Marshpee. This is the only known instance of votes being recorded in Marshpee for Congress in the 18th Century.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Columbian Courier (New Bedford, MA). January 19, 1799.
Columbian Courier (New Bedford, MA). January 26, 1799.
The Medley or Newbedford Marine Journal (New Bedford, MA). February 22, 1799.
Columbian Courier (New Bedford, MA). February 23, 1799.
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