Massachusetts 1797 U.S. House of Representatives, District Western 2, Ballot 2
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1797 U.S. House of Representatives, District Western 2, Ballot 2
- Date:
- 1797
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- Second Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- William Shepard, William Lyman, John Williams, Samuel Henshaw, Ebenezer Hunt, William Coleman, Jacob Day, Samuel Fowler, Joseph Lyman, Warham Park
| Candidates: | William Shepard[1] | William Lyman | John Williams | Samuel Henshaw | Ebenezer Hunt | William Coleman | Jacob Day | Samuel Fowler | Joseph Lyman | Warham Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | |||||||||
| Final Result: [2] | 1610 | 373 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Western Two | 1610 | 373 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hampshire County | 1610 | 373 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Ashfield | 118 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bernardston[3][4] | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Blandford | 88 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Buckland | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chester | 49 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chesterfield | 53 | 11 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Colrain | 32 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Conway | 89 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Deerfield | 23 | 1 | 10 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Easthampton | 49 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gill[5] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Goshen | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Granville | 99 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenfield | 31 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hadley | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hatfield | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Heath | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Leyden | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middlefield | 12 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montague | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montgomery | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northampton | 127 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Northfield | 15 | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Norwich | 32 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Russell | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shelburne | 38 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Southampton | 101 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southwick | 27 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sunderland | 33 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Springfield | 3 | 278 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Westfield | 66 | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westhampton | 49 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Whately | 43 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamsburg | 77 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. The original election was held on November 7, 1796.
[3]The votes from Bernardston were not included in the Original Election Returns.
[4]Votes recorded in Town Records. Leyden, 158.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Gill.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Leyden Town Records. 158.
Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). January 25, 1797.
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