Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Third Western District
- Office:
- Electoral College (Federal)
- Title:
- Elector
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Third Western District
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Electoral College/Elector
- Electors:
- Ebenezer Mattoon, Daniel Bigelow, Thomas Dwight, Jonathan Warner, Martin Kinsley, Simeon Strong, Adam Clark, Samuel Lyman, Caleb Strong
| Electors: | Ebenezer Mattoon[1] | Daniel Bigelow | Thomas Dwight | Jonathan Warner | Martin Kinsley | Simeon Strong | Adam Clark | Samuel Lyman | Caleb Strong |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | |||||
| Presidential Candidate: | John Adams | ||||||||
| Final Result: [2][3] | 685 | 394 | 64 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Western Three | 685 | 394 | 64 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hampshire County | 566 | 45 | 64 | - | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Town of Amherst | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Belchertown | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brimfield | - | - | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Granby | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenwich | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Holland | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leverett | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Longmeadow | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ludlow | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Monson | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Salem | 6 | 7 | - | - | 13 | 2 | - | - | - |
| District of Orange | - | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Palmer | 34 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pelham | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Shutesbury[4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of South Brimfield | 3 | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of South Hadley | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Springfield | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Ware | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Warwick | 39 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wendell | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wilbraham[5] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Worcester County | 119 | 349 | - | 49 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Athal | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Barre | - | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gardner | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Gerry | - | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hardwick | 4 | 24 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Braintree | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Petersham | 3 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Royalston | - | - | - | 39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rutland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sturbridge | 18 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Templeton | 1 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Western | 29 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Winchendon | - | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Amherst Town records list Ebenezer Mattoon as Ebenezer Mattoon, Jr.
[3]Ebenezer Mattson voted for John Adams in the Electoral College. Whether his second vote was cast for Thomas Pinckney, Oliver Ellsworth or Samuel Johnston is unknown.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Shutesbury.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Wilbraham.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Amherst Town Records. 176.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 19, 1796.
The Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 21, 1796.
The Mercury (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Polar Star and Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 23, 1796.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 28, 1796.
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