Massachusetts 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, District Western 1
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, District Western 1
- Date:
- 1798
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Theodore Sedgwick, Thomas Ives, John Bacon, Barnabus Bidwell, William Walker, Simon Larned, Tompson J. Skinner, William Townes, Ephraim Williams
| Candidates: | Theodore Sedgwick[1] | Thomas Ives | John Bacon | Barnabus Bidwell | William Walker | Simon Larned | Tompson J. Skinner | William Townes | Ephraim Williams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | ||||||||
| Final Result: | 1765 | 437 | 54 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Western One | 1794 | 443 | 54 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Berkshire County | 1565 | 431 | 54 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Adams | 32 | 98 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Alford | 54 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Becket | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Bethlehem | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chesire | 5 | 104 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dalton | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Egremont | 20 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Great Barrington | 39 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hancock | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lanesborough | 131 | 2 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lee | 72 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lenox | 7 | 49 | 1 | 18 | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Louden | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mount Washington | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of New Ashford | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Marlborough | 133 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Partridgefield | 64 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittsfield | 119 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Richmond | 55 | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandisfield | 94 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Savoy[2] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sheffield | 117 | 6 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Southfield[3] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stockbridge | 89 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Tyringham | 71 | 6 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Washington | 43 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Stockbridge | 46 | - | 21 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamstown | 77 | 98 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Windsor | 63 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Hampshire County | 229 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlemont | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cummington | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hawley | 46 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Plainfield | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rowe | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Worthington | 63 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]There were no votes recorded in Savoy.
[3]There were no votes recorded in Southfield.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Lee Town Records, 1777-1801. 96.
Berkshire Gazette (Pittsfield, MA). November 7, 1798.
The Western Star (Stockbridge, MA). November 13, 1798.
Berkshire Gazette (Pittsfield, MA). November 14, 1798.
Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). November 14, 1798.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 17, 1798.
Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). November 20, 1798.
Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). November 23, 1798.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). December 26, 1798.
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