Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Third Southern District
- Office:
- Electoral College (Federal)
- Title:
- Elector
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Third Southern District
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Electoral College/Elector
- Electors:
- Elisha May, Seth Paddleford, Zephaniah Leonard, James Williams, William Bayless, Stephen Bullock, Seth Bullard, George Leonard, Josiah Deane, Stephen Metcalf, Samuel Tobee, Laban Wheaton
| Electors: | Elisha May[1] | Seth Paddleford | Zephaniah Leonard | James Williams | William Bayless | Stephen Bullock | Seth Bullard | George Leonard | Josiah Deane | Stephen Metcalf | Samuel Tobee | Laban Wheaton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | ||||||||||
| Presidential Candidate: | John Adams | |||||||||||
| Final Result: [2][3] | 245 | 220 | 206 | 142 | 64 | 42 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| District of Southern Three | 245 | 220 | 206 | 142 | 64 | 42 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bristol County | 132 | 178 | 124 | 142 | 26 | 1 | - | 9 | 5 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Town of Attleborough | 104 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Berkley | - | 7 | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dighton | - | 16 | 29 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Easton | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Freetown | - | 9 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mansfield | - | 5 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Norton | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 26 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Raynham | - | 4 | 19 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rehoboth | 12 | 51 | 2 | 48 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | - |
| Town of Somerset | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Swansea | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Taunton | - | 42 | 10 | 33 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westport | 1 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Norfolk County | 113 | 42 | 82 | - | 38 | 41 | 27 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Town of Bellingham[4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Dover | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Foxborough | 6 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Franklin | 11 | - | - | - | - | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Medfield | 5 | - | - | - | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stoughton | - | 3 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Walpole | 41 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wrentham | 50 | - | 36 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]A majority was required for an elector to be elected. Elisha May was eventually chosen by the Massachusetts General Court.
[3]Elisha May 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 Bellingham.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 16, 1796.
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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