Massachusetts 1790 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1790 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7
- Date:
- 1790
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Jonathan Grout, Artemas Ward, John Sprague, Nathan Tyler, Martin Kinsley, Levi Lincoln, Timothy Paine, Dwight Foster, Moses Gill, Nathaniel Paine, Ebenezer Chaplin, Benjamin Haywood, Elijah Brigham, Jeremiah Learned, David Bigelow, Josiah Whitney
| Candidates: | Jonathan Grout | Artemas Ward | John Sprague | Nathan Tyler | Martin Kinsley | Levi Lincoln | Timothy Paine | Dwight Foster | Moses Gill | Nathaniel Paine | Ebenezer Chaplin | Benjamin Haywood | Elijah Brigham | Jeremiah Learned | David Bigelow | Josiah Whitney |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | ||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [1][2] | 800 | 798 | 297 | 151 | 67 | 59 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Seven | 800 | 798 | 297 | 151 | 67 | 59 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Worcester County | 800 | 798 | 297 | 151 | 67 | 59 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Ashburnham | - | 37 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Athal | 12 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Barre | 41 | 20 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| District of Berlin | 1 | 23 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bolton | 1 | 20 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Boylston | 15 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brookfield | 56 | - | 39 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlton | - | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Douglas | - | 22 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dudley | 40 | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fitchburg | - | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Gardner | 16 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gerry | 29 | 15 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Grafton | 37 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hardwick | 1 | 1 | 18 | - | 31 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Harvard | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Holden | 6 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hubbardston | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lancaster | 13 | 6 | 35 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leicester | 13 | 25 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leominster | - | 54 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lunenberg | - | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mendon | 18 | 1 | 5 | 33 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Milford | - | 2 | - | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Braintree | - | 6 | 1 | - | 32 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northborough | 3 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northbridge | - | 9 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oakham | 19 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oxford | - | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Paxton | 19 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Petersham | 48 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Princetown | 12 | 51 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Royalston | 17 | 19 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rutland | 38 | 8 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shrewsbury | 22 | 32 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Town of Southborough | 21 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 6 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Spencer | 31 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sterling | 5 | 46 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sturbridge | 32 | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sutton | 33 | 10 | 8 | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Templeton | 18 | 2 | - | - | - | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Upton | 10 | 2 | 8 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Uxbridge | 1 | 1 | - | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ward | 16 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westborough | 43 | 16 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Town of Western | 10 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westminster | 20 | 47 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Winchendon | 17 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Worcester | 26 | 24 | 14 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2nd Trial would be held on November 26, 1790.
[2]"Worcester District. No Choice. Whole number 2245. A choice 1223." Cumberland Gazette (Portland, ME). November 15, 1790.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). October 12, 1790.
Cumberland Gazette (Portland, ME). November 15, 1790.
Western Star (Stockbridge, MA). November 16, 1790.
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