Massachusetts 1820 Electoral College, Berkshire District
- Office:
- Electoral College (Federal)
- Title:
- Elector
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1820 Electoral College, Berkshire District
- Date:
- 1820
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Electoral College/Elector
- Electors:
- Timothy Child, Hugo Burghardt, Joseph Woodbridge, Thomas W. Dwight, William P. Walker, Benjamin W. Crowninshield, Daniel Collins, W. Dwight, Levi Lincoln, Nathaniel Willis
| Electors: | Timothy Child | Hugo Burghardt | Joseph Woodbridge | Thomas W. Dwight | William P. Walker | Benjamin W. Crowninshield | Daniel Collins | W. Dwight | Levi Lincoln | Nathaniel Willis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | |||||||
| Presidential Candidate: | ||||||||||
| Final Result: [1] | 1373 | 1321 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Berkshire | 1373 | 1321 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Berkshire County | 1362 | 1265 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Adams | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Alford | 34 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Becket[2] | 2 | 49 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chesire | 99 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Clarksburg[3] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dalton | 24 | 28 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Egremont[4] | 52 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Florida[5] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Great Barrington | 29 | 109 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hancock[6] | 18 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hinsdale[7] | 16 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lanesborough | 42 | 54 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Lee | 16 | 159 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lenox[8] | 115 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mount Washington | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of New Ashford[9] | 22 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Marlborough | 49 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Otis[10] | 30 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Peru | 3 | 44 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittsfield[11] | 128 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Richmond | 41 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandisfield | 88 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Savoy | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sheffield | 61 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stockbridge | 47 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tyringham | 40 | 41 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Town of Washington | 23 | 18 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Stockbridge[12] | 49 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamstown | 73 | 38 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Windsor[13] | 33 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hampshire County | 11 | 56 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middlefield | 11 | 56 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Hugo Burghardt was absent when the Electors met to cast their ballots. The Electors then unanimously choose Joseph Woodbridge as his replacement.
[2]The Berkshire Star (Stockbridge, MA) reports 50 votes for Hugo Burghardt.
[3]There were no votes recorded in Clarksburg.
[4]The votes from Egremont were not included in the Original Election Returns.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Florida.
[6]The Berkshire Star (Stockbridge, MA) reports 32 votes for Hugo Burghardt.
[7]The Berkshire Star (Stockbridge, MA) reports 14 votes for Timothy Child and 55 for Hugo Burghardt.
[8]The Berkshire Star (Stockbridge, MA) reports 119 votes for Timothy Child and 44 for Hugo Burghardt.
[9]The votes from New Ashford were rejected as "return not good" and the votes were not included in the Official Totals.
[10]The Berkshire Star (Stockbridge, MA) reports 12 votes for Timothy Child and 42 for Hugo Burghardt.
[11]The Berkshire Star (Stockbridge, MA) reports 129 votes for Timothy Child.
[12]The Berkshire Star (Stockbridge, MA) reports 53 votes for Timothy Child and 39 for Hugo Burghardt.
[13]The Berkshire Star (Stockbridge, MA) reports 30 votes for Hugo Burghardt.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Berkshire Star (Stockbridge, MA). November 9, 1820.
Berkshire Star (Stockbridge, MA). November 16, 1820.
The Essex Register (Salem, MA). December 9, 1820.
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