Massachusetts 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, Essex North District

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, Essex North District
Date:
1816
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
William B. Bannister, Thomas Kitteridge, Samuel L. Knapp, Ebenezer Mosely, Jeremiah Nelson, scattering
Candidates: William B. BannisterThomas KitteridgeSamuel L. KnappEbenezer MoselyJeremiah Nelsonscattering
Affiliation:FederalistRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [1][2]8998051991172425
District of Essex North8998051991172425
Essex County8706921991172425
Town of Amesbury4743---1
Town of Andover152180----
Town of Boxford4211-1-4
Town of Bradford592813---
Town of Hamilton29131---
Town of Haverhill12693----
Town of Ipswich6131--1-
Town of Methuen7465----
Town of Middleton3445----
Town of Newbury3913360-9
Town of Newburyport928517040239
Town of Rowley4621128-2
Town of Salisbury1242-8--
Town of Topsfield5722----
Middlesex County29113----
Town of Dracut29113----

Notes:

[1]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2nd Trial would be held on January 27, 1817.
[2]It was announced in the Newburyport Herald and Merrimack Intelligencer (Haverhill, MA) that Jeremiah Nelson, the incumbent Congressman had declined being considered being a candidate for re-election

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Newburyport Herald, and Commercial Gazette (Newburyport, MA). November 8, 1816.
Merrimack Intelligencer (Haverhill, MA). November 9, 1816.
Newburyport Herald, and Commercial Gazette (Newburyport, MA). November 15, 1816.
Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). December 19, 1816.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). December 19, 1816.
Newburyport Herald, and Commercial Gazette (Newburyport, MA). December 20, 1816.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). December 21, 1816.
Merrimack Intelligencer (Haverhill, MA). December 21, 1816.
Portland Gazette, and Maine Advertiser (Portland, ME). December 21, 1816.

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