Massachusetts 1802 State Senate, Berkshire County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1802 State Senate, Berkshire County
- Date:
- 1802
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Thompson J. Skinner, Barnabas Bidwell, Thomas Ives, Daniel Dewey, David Rosseter, William Williams, Ephraim Williams, Thomas Gold, Zebulon Herrick, King Strong
| Candidates: | Thompson J. Skinner[1] | Barnabas Bidwell[2] | Thomas Ives | Daniel Dewey | David Rosseter | William Williams | Ephraim Williams | Thomas Gold | Zebulon Herrick | King Strong |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | ||||
| Final Result: [3][4][5] | 1684 | 1684 | 702 | 674 | 467 | 408 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Berkshire County | 1684 | 1684 | 702 | 674 | 467 | 408 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Adams | 132 | 131 | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Alford | 41 | 41 | 35 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Becket | 14 | 14 | 32 | 43 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bethlehem | 8 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cheshire | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Clarksburgh | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dalton | 32 | 26 | 3 | 22 | 53 | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Egremont | 53 | 56 | 28 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Great Barrington | 29 | 29 | 83 | 75 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hancock | 36 | 36 | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lanesborough | 54 | 53 | 57 | 23 | 54 | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lee | 15 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 99 | 101 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lenox | 134 | 135 | 8 | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Louden | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mount Washington | 22 | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Ashford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Marlborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Partridgefield[6] | 21 | 21 | - | - | 93 | 88 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittsfield | 146 | 139 | 47 | 23 | 11 | 29 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Richmond | 63 | 62 | 23 | 28 | 47 | 49 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandersfield | 49 | 50 | 15 | - | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Savoy | 52 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sheffield | 83 | 79 | 72 | 92 | - | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southfield | 9 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stockbridge | 71 | 74 | 44 | 43 | 34 | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tyringham | 106 | 105 | 52 | 55 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Washington | 25 | 26 | - | - | 25 | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Stockbridge | 80 | 89 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamstown | 197 | 188 | 29 | 44 | 17 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Windsor | 55 | 53 | 35 | 31 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]"No. Voters, 2892. Make a choice, 1447." Governor's Council Records.
[4]The Sun (Pittsfield, MA) lists Thompson J. Skinner with 1704 votes and Barnabus Bidwell with 1679 votes.
[5]"The following is a Statement of the Votes given for Senators in 27 towns in the County of Berkshire.--THOMPSON J. SKINNER and BARNABAS BIDWELL, Esq'rs, were the only Republican Candidates.--THOMAS IVES, DANIEL DEWEY, WILLIAM WILLIAMS and DAVID ROSSETER, Esq'rs. were the Federal Candidates. The result is highly honorable to the County ... Majority in favour of the Republican Candidates 1132!!--Huzza for the true principles of seventy five." The Sun (Pittsfield, MA). April 26, 1802.
[6]The Sun (Pittsfield, MA) reports 23 votes for Barnabas Bidwell.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Peru Town Records. 153.
Pittsfield Town Records.
The Sun (Pittsfield, MA). April 26, 1802.
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