Massachusetts 1795 State Senate, Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth Counties
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1795 State Senate, Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth Counties
- Date:
- 1795
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Peleg Coffin, John Davis, Isaac Thompson, Benjamin Whitman, Josiah Smith, William Jernigan
| Candidates: | Peleg Coffin[1] | John Davis[2] | Isaac Thompson | Benjamin Whitman | Josiah Smith | William Jernigan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | ||||||
| Final Result: [3][4] | 568 | 522 | 454 | 409 | - | - |
| District of Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth | 568 | 522 | 454 | 409 | - | - |
| Dukes County | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chilmark | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Edgartown | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tisbury | 17 | 15 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Nantucket County | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sherburn | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plymouth County | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Abington | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bridgewater | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Carver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Duxbury | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Halifax | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hanover | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kingston | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Marshfield | 32 | 26 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 1 |
| Town of Middleborough | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pembroke | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plymouth | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plympton | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rochester | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Scituate | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wareham | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]"No. Voters, 959. Make a choice, 480." Governor's Council Records.
[4]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Isaac Thompson would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Marshfield Town Records. 354.
Tisbury Town Records. 298.
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