Massachusetts 1788 U.S. Senate, Ballot 7

Office:
U.S. Senate (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Senator
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1788 U.S. Senate, Ballot 7
Date:
1788
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
Seventh Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
Candidates:
Tristram Dalton, scattering
Candidates: Tristram Dalton[1]scattering
Affiliation:
Final Result: --
House of Representatives[2]7867
State Senate[3]--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The whole number of votes cast in the House was 145, with 73 votes needed to have the required majority vote.
[3]The State Senate would concur on the vote of Tristram Dalton as the second U.S. Senator.

References:

The Hampshire Chronicle (Springfield, MA). December 3, 1788.

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