Massachusetts 1824 U.S. House of Representatives, Norfolk District, Special, Ballot 2

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1824 U.S. House of Representatives, Norfolk District, Special, Ballot 2
Date:
1824
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Special
Iteration:
Second Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
John Bailey, Richard Sullivan, Samuel Bugbee, Sherman Leland, Ebenezer Seaver, scattering
Candidates: John BaileyRichard SullivanSamuel BugbeeSherman LelandEbenezer Seaverscattering
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [1][2][3]12166806471445273
District of Norfolk12166806471445273
Middlesex County2611516257119
Town of Brighton-2413---
Town of Framingham4150261-1
Town of Holliston46351--8
Town of Hopkinton461121-13
Town of Natick 594----
Town of Newton[4]306156-7
Town of Sherborn3921----
Norfolk County955529585875154
Town of Bellingham[5]7423--7
Town of Braintree42--37--
Town of Brookline-4525---
Town of Canton662402231
Town of Dedham5824613-9
Town of Dorchester1303434-22
District of Dover21134---
Town of Foxborough-201217-1
Town of Franklin9101297--
Town of Medfield166520-1-
Town of Medway106298--1
Town of Milton88426-16
Town of Needham4726----
Town of Randolph972019--
Town of Roxbury32721841020-
Town of Sharon72710-43
Town of Stoughton117-10---
Town of Walpole320342-11
Town of Wrentham422584--13

Notes:

[1]Special election to fill the seat of William Eustis, having resigned upon being elected Governor on April 7, 1823.
[2]John Bailey had won the Special Election held on September 8, 1823, but his election was challenged by 17 citizens on the grounds that he was not a resident of the district at the time of his election. The House declared the seat vacant on March 18, 1824. Dubin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1998. 80.
[3]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. The original election was held on August 30, 1824. A 3rd Trial would be held on November 29, 1824.
[4]The votes from Newton were not included in the Original Returns.
[5]The votes from Bellingham were not included in the Original Returns.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Brookline Town Records. 555.
Boston Patriot and Daily Mercantile Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 6, 1824.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). November 13, 1824.
The Essex Register (Salem, MA). November 15, 1824.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 17, 1824.
Franklin Herald and Public Advertiser (Greenfield, MA). November 23, 1824.
Dubin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1998. 80.

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