Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, First Southern District
- Office:
- Electoral College (Federal)
- Title:
- Elector
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, First Southern District
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Electoral College/Elector
- Electors:
- Ebenezer Bacon, Solomon Freeman, Walter Spooner, Daniel Davis, William Jernigan, David Thacher, Timothy Phinney
| Electors: | Ebenezer Bacon[1] | Solomon Freeman | Walter Spooner | Daniel Davis | William Jernigan | David Thacher | Timothy Phinney |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | ||||||
| Presidential Candidate: | John Adams | ||||||
| Final Result: [2] | 547 | 260 | 130 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| District of Southern One | 547 | 260 | 130 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Barnstable County | 373 | 238 | - | 32 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Town of Barnstable | 95 | 1 | - | 32 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Town of Chatham | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dennis | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Eastham | 2 | 76 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Falmouth | 3 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Harwich | 4 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Provincetown | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandwich | 2 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Truro | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wellfleet | 17 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Yarmouth | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bristol County | - | 14 | 62 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dartmouth | - | 14 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Bedford | - | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Dukes County | 88 | 7 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Town of Chilmark | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Edgartown | 34 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tisbury | 22 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Nantucket County | 86 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Nantucket | 86 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Plymouth County | - | - | 67 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rochester | - | - | 38 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wareham | - | - | 29 | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Ebenezer Bacon voted for John Adams in the Electoral College. Whether his second vote was cast for Thomas Pinckney, Oliver Ellsworth or Samuel Johnston is unknown.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Truro Town Records. 97.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 19, 1796.
The Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 21, 1796.
The Mercury (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Polar Star and Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 23, 1796.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 28, 1796.
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