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 FreemanWalter SpoonerDaniel DavisWilliam JerniganDavid ThacherTimothy Phinney
Affiliation:Federalist
Presidential Candidate:John Adams
Final Result: [2]54726013032621
District of Southern One54726013032621
Barnstable County373238-32-21
Town of Barnstable951-32-21
Town of Chatham16------
Town of Dennis41------
Town of Eastham276-----
Town of Falmouth367-----
Town of Harwich430-----
Town of Provincetown65------
Town of Sandwich262-----
Town of Truro60------
Town of Wellfleet172-----
Town of Yarmouth68------
Bristol County-1462----
Town of Dartmouth-142----
Town of New Bedford--60----
Dukes County887--6--
Town of Chilmark32------
Town of Edgartown347-----
Town of Tisbury22---6--
Nantucket County8611----
Town of Nantucket8611----
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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