Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Third Eastern District
- Office:
- Electoral College (Federal)
- Title:
- Elector
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Third Eastern District
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Electoral College/Elector
- Electors:
- Nathaniel Wells, Ichabod Goodwin, Thomas Cutts, Reebard Fox Cutts, John Frost, Josiah Thacher, Joseph Morrill, Josiah Prince, Simon Frye, John Storer, Jonas Clarke
| Electors: | Nathaniel Wells[1] | Ichabod Goodwin | Thomas Cutts | Reebard Fox Cutts | John Frost | Josiah Thacher | Joseph Morrill | Josiah Prince | Simon Frye | John Storer | Jonas Clarke |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | |||||||||||
| Presidential Candidate: | |||||||||||
| Final Result: [2] | 390 | 92 | 52 | 42 | 41 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| District of Eastern Three | 390 | 92 | 52 | 42 | 41 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Cumberland County | 18 | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bridgeton | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Flintstown[3] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Standish | 3 | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| York County | 372 | 92 | 52 | 42 | 41 | - | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Town of Alfred | 13 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Arundel | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| Town of Berwick | 23 | 9 | - | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bethel | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Town of Biddeford | 6 | - | 2 | - | 5 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Brownfield Plantation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - |
| Town of Buxton | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cornish | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Coxhall | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fryburgh | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kittery | - | - | - | - | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lebanon | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Limerick | 8 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Limington | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Littlefalls Plantation[4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newfield | 4 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Parsonsfield | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pepperelboro | - | - | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandford | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shapleigh | 4 | 26 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Waterborough | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wells | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of York | 22 | 7 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Nathaniel Wells voted for John Adams in the Electoral College. Whether his second vote was cast for Thomas Pinckney, Oliver Ellsworth or Samuel Johnston is unknown.
[3]There were no votes recorded in Flintstown.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Littlefalls Plantation.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
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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