Massachusetts 1788 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1788 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6
Date:
1788
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
George Thatcher, Josiah Thacher, Nathaniel Willson, William Lithgow, Jr., Samuel Thompson, Thomas Cutts, Daniel Cony, William Gorham, Joshua B. Osgood, John Fox, David Sewall, Thomas Rice
Candidates: George Thatcher[1]Josiah ThacherNathaniel WillsonWilliam Lithgow, Jr.Samuel ThompsonThomas CuttsDaniel ConyWilliam GorhamJoshua B. OsgoodJohn FoxDavid SewallThomas Rice
Affiliation:Federalist
Final Result: [2][3]5881827323212016125431
District of Six5881827323212016125431
Cumberland County87132153--------
Town of Bridgetown[4]------------
Town of Brunswick[5]------------
Town of Cape Elizabeth[6]------------
Town of Falmouth[7]------------
Town of Gorham-35----------
Town of Gray[8]------------
Town of Harpswell10-----------
Town of New Gloucester221----------
Town of North Yarmouth21412---------
Town of Portland23283---------
Town of Raymondstown[9]------------
Town of Royalsboro[10]------------
Town of Scarboro224----------
Town of Standish222-3--------
Town of Windham-8----------
Lincoln County32827-203-1612--21
Town of Balltown[11]------------
Town of Bath314----------
Town of Boothbay[12]------------
Town of Bowdoinham[13]------------
Town of Bristol[14]------------
Town of Canaan35-----------
Town of Edgecomb4--20--------
Town of Georgetown22-----------
Town of Hallowell74-----16-----
Town of Lewistown[15]------------
Town of Machias[16]------------
Town of Medencook[17]------------
Town of New Castle61-----------
Town of Norridgewalk35-----------
Town of Pittstown[18]------------
Town of Pownalboro26-----------
Town of Saint George[19]------------
Town of Thomastown[20]------------
Town of Topsham213--------2-
Town of Union-------12----
Town of Vassalboro32---2------1
Town of Waldoboro[21]------------
Town of Wales[22]------------
Town of Walpole[23]------------
Town of Warren[24]------------
Town of Washington[25]------------
Town of Winslow9---1-------
Town of Winthrop51-----------
Town of Woolwich[26]------------
York County1732358-1820--541-
Town of Arundel1-10--15------
Town of Berwick----7----4--
Town of Biddeford8-10---------
Town of Brownfield[27]------------
Town of Buxton8141---------
Town of Coxhall1-10-------1-
Town of Fryburgh111-----5---
Town of Kittery30-----------
Town of Lebanon[28]------------
Town of Limerick----11-------
Town of Littlefalls[29]------------
Town of Parsonfield[30]------------
Town of Pepperrelboro168----------
Town of Sandford26-5---------
Town of Shapleigh31-----------
Town of Wells18-2--5------
Town of York33-19---------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"The elections in the country have, in general, been very thinly attended - owing in some measure to the late fall of snow, making the passing bad." The Massachusetts Centinel (Boston, MA). December 20, 1788.
[3]"Only 948 voters out of a total population of over 90,000 voted in the first federal election in Maine." The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections: 1788-1790, Vol. I. p 578.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Bridgetown.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Brunswick.
[6]There were no votes recorded in Cape Elizabeth.
[7]There were no votes recorded in Falmouth.
[8]There were no votes recorded in Gray.
[9]There were no votes recorded in Raymondstown.
[10]There were no votes recorded in Royalsboro.
[11]There were no votes recorded in Balltown.
[12]There were no votes recorded in Boothbay.
[13]There were no votes recorded in Bowdoinham.
[14]There were no votes recorded in Bristol.
[15]There were no votes recorded in Lewistown.
[16]There were no votes recorded in Machias.
[17]There were no votes recorded in Medencook.
[18]There were no votes recorded in Pittstown.
[19]There were no votes recorded in Saint George.
[20]There were no votes recorded in Thomastown.
[21]There were no votes recorded in Waldoboro.
[22]There were no votes recorded in Wales.
[23]There were no votes recorded in Walpole.
[24]There were no votes recorded in Warren.
[25]There were no votes recorded in Washington.
[26]There were no votes recorded in Woolwich.
[27]There were no votes recorded in Brownfield.
[28]There were no votes recorded in Lebanon.
[29]There were no votes recorded in Littlefalls.
[30]There were no votes recorded in Parsonfield.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
The Massachusetts Centinel (Boston, MA). December 20, 1788.
The Hampshire Chronicle (Springfield, MA). January 14, 1789.
The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). January 20, 1789.
Jensen, Merrill and Robert A. Becker, ed. The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections: 1788-1790. Vol. I. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1976. 578-583.

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