Massachusetts 1798 State Senate, Worcester County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1798 State Senate, Worcester County
Date:
1798
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Josiah Stearns, Salem Town, Bazeleel Taft, Elijah Brigham, Levi Lincoln, Thomas Hale, John Sprague, Pliney Merrick, Benjamin Heywood, Benjamin Reed, Ezekiel Taft, Joseph Fox, Andrew Peters, Benjamin Joslin, Nathan Fisher, Artemas Howe, Martin Kinsley, Phineas Upham, T. Whiting, Nathaniel Paine, Benjamin Blake, Seth Hastings, Aaron Marsh, Artemas Ward, Joseph Allen, Daniel Bigelow, John Chamberlain, Daniel Clapp, William Hinshaw, Jonas How, Edward Raymond
Candidates: Josiah Stearns[1]Salem Town[2]Bazeleel Taft[3]Elijah Brigham[4]Levi LincolnThomas HaleJohn SpraguePliney MerrickBenjamin HeywoodBenjamin ReedEzekiel TaftJoseph FoxAndrew PetersBenjamin JoslinNathan FisherArtemas HoweMartin KinsleyPhineas UphamT. WhitingNathaniel PaineBenjamin BlakeSeth HastingsAaron MarshArtemas WardJoseph AllenDaniel BigelowJohn ChamberlainDaniel ClappWilliam HinshawJonas HowEdward Raymond
Affiliation:Federalist
Final Result: [5][6]1842172216991393656593-------------------------
Worcester County1842172216991393656593-------------------------
Town of Ashburnham-------------------------------
Town of Athal-------------------------------
Town of Barre-------------------------------
District of Berlin-------------------------------
Town of Bolton-------------------------------
Town of Boylston-------------------------------
Town of Brookfield[7]818027817542363-4---2--------2--11-1-1
Town of Charlton-------------------------------
Town of Douglas-------------------------------
Town of Dudley-------------------------------
Town of Fitchburg-45-33---12-454533----12--------------
Town of Gardner-------------------------------
Town of Gerry-------------------------------
Town of Grafton-------------------------------
Town of Hardwick32163123630171-----------4-----------
Town of Harvard-------------------------------
Town of Holden-------------------------------
Town of Hubbardston-------------------------------
Town of Lancaster5455-3727-5244-----------------------
Town of Leicester-------------------------------
Town of Leominster-------------------------------
Town of Lunenberg-------------------------------
Town of Mendon434346-331229------15------6----------
Town of Milford-------------------------------
Town of New Braintree-------------------------------
Town of Northborough-------------------------------
Town of Northbridge-------------------------------
Town of Oakham22212215-20---------9-----------1---
Town of Oxford-------------------------------
Town of Paxton191719192-216-1---------------------
Town of Petersham-------------------------------
Town of Princeton43434326117--42----------------------
Town of Royalston-------------------------------
Town of Rutland-------------------------------
Town of Shrewsbury43-4231-41-----------------------8-
Town of Southborough-------------------------------
Town of Spencer2121207192--13--------------2-------
Town of Sterling-------------------------------
Town of Sturbridge39393918-38-20-----------------------
Town of Sutton-------------------------------
Town of Templeton-------------------------------
Town of Upton-------------------------------
Town of Uxbridge-------------------------------
Town of Ward-------------------------------
Town of Westborough6159573912-12-289----16----------------
Town of Western3712437213-27-2--22--5-10------1------
Town of Westminster-------------------------------
Town of Winchendon-------------------------------
Town of Worcester6672-5468-56311---------3-2-------1-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]"No. Voters, 1967. Make a choice, 984." Governor's Council Records.
[6]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Thomas Hale would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[7]Benjamin Joslin received 2 votes as Benjamin Josten.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Brookfield Town Records.
Hardwick Town Records. 216.
Oakham Town Records. 373.
Paxton Town Records. Book Two. 130.
Princeton Town Records.
Spencer Town Records.
Warren Town Records. 46.
Worcester Town Records. 349.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 4, 1798.
Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). April 6, 1798.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 11, 1798.
Davis, Walter A., ed. The Old Records of the Town of Fitchburgh. Vol. 3. Fitchburg, MA: Sentinel Printing, 1899. 138.
Metcalf, John G. Annals of the Town of Mendon, from 1659 to 1880. Providence: E. L. Freeman, 1880. 462.

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