Massachusetts 1804 State Senate, Essex County

Office:: State Senate (State)
Title:: State Senator
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Massachusetts 1804 State Senate, Essex County
Date:: 1804
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:: Nathaniel Marsh, Enoch Titcomb, William Prescott, Elias H. Derby, John Phillip, Jr., John Heard, Joseph Sprague, Thomas Kittredge, Daniel Kilham, William Pearson, Josiah Smith, James Prince, Joseph Marquand, scattering

Candidates:	Nathaniel Marsh [1]	Enoch Titcomb [2]	William Prescott [3]	Elias H. Derby [4]	John Phillip, Jr.[5]	John Heard [6]	Joseph Sprague	Thomas Kittredge	Daniel Kilham	William Pearson	Josiah Smith	James Prince	Joseph Marquand	scattering
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican
Final Result: [7][8][9][10][11][12]	3332	3331	3322	3317	3315	3307	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Essex County	3332	3331	3322	3317	3315	3307	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Amesbury[13]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Andover[14][15]	204	204	204	204	204	204	195	195	195	195	195	195	-	-
Town of Beverly[16]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Boxford[17][18]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Bradford[19]	116	116	116	116	116	116	30	30	30	30	30	30	-	-
Town of Danvers[20]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Gloucester[21]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Hamilton[22]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Haverhill	152	153	153	153	152	153	153	152	153	152	153	151	-	-
Town of Ipswich[23]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Lynn[24]	108	108	108	108	108	108	275	275	275	275	275	275	-	-
District of Lynnfield[25]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Manchester[26]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Marblehead[27]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Metheun[28][29]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Middleton[30]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Newbury	202	199	202	203	199	202	129	129	127	124	122	93	-	48
Town of Newburyport	398	400	384	391	389	389	186	185	180	189	184	175	-	-
Town of Rowley[31]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Salem	510	513	511	507	514	504	547	545	547	547	545	545	-	-
Town of Salisbury	61	59	68	59	60	60	60	61	58	50	58	47	3	-
Town of Topsfield[32]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Wenham[33]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]"No. Voters, 6131. Make a choice, 3066." Governor's Council Records.

[8]The Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA) and The New-England Palladium (Boston, MA) report 6131 total votes, with 3066 votes needed to make a choice.

[9]"The above three towns [Newbury, Newburyport, Salisbury] give a larger federal majority than we had anticipated, considering the unwearied exertions of the democrats. ... Salisbury gave a larger federal majority for Senators this year than last." Newburyport Herald (Newburyport, MA). April 3, 1804.

[10]"The Senatorial Votes in Salem, Beverly, Marblehead, Lynn, Rowley, Danvers and Ipswich, were for the Federal Ticket 1432.--For the Anti-federal Ticket 1532." Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 4, 1804.

[11]"The Antifederalists have spared no pains to turn the vote of Essex County in their favour. We are happy that the above statement of the votes proves they have not succeeded. The above are all the towns in the county excepting Methuen and Amesbury, and give the Federal Republican list a majority of Four Hundred and Seventy Six votes. Should the votes of those two towns be as last year, it will increase the majority to 503." Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). April 5, 1804.

[12]"The Federal Candidates are elected by a handsome majority." New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 6, 1804.

[13]70 votes for the Federalist ticket and 60 votes for the Republican ticket.

[14]Newburyport Herald (Newburyport, MA) and The Political Calendar (Newburyport, MA) report 202 votes for the Federal ticket and 188 votes for the Republican ticket in Andover.

[15]The New-England Palladium (Boston, MA) lists 191 votes for the Republican ticket.

[16]224 votes for the Federalist ticket and 97 votes for the Republican ticket.

[17]108 votes for the Federalist ticket and 22 votes for the Republican ticket.

[18]The New-England Palladium (Boston, MA) lists 116 votes for the Federalist ticket and 30 votes for the Republican ticket.

[19]Newburyport Herald (Newburyport, MA), April 6, and The Political Calendar (Newburyport, MA) report 113 votes for the Federal ticket and 35 votes for the Republican ticket.

[20]220 votes for the Federalist ticket and 122 votes for the Republican ticket.

[21]163 votes for the Federalist ticket and 249 votes for the Republican ticket.

[22]80 votes for the Federalist ticket and 8 votes for the Republican ticket.

[23]205 votes for the Federalist ticket and 164 votes for the Republican ticket.

[24]"From Lynn.--'Republicanism has again triumphed over the ignis fatuous or mock sun of federalism in this place. We had ... for Senators, Joseph Sprague, Thomas Kittredge, Daniel Kilham, Wm. Pearson, James Prince, and Josiah Smith, 275 each. Anti-Republican Ticket--... The highest number on the tory ticket for Senators was 108.'" Salem Register (Salem, MA). April 5, 1804.

[25]36 votes for the Federalist ticket and 13 votes for the Republican ticket.

[26]88 votes for the Federalist ticket and 2 votes for the Republican ticket.

[27]32 votes for the Federalist ticket and 287 votes for the Republican ticket.

[28]The Political Calendar (Newburyport, MA) reports 92 votes for the Federalist ticket and 78 votes for the Republican ticket.

[29]The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA) reports 93 votes for the Federalist ticket and 77 votes for the Republican ticket.

[30]41 votes for the Federalist ticket and 57 votes for the Republican ticket.

[31]130 votes for the Federalist ticket and 62 votes for the Republican ticket.

[32]77 votes for the Federalist ticket and 33 votes for the Republican ticket.

[33]30 votes for the Federalist ticket and 25 votes for the Republican ticket.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.

Haverhill Observer (Haverhill, MA). April 3, 1804.

Newburyport Herald (Newburyport, MA). April 3, 1804.

Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 4, 1804.

The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). April 5, 1804.

Salem Register (Salem, MA). April 5, 1804.

Newburyport Herald (Newburyport, MA). April 6, 1804.

New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 6, 1804.

Salem Register (Salem, MA). April 9, 1804.

Haverhill Observer (Haverhill, MA). April 10, 1804.

The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). April 10, 1804.

Political Calendar (Newburyport, MA). April 16, 1804.

New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). May 15, 1804.

Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 19, 1804.

The Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). June 4, 1804.

Republican Spy (Springfield, MA). June 4, 1804.

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