Massachusetts 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District Western 2
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District Western 2
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- William Shepard, Samuel Henshaw, William Lyman, John Williams, Warham Parks, Joseph Lyman, Ebenezer Hunt, Samuel Fowler, Joseph Lyman, Ebenezer Mattson, Justin Ely, William Coleman, Jonathan E. Porter
| Candidates: | William Shepard | Samuel Henshaw | William Lyman | John Williams | Warham Parks | Joseph Lyman | Ebenezer Hunt | Samuel Fowler | Joseph Lyman | Ebenezer Mattson | Justin Ely | William Coleman | Jonathan E. Porter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | ||||||||||
| Final Result: [1] | 823 | 424 | 381 | 71 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Western Two | 823 | 424 | 381 | 71 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hampshire County | 823 | 424 | 381 | 71 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Ashfield | 21 | - | 2 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bernardston | 14 | - | 9 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Blandford | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Buckland | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chester | 43 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chesterfield | 35 | 31 | 19 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Colrain | 30 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Conway | 89 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Deerfield | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Easthampton | 6 | 36 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gill | 21 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Town of Goshen | 8 | 16 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Granville | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenfield | 22 | 1 | 17 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hadley | 35 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Hatfield | 17 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Heath | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Leyden[2] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middlefield | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montague | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montgomery | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northampton | 4 | 131 | 31 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northfield | - | 3 | 15 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Norwich | 1 | 19 | 14 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Russell | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shelburne | 1 | - | - | 1 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southampton | 60 | 29 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southwick | 17 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sunderland | 5 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Springfield | 7 | - | 228 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Town of Westfield | 57 | - | 6 | - | 3 | 15 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westhampton | 4 | 49 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Whately | 23 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamsburg | 2 | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2nd Trial would be held on January 16, 1797.
[2]There was no meeting held in Leyden.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). November 9, 1796.
Greenfield Gazette, Or, Massachusetts and Vermont Telegraphe (Greenfield, MA). November 10, 1796.
Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). November 16, 1796.
Greenfield Gazette, Or, Massachusetts and Vermont Telegraphe (Greenfield, MA). November 17, 1796.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 17, 1796.
Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). November 18, 1796.
The Providence Gazette (Providence, RI). December 31, 1796.
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