Massachusetts 1790 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1790 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
Date:
1790
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Shearjashub Bourne, Thomas Davis, Joshua Thomas, James Warren, George Partridge, Solomon Freeman, Seth Cushing, Nathaniel Freeman, Samuel Savage, John Gray, James Sprout, Beza Hayward, Daniel Howard, Stephen Nye, Isaac Thomson
Candidates: Shearjashub BourneThomas DavisJoshua ThomasJames WarrenGeorge PartridgeSolomon FreemanSeth CushingNathaniel FreemanSamuel SavageJohn GrayJames SproutBeza HaywardDaniel HowardStephen NyeIsaac Thomson
Affiliation:
Final Result: [1][2]298266149463212977542222
District of Five298266149463212977542222
Barnstable County231----9--7----2-
Town of Barnstable68--------------
Town of Chatham10--------------
Town of Eastham16--------------
Town of Falmouth30--------------
Town of Harwich16--------------
Town of Provincetown[3]---------------
Town of Sandwich52------------2-
Town of Truro18--------------
Town of Wellfleet-----9---------
Town of Yarmouth21-------7------
Plymouth County672661494632397-5422-2
Town of Abington[4]---------------
Town of Bridgewater3384131----5-----
Town of Carver1541------------
Town of Duxbury-21-10----------
Town of Halifax-54--3---------
Town of Hanover-451-1----------
Town of Kingston-244-2----------
Town of Marshfield75-------------
Town of Middleborough125415-------4----
Town of Pembroke-320-1-------2--
Town of Plymouth422414-7------2--2
Town of Plympton-11911-9--------
Town of Rochester44-14----1-------
Town of Scituate-46-9--6-------
Town of Wareham-79------------

Notes:

[1]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2nd Trial would be held on November 26, 1790.
[2]"Plymouth and Barnstable District. No Choice. Whole number 843. To make a choice 422." Cumberland Gazette (Portland, ME). November 15, 1790.
[3]There were no votes recorded in Provincetown.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Abington.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Cumberland Gazette (Portland, ME). November 15, 1790.
Western Star (Stockbridge, MA). November 16, 1790.

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