Massachusetts 1792 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3, Candidate from Barnstable or Plymouth County

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1792 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3, Candidate from Barnstable or Plymouth County
Date:
1792
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
John Davis, Shearjashub Bourne, James Warren, Daniel Howard, Nathaniel Freeman, Jr., George Partridge, Isaac Thompson, Joseph Smith, Andrew Croswell, Thomas Davis, Phillip Freeman, Gad Hitchcock, Josiah Smith, James Sprout
Candidates: John DavisShearjashub BourneJames WarrenDaniel HowardNathaniel Freeman, Jr.George PartridgeIsaac ThompsonJoseph SmithAndrew CroswellThomas DavisPhillip FreemanGad HitchcockJosiah SmithJames Sprout
Affiliation:
Final Result: [1][2][3]904498454523424183111111
District of Three904498454523424183111111
Barnstable County-231--32---------
Town of Barnstable-45------------
Town of Chatham[4]-20------------
Town of Eastham-17------------
Town of Falmouth-11--32---------
Town of Harwich-22------------
Town of Provincetown[5]--------------
Town of Sandwich-26------------
Town of Truro-24------------
Town of Wellfleet[6]--------------
Town of Yarmouth-66------------
Bristol County313703082----------
Town of Attleborough49-72----------
Town of Berkley19-------------
Town of Dartmouth--5-----------
Town of Dighton13-------------
Town of Easton--13-----------
Town of Freetown--30-----------
Town of Mansfield267------------
Town of New Bedford14133-----------
Town of Norton626------------
Town of Raynham15-5-----------
Town of Rehoboth1166153-----------
Town of Somerset[7]--------------
Town of Swansea2-62-----------
Town of Taunton53515-----------
Town of Westport-1315-----------
Dukes County174117-----------
Town of Chilmark127------------
Town of Edgartown-1417-----------
Town of Tisbury16-------------
Nantucket County26565--2---------
Town of Nantucket26565--2---------
Plymouth County3099112950-24183111111
Town of Abington-1-12-2--------
Town of Bridgewater16-1325-13---11---
Town of Carver42-------------
Town of Duxbury18-------------
Town of Halifax1592--------111
Town of Hanover7--13-5--------
Town of Kingston28-------------
Town of Marshfield23-------------
Town of Middleborough26-14---18-------
Town of Pembroke--27--4-3------
Town of Plymouth90264-----1-----
Town of Plympton1793-----------
Town of Rochester-495-----------
Town of Scituate19-------------
Town of Wareham8211-----------

Notes:

[1]"The Massachusetts law provided for a complex method of voting. The voters of Districts One and Two each could vote for four candidates, but the votes had to be distributed as follows: one vote for a candidate from each of the three counties in the district and one additional vote for any candidate from any part of the district. In the Third District each voter had two votes; one had to be cast for a candidate from Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties and the other for a candidate from Bristol and Plymouth. In addition all voters in the above three districts cast one additional vote for any candidate from anywhere in the three districts, listed in the returns as at-large. Voters of the Fourth District had three votes, one for a candidate from York, another from Cumberland and the other from any of the remaining counties of this district." Dubin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1998. 9.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2nd Trial would be held on January 14, 1793.
[3]"For a Representative for the Counties of Plymouth and Barnstable. Number of Voters, 1973. Make a choice, 987. No choice." Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). December 12, 1792.
[4]The votes from Chatham were not included in the Original Election Returns.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Provincetown.
[6]There were no votes recorded in Wellfleet.
[7]There were no votes recorded in Somerset.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Chatham Town Records. 110.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). December 12, 1792.
American Apollo (Boston, MA). December 14, 1792.
Dubin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1998. 9.

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