Massachusetts 1792 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4, Candidate from York County

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1792 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4, Candidate from York County
Date:
1792
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
George Thacher, Nathaniel Wells, Tristram Jordan
Candidates: George ThacherNathaniel WellsTristram Jordan
Affiliation:Federalist
Final Result: [1][2][3]1319808158
District of Four1319808158
Cumberland County28728971
Town of Bakerstown[4]---
Town of Bridgetown126-
Town of Brunswick461034
Town of Cape Elizabeth-431
Town of Durham18--
Town of Falmouth6194
Town of Freeport21103
Town of Gorham3436
Town of Gray4211
Town of Harpswell613-
Town of Hebron24--
Town of New Gloucester1417-
Town of North Yarmouth1449-
Town of Otisfield182-
Town of Portland341018
Town of Raymondston[5]---
Town of Scarboro4194
Town of Standish1114-
Town of Turner81-
Town of Windham13--
Hancock County19964-
Town of Bangor[6]---
Town of Belfast12--
Town of Blue Hill102-
Town of Cambden16--
Town of Deer Isle[7]---
Town of Frankfurt28--
Town of Goldsboro27--
Town of Isleboro12--
Town of Mount Desert-16-
Town of Orrington[8]---
Town of Penobscot47--
Town of Sedgwick-12-
Town of Sullivan-16-
Town of Trenton15--
Town of Vinalhaven-18-
Plantation No. 1 E Tide Penobscot River[9]---
Plantation No. 2 E Tide Penobscot River[10]---
Plantation No. 6 E Tide Prenobscot River32--
Lincoln County37121060
Town of Ballstown8--
Town of Bath-46-
Town of Boothbay18--
Town of Bowdoin[11]---
Town of Bowdoinham-10-
Town of Bristol22--
Town of Canaan94-
Town of Cushing[12]---
Town of Edgecomb26--
Town of Fairfield11--
Town of Georgetown-41-
Town of Green-210
Town of Hallowell572-
Town of Hancock-16-
Town of Medencook[13]---
Town of Monmouth18--
Town of Mount Vernon30--
Town of Newcastle19--
Town of Nobleboro9-1
Town of Norridgewock-12-
Town of Pittston22--
Town of Pownalboro26--
Town of Readfield20--
Town of Sidney23--
Town of Thomastown56-
Town of Topsham1-28
Town of Union--21
Town of Vassalboro-20-
Town of Waldoboro215-
Town of Warren[14]---
Town of Winslow716-
Town of Winthrop361-
Town of Woolwich219-
Washington County1721-
Town of Machias134--
Town of Papamaguadda[15]---
Plantation No. 4 East Tide Union River261-
Plantation No. 5 East Tide Union River[16]---
Plantation No. 6 and 13 East Tide Union River12--
Plantation No. 22 East Tide Union River[17]---
York County29024427
Town of Arundel215-
Town of Berwick2213-
Town of Biddeford3276
Town of Brownfield182-
Town of Buxton249-
Town of Coxhall219-
Town of Francisboro101-
Town of Fryburgh23--
Town of Kittery1911-
Town of Lebanon171-
Town of Limerick155-
Town of Limington511-
Town of Littlefalls17-2
Town of Parsonsfield-14-
Town of Pepperelboro-1719
Town of Sandford1613-
Town of Shapleigh14--
Town of Washington110-
Town of Waterboro-6-
Town of Wells979-
Town of York4411-

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]Gazette of Maine (Portland, ME) December 20, 1792 "County of York. Number of Voters, 2285. Make a Choice, 1143. Hon. George Thacher, Esq Has 1319 and is chosen."
[3]"Fourth District. For a Representative for the County of York. Number of Voters, 2285. Make a choice 1143. Hon. George Thacher, Esq Has 1319 and is chosen." Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). December 12, 1792.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Bakerstown.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Raymondston.
[6]There were no votes recorded in Bangor.
[7]There were no votes recorded in Deer Isle.
[8]There were no votes recorded in Orrington.
[9]There were no votes recorded in Plantation No. 1 E Tide Penobscot River.
[10]There were no votes recorded in Plantation No. 2 E Tide Penobscot River.
[11]There were no votes recorded in Bowdoin.
[12]There were no votes recorded in Cushing.
[13]There were no votes recorded in Medencook.
[14]There were no votes recorded in Warren.
[15]There were no votes recorded in Papamaguadda.
[16]There were no votes recorded in Plantation No. 5 East Tide Union River.
[17]There were no votes recorded in Plantation No. 22 East Tide Union River.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Blue Hill Town Records. 61.
The Eastern Herald (Portland, ME). November 5, 1792.
Gazette of Maine (Portland, ME). November 8, 1792.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). December 12, 1792.
American Apollo (Boston, MA). December 14, 1792.
The Eastern Herald (Portland, ME). December 17, 1792.
Gazette of Maine (Portland, ME). December 20, 1792.
Drisko, George W. Narrative of the Town of Machias. Machias, MA: Press of the Republican, 1904. 160.
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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