Massachusetts 1801 U.S. House of Representatives, District Western 1, Ballot 2
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1801 U.S. House of Representatives, District Western 1, Ballot 2
- Date:
- 1801
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- Second Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- John Bacon, Ephraim Williams, William Walker, William Williams, Elisha Lee, David Rosseter, Henry Dwight, Thomas Ives, Ezra Starkweather, scattering
| Candidates: | John Bacon[1] | Ephraim Williams | William Walker | William Williams | Elisha Lee | David Rosseter | Henry Dwight | Thomas Ives | Ezra Starkweather | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | ||||||
| Final Result: [2] | 2384 | 1679 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| District of Western One | 2384 | 1679 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Berkshire County | 2266 | 1300 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Adams | 182 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Alford | 34 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Becket | 21 | 54 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Bethlehem | 10 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chesire | 210 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dalton | 42 | 31 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Egremont | 52 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Great Barrington | 91 | 56 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hancock | 32 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lanesborough | 77 | 95 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lee | 43 | 103 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lenox | 140 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Louden | 29 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mount Washington | 23 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of New Ashford | 38 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Marlborough | 43 | 151 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Partridgefield | 60 | 88 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittsfield | 164 | 49 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Richmond | 73 | 38 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandisfield | 57 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sheffield | 114 | 111 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Stockbridge | 94 | 76 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Tyringham | 115 | 57 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Washington | 80 | 16 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Stockbridge | 85 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamstown | 212 | 45 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Windsor | 61 | 21 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hampshire County | 118 | 379 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| Town of Charlemont | 11 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cummington | 31 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Hawley | 4 | 106 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Plainfield[3] | 8 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Town of Rowe | 10 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Worthington | 54 | 78 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. John Bacon did receive a majority in the general election held on November 3, 1800. However, the votes from Mount Washington and New Ashford were deemed improper and were rejected by the Governor's Council. This left Bacon short of a majority and a second election was required.
[3]The votes from Plainfield were not included in the Original Election Returns.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Pittsfield Town Records.
Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). March 11, 1801.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). March 17, 1801.
The Sun (Pittsfield, MA). March 17, 1801.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). March 24, 1801.
Boston Gazette, Commercial and Political (Boston, MA). March 26, 1801.
Columbian Courier (New Bedford, MA). April 17, 1801.
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