Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Fourth Middle District

Office:
Electoral College (Federal)
Title:
Elector
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Fourth Middle District
Date:
1796
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Electoral College/Elector
Electors:
Samuel Phillips, Bailey Bartlet, Thomas Kitteridge, Theophilus Bradbury, John Mycall, John Kitteridge, Stephen Choate, Josiah Smith, Samuel Tufts
Electors: Samuel Phillips[1]Bailey BartletThomas KitteridgeTheophilus BradburyJohn MycallJohn KitteridgeStephen ChoateJosiah SmithSamuel Tufts
Affiliation:FederalistFederalist
Presidential Candidate:John Adams
Final Result: [2]36526557332111
District of Middle Four36526557332111
Essex County36526557332111
Town of Amesbury-29-------
Town of Andover88-16------
Town of Boxford-22-------
Town of Bradford27--------
Town of Gloucester53-----1--
Town of Hamilton31--------
Town of Haverhill1563------
Town of Ipswich511122-----
Town of Metheun11319------
Town of Newbury-40-------
Town of Newburyport11753132-11
Town of Rowley5294------
Town of Salisbury20--------
Town of Topsfield35--------
Town of Wenham42--------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Samuel Phillips voted for John Adams in the Electoral College. Whether his second vote was cast for Thomas Pinckney, Oliver Ellsworth or Samuel Johnston is unknown.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Political Gazette (Newburyport, MA). November 11, 1796.
The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). November 11, 1796.
The Mercury (Boston, MA). November 15, 1796.
The New-York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). November 18, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 19, 1796.
The Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 21, 1796.
The Mercury (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Polar Star and Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 23, 1796.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 23, 1796.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 28, 1796.

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