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 Bartlet | Thomas Kitteridge | Theophilus Bradbury | John Mycall | John Kitteridge | Stephen Choate | Josiah Smith | Samuel Tufts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | |||||||
| Presidential Candidate: | John Adams | ||||||||
| Final Result: [2] | 365 | 265 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Middle Four | 365 | 265 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Essex County | 365 | 265 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Amesbury | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Andover | 88 | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Boxford | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bradford | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gloucester | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Hamilton | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Haverhill | 1 | 56 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ipswich | 51 | 1 | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Metheun | 1 | 13 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newbury | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newburyport | 11 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Rowley | 5 | 29 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Salisbury | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Topsfield | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wenham | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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