Massachusetts 1792 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4, Candidate from Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
Date:
1792
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Daniel Davis, Peleg Wadsworth, David Mitchell, Josiah Thacher, William Wedgery, William Martin, John Waite, Samuel Freeman, John Peterson, Stephen Longfellow, John Fox, Stephen Hall, John May, Robert Southgate
Candidates: Daniel DavisPeleg WadsworthDavid MitchellJosiah ThacherWilliam WedgeryWilliam MartinJohn WaiteSamuel FreemanJohn PetersonStephen LongfellowJohn FoxStephen HallJohn MayRobert Southgate
Affiliation:FederalistFederalist
Final Result: [1][2][3]78475122919281675341412319631
District of Four78475122919281675341412319631
Cumberland County8314955143645753123531763-
Town of Bakerstown[4]--------------
Town of Bridgetown-17------------
Town of Brunswick42-------35-----
Town of Cape Elizabeth-11-25----------
Town of Durham---17----------
Town of Falmouth211--3112---11--
Town of Freeport----1-34-------
Town of Gorham67-34----------
Town of Gray----1520--------
Town of Harpswell6213-----------
Town of Hebron-15--10---------
Town of New Gloucester-111-18---------
Town of North Yarmouth--351-35-1------
Town of Otisfield-17------------
Town of Portland2530-32151311-21653-
Town of Raymondston[5]--------------
Town of Scarboro11417--4--1----
Town of Standish1212-----------
Town of Turner-6--2---------
Town of Windham---17----------
Hancock County22824------------
Town of Bangor[6]--------------
Town of Belfast-14------------
Town of Blue Hill11-------------
Town of Cambden210------------
Town of Deer Isle[7]--------------
Town of Frankfurt27-------------
Town of Goldboro27-------------
Town of Isleboro12-------------
Town of Mount Desert16-------------
Town of Orrington[8]--------------
Town of Penobscot47-------------
Town of Sedgwick6-------------
Town of Sullivan15-------------
Town of Trenton15-------------
Town of Vinalhaven18-------------
Plantation No. 1 E Tide Penobscot River[9]--------------
Plantation No. 2 E Tide Penobscot River[10]--------------
Plantation No. 6 E Tide Penobscot River32-------------
Lincoln County1373461091315--7613----
Town of Ballstown-8------------
Town of Bath-141-7---------
Town of Boothbay18-------------
Town of Bowdoin[11]--------------
Town of Bowdoinham--10-----------
Town of Bristol-21------------
Town of Canaan-15------------
Town of Cushing[12]--------------
Town of Edgecomb25-------------
Town of Fairfield8-------------
Town of Georgetown--40-----------
Town of Green-10--5---------
Town of Hallowell2142------------
Town of Hancock-16------------
Town of Medencook[13]--------------
Town of Monmouth-18------------
Town of Mount Vernon-28------------
Town of Newcastle1010------------
Town of Nobleboro37------------
Town of Norridgewock---12----------
Town of Pittston-21------------
Town of Pownalboro25-------------
Town of Readfield-20------------
Town of Sidney218--1---------
Town of Thomastown65------------
Town of Topsham7---2---613----
Town of Union-19------------
Town of Vassalboro-20------------
Town of Waldoboro-16------------
Town of Warren[14]--------------
Town of Winslow1019-1----------
Town of Winthrop132------------
Town of Woolwich1-18----7------
Washington County11163--1---------
Town of Machias9837------------
Town of Papamaguadda[15]--------------
Plantation No. 4 E. Tide Union River-26--1---------
Plantation No. 5 E. Tide Union River[16]--------------
Plantation No. 6 and 13 E. Tide Union River13-------------
Plantation No. 22 E. Tide Union River[17]--------------
York County2251696536110-22-72--1
Town of Arundel114------------
Town of Berwick712131-----1----
Town of Biddeford1624-----------1
Town of Brownfield119------------
Town of Buxton1319------------
Town of Coxhall21-------------
Town of Francisboro-9------------
Town of Fryburgh-22------------
Town of Kittery13-217----------
Town of Lebanon121------------
Town of Limerick-11-7----------
Town of Limington42-10----------
Town of Littlefalls18-------------
Town of Parsonsfield410------------
Town of Pepperelboro-19211--5-62---
Town of Sandford12-14-----------
Town of Shapleigh17-------------
Town of Washington1----10--------
Town of Waterboro-6------------
Town of Wells54-15----17------
Town of York31119-----------

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 County of Cumberland. Number of Voters, 2291. Make a Choice, 1146. No Choice." 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 E. Tide Union River.
[17]There were no votes recorded in Plantation No. 22 E. 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.
The Eastern Herald (Portland, ME). December 24, 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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