Massachusetts 1824 U.S. House of Representatives, Norfolk District, Special
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1824 U.S. House of Representatives, Norfolk District, Special
- Date:
- 1824
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- John Bailey, Sherman Leland, Ebenezer Seaver, Richard Sullivan, William Ellis, scattering
Candidates: | John Bailey | Sherman Leland | Ebenezer Seaver | Richard Sullivan | William Ellis | scattering |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Republican | Federalist | ||
Final Result: [1][2][3][4] | 871 | 696 | 10 | 52 | 17 | 323 |
District of Norfolk | 871 | 696 | 10 | 52 | 17 | 323 |
Middlesex County | 179 | 123 | - | - | - | 58 |
Town of Brighton | 17 | 15 | - | - | - | - |
Town of Framingham | 51 | 28 | - | - | - | - |
Town of Holliston | 42 | 24 | - | - | - | 7 |
Town of Hopkinton | 1 | 32 | - | - | - | 48 |
Town of Natick | 33 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Newton | 16 | 8 | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Sherborn | 19 | 16 | - | - | - | 1 |
Norfolk County | 692 | 573 | - | - | - | 265 |
Town of Bellingham | 70 | 3 | - | - | - | 10 |
Town of Braintree | 18 | 38 | - | - | - | - |
Town of Brookline | 5 | 26 | - | 1 | - | - |
Town of Canton | 43 | 18 | - | - | - | 37 |
Town of Dedham | 59 | 43 | - | - | - | 14 |
Town of Dorchester | 60 | 5 | - | - | - | 22 |
District of Dover | 27 | 11 | - | - | - | - |
Town of Foxborough | 3 | 38 | - | - | - | - |
Town of Franklin | 44 | 91 | - | - | - | 3 |
Town of Medfield | 14 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 17 | - |
Town of Medway | 70 | 10 | - | - | - | 29 |
Town of Milton | 35 | 6 | - | - | - | 21 |
Town of Needham | 32 | 12 | - | - | - | 10 |
Town of Randolph | 41 | 25 | - | - | - | 8 |
Town of Roxbury | 29 | 136 | - | - | - | 39 |
Town of Sharon | 17 | 26 | - | - | - | 18 |
Town of Stoughton | 64 | 6 | - | - | - | 10 |
Town of Walpole | 14 | 4 | - | - | - | 30 |
Town of Wrentham | 47 | 65 | - | - | - | 14 |
Notes:
[1]Special election to fill the seat of William Eustis, having resigned upon being elected Governor on April 7, 1823.
[2]John Bailey had won the Special Election held on September 8, 1823, but his election was challenged by 17 citizens on the grounds that he was not a resident of the district at the time of his election. The House declared the seat vacant on March 18, 1824. 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. 80.
[3]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2nd Trial would be held on November 1, 1824.
[4]In the Original Election Returns, the scattering votes was not broken down by Candidate name, only by town.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Brookline Town Records. 554.
Boston Patriot and Daily Mercantile Advertiser (Boston, MA). September 1, 1824.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). September 1, 1824.
Boston Patriot and Daily Mercantile Advertiser (Boston, MA). September 3, 1824.
Boston Patriot and Daily Mercantile Advertiser (Boston, MA). September 4, 1824.
Village Register (Dedham, MA). September 9, 1824.
Boston Patriot and Daily Mercantile Advertiser (Boston, MA). October 13, 1824.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). October 13, 1824.
Village Register (Dedham, MA). October 14, 1824.
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. 80.
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