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 BaileySherman LelandEbenezer SeaverRichard SullivanWilliam Ellisscattering
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [1][2][3][4]871696105217323
District of Norfolk871696105217323
Middlesex County179123---58
Town of Brighton1715----
Town of Framingham5128----
Town of Holliston4224---7
Town of Hopkinton132---48
Town of Natick33----1
Town of Newton168---1
Town of Sherborn1916---1
Norfolk County692573---265
Town of Bellingham703---10
Town of Braintree1838----
Town of Brookline526-1--
Town of Canton4318---37
Town of Dedham5943---14
Town of Dorchester605---22
District of Dover2711----
Town of Foxborough338----
Town of Franklin4491---3
Town of Medfield1410105117-
Town of Medway7010---29
Town of Milton356---21
Town of Needham3212---10
Town of Randolph4125---8
Town of Roxbury29136---39
Town of Sharon1726---18
Town of Stoughton646---10
Town of Walpole144---30
Town of Wrentham4765---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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