Massachusetts 1791 State Senate, Bristol County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1791 State Senate, Bristol County
- Date:
- 1791
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Elisha May, Phanuel Bishop, Holder Slocum, Abiel Mitchell, Thomas Durfee, Walter Spooner, Samuel Tobey
| Candidates: | Elisha May | Phanuel Bishop | Holder Slocum | Abiel Mitchell | Thomas Durfee | Walter Spooner | Samuel Tobey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | |||||||
| Final Result: [1][2] | 851 | 827 | 805 | 792 | 723 | 380 | - |
| Bristol County | 851 | 827 | 805 | 792 | 723 | 380 | - |
| Town of Attleborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Berkley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dartmouth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dighton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Easton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Freetown | 43 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 68 | 60 | 19 |
| Town of Mansfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Bedford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Norton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Raynham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rehoboth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Somerset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Swansea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Taunton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]"No. Voters, 1710. Make a choice, 856. No choice." Governor's Council Records.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Elisha May, Thomas Durfee and Walter Spooner would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Freetown Town Records. 298.
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