Massachusetts 1824 U.S. House of Representatives, Norfolk District, Special, Ballot 3

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1824 U.S. House of Representatives, Norfolk District, Special, Ballot 3
Date:
1824
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Special
Iteration:
Third Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
John Bailey, Rufus G. Amory, Sherman Leland, Ebenezer Seaver, Richard Sullivan, scattering
Candidates: John Bailey[1]Rufus G. AmorySherman LelandEbenezer SeaverRichard Sullivanscattering
Affiliation:Republican
Final Result: [2][3][4][5]166110654741514118
District of Norfolk166110654741514118
Middlesex County28224513--27
Town of Brighton12251--1
Town of Framingham556312--8
Town of Holliston4537----
Town of Hopkinton3126---15
Town of Natick728---1
Town of Newton3044---2
Town of Sherborn3742----
Norfolk County1379820461151491
Town of Bellingham7821---
Town of Braintree35-30--3
Town of Brookline2571---
Town of Canton791262--34
Town of Dedham1206247--8
Town of Dorchester1781276--11
District of Dover3411---2
Town of Foxborough241522---
Town of Franklin80289--1
Town of Medfield36812--2
Town of Medway138817--1
Town of Milton94353---
Town of Needham47128---
Town of Randolph902313---
Town of Roxbury942283315143
Town of Sharon15426--1
Town of Stoughton11722--5
Town of Walpole[6]442922--10
Town of Wrentham741087--10

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. The original election was held on August 30, 1824 and a 2nd Trial was held on November 1, 1824.
[3]In Holliston, 37 votes for Rufus G. Amory and 2 votes in Medfield for Sherman Leland were not recorded in the Original Election Returns. Had either of them been counted, John Bailey would not have had the required majority to be elected.
[4]Special election to fill the seat of William Eustis, having resigned upon being elected Governor on April 7, 1823.
[5]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.
[6]Walpole listed as Walham in the Original Election Returns.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Brookline Town Records. 555.
New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 30, 1824.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). December 1, 1824.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). December 1, 1824.
Boston Patriot and Daily Mercantile Advertiser (Boston, MA). December 1, 1824.
American Statesman and City Register (Boston, MA). December 2, 1824.
Boston Commercial Gazette (Boston, MA). December 2, 1824.
Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). December 2, 1824.
American Statesman and City Register (Boston, MA). December 4, 1824.
Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). December 4, 1824.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). December 4, 1824.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). December 9, 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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