Massachusetts 1821 State Senate, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket District

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1821 State Senate, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket District
Date:
1821
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Braddock Dimmick, Elijah Cobb, George Myrick, Thomas M. Vincent, Thomas Dunham
Candidates: Braddock DimmickElijah CobbGeorge MyrickThomas M. VincentThomas Dunham
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [1][2]650530---
District of Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket650530---
Barnstable County-----
Town of Barnstable-----
Town of Brewster-----
Town of Chatham-27---
Town of Dennis-----
Town of Eastham-----
Town of Falmouth-----
Town of Harwich-----
Town of Orleans-----
Town of Provincetown-----
Town of Sandwich-----
Town of Truro-24---
Town of Wellfleet-----
Town of Yarmouth-----
Dukes County-----
Town of Chilmark-----
Town of Edgartown-----
Town of Tisbury55-1885
Nantucket County-----
Town of Nantucket162109---

Notes:

[1]"Whole number of votes, 1355. Necessary to make a choice, 628." Governor's Council Records.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Elijah Cobb would subsequently be chosen by the Massachusetts General Court.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Chatham Town Records. 36.
Tisbury Town Records. 405.
Truro Town Records. 237.
New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). April 13, 1821.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). May 16, 1821.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). June 2, 1821.
Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). June 6, 1821.

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