Massachusetts 1821 State Senate, Plymouth County

Office:: State Senate (State)
Title:: State Senator
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Massachusetts 1821 State Senate, Plymouth County
Date:: 1821
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:: William Bourne, Nathan Gurney, John Thomas, Daniel Mitchell, Benjamin Ellis, Alden, scattering

Candidates:	William Bourne [1]	Nathan Gurney	John Thomas	Daniel Mitchell	Benjamin Ellis	Alden	scattering
Affiliation:	Federalist	Republican	Federalist	Republican	Republican
Final Result: [2][3][4]	1726	1590	1587	1460	162	5	178
Plymouth County	1726	1590	1587	1460	162	5	178
Town of Abington	65	117	75	108	-	-	-
Town of Bridgewater[5]	280	192	230	253	-	-	10
Town of Carver	64	45	64	45	-	-	-
Town of Duxbury[6]	110	37	108	37	-	5	2
Town of Halifax[7]	20	78	20	79	-	-	-
Town of Hanover	4	71	4	71	-	-	46
Town of Hanson	48	35	48	36	-	-	1
Town of Hingham	146	202	146	202	-	-	-
Town of Hull	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Kingston	105	31	50	32	-	-	52
Town of Marshfield	61	25	61	25	-	-	-
Town of Middleborough	215	258	168	73	162	-	3
Town of Pembroke	22	65	20	65	-	-	64
Town of Plymouth	211	116	211	116	-	-	-
Town of Plympton	69	59	69	59	-	-	-
Town of Rochester	153	92	153	92	-	-	-
Town of Scituate	132	136	132	136	-	-	-
Town of Wareham[8][9]	28	31	28	31	-	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"Whole number of votes, 3373. Necessary to make a choice, 1682." Governor's Council Records.

[3]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. John Thomas would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.

[4]"We stated a few day since that the accounts from Plymouth district made it probable that no choice of Senators had been made therein. Later accounts sate, that the Hon. Mr. Bourne, one of the federal candidates is re-elected. The whole number of votes cast is said to be 3405, of which 1703 are necessary to constitute a choice.... William Bourne 1735, Col. John Thomas 1597, Nathan Gurney 1603, Daniel Mitchell 1512." Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). April 18, 1821.

[5]The Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA) lists 251 votes for Daniel Mitchell.

[6]"7 scattering of which your old friend Alden had 5." Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). April 4, 1821.

[7]The New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA) and the Boston Patriot report 88 votes for Nathan Gurney.

[8]The New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA) reports 30 votes for both Nathan Gurney and Daniel Mitchell.

[9]The Boston Patriot reports no votes for Nathan Gurney and 30 for Daniel Mitchell.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.

Marshfield Town Records. 89.

Wareham Town Records. Book Two. 27.

Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). April 4, 1821.

New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). April 6, 1821.

Boston Commercial Gazette (Boston, MA). April 16, 1821.

New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 17, 1821.

Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). April 18, 1821.

New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 20, 1821.

Boston Patriot and Daily Mercantile Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 21, 1821.

Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). April 21, 1821.

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