Massachusetts 1805 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1805 Governor
Date:
1805
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Caleb Strong, James Sullivan, William Heath, Edward H. Robbins, Elbridge Gerry, Simon Elliot, William Eustis, Uriah Norton, Bernard Paxton, Levi Lincoln, Isaac Barnard, James Bowdoin, James Bradbury, Moses Charles, David Cobb, Nehemiah Coffin, George Cushing, Nehemiah Elnathan, Samuel French, Luther Godard, Thomas Hare, Oliver Harris, Jonathan Heansey, S. Howard, David Prince, Francis Qarles, Jr., Alperes Simon, Ephraim Spooner, James Sumner, Samuel Titcomb, William Tufts
Candidates: Caleb Strong[1]James SullivanWilliam HeathEdward H. RobbinsElbridge GerrySimon ElliotWilliam EustisUriah NortonBernard PaxtonLevi LincolnIsaac BarnardJames BowdoinJames BradburyMoses CharlesDavid CobbNehemiah CoffinGeorge CushingNehemiah ElnathanSamuel FrenchLuther GodardThomas HareOliver HarrisJonathan HeanseyS. HowardDavid PrinceFrancis Qarles, Jr.Alperes SimonEphraim SpoonerJames SumnerSamuel TitcombWilliam Tufts
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: 3521333743130512153332111111111111111111111
Barnstable County6408632----------------------------
Town of Barnstable731821----------------------------
Town of Brewster941-----------------------------
Town of Chatham[2]61251----------------------------
Town of Dennis6527-----------------------------
Town of Eastham1633-----------------------------
Town of Falmouth12132-----------------------------
Town of Harwich1201-----------------------------
Town of Orleans1577-----------------------------
Town of Provincetown576-----------------------------
Town of Sandwich47141-----------------------------
Town of Truro43------------------------------
Town of Wellfleet612-----------------------------
Town of Yarmouth9536-----------------------------
Berkshire County1924252766---------1-----------------
Town of Adams46167-----------------------------
Town of Alford4942-1---------------------------
Town of Becket88531----------------------------
Town of Bethlehem3623-----------------------------
Town of Chesire1211-----------------------------
Town of Clarksburg1425-----------------------------
Town of Dalton4553-----------------------------
Town of Egremont3264-----------------------------
Town of Great Barrington12971-1---------------------------
Town of Hancock3751-----------------------------
Town of Hinsdale6619-1---------------------------
Town of Lanesborough951151----------------------------
Town of Lee15230-----------------------------
Town of Lenox34155-----------------------------
Town of Louden4217-----------------------------
Town of Mount Washington1026-----------------------------
District of New Ashford1148-----------------------------
Town of New Marlborough134701----------1-----------------
Town of Partridgefield10128-----------------------------
Town of Pittsfield89202-----------------------------
Town of Richmond919611---------------------------
Town of Sandisfield73110-2---------------------------
Town of Savoy681-----------------------------
Town of Sheffield121129-----------------------------
District of Southfield117-----------------------------
Town of Stockbridge90103-----------------------------
Town of Tyringham911221----------------------------
Town of Washington5854-----------------------------
Town of West Stockbridge5077-----------------------------
Town of Williamstown631831----------------------------
Town of Windsor4995-----------------------------
Bristol County14731732-----------------------------
Town of Attleborough167129-----------------------------
Town of Berkley7161-----------------------------
Town of Dartmouth8587-----------------------------
Town of Dighton62103-----------------------------
Town of Easton29117-----------------------------
Town of Freetown22170-----------------------------
Town of Mansfield6768-----------------------------
Town of New Bedford284122-----------------------------
Town of Norton7189-----------------------------
Town of Raynham6183-----------------------------
Town of Rehoboth167222-----------------------------
Town of Somerset4745-----------------------------
Town of Swansea-125-----------------------------
Town of Taunton199187-----------------------------
Town of Troy3579-----------------------------
Town of Westport10654-----------------------------
Cumberland County208913631-2-------------------1------
Town of Baldwin717-----------------------------
Town of Bridgetown5337-----------------------------
Town of Brunswick15654-----------------------------
Town of Cape Elizabeth5930-----------------------------
Town of Durham5546-----------------------------
Town of Falmouth1101701----------------------------
Town of Freeport161110-----------------------------
Town of Gorham16490-----------------------------
Town of Gray26123-----------------------------
Town of Harpswell724-----------------------------
Town of Harrison[3][4]-------------------------------
Town of New Gloucester8988-----------------------------
Town of North Yarmouth34324----------------------1------
Town of Otisfield9111-----------------------------
Town of Pejepscot4724-----------------------------
Town of Poland4441-----------------------------
Town of Portland425243--2--------------------------
Town of Raymond2416-----------------------------
Town of Scarborough33171-----------------------------
Town of Standish4357-----------------------------
Town of Windham877-----------------------------
Dukes County16019911---------------------------
Town of Chilmark339-----------------------------
Town of Edgartown7331-1---------------------------
Town of Tisbury54691----------------------------
Essex County4015300944-------------11------1-----
Town of Amesbury7366-----------------------------
Town of Andover20324213---------------------------
Town of Beverly281124-----------------------------
Town of Boxford11823-----------------------------
Town of Bradford12940-----------------------------
Town of Danvers230134-----------------------------
Town of Gloucester173226-----------------------------
Town of Hamilton10022-1-------------1-------1-----
Town of Haverhill177134-----------------------------
Town of Ipswich2621381----------------------------
Town of Lynn214293-----------------------------
District of Lynnfield3919-----------------------------
Town of Manchester897-----------------------------
Town of Marblehead41327-----------------------------
Town of Metheun9782-----------------------------
Town of Middleton4062-----------------------------
Town of Newbury320138-----------------------------
Town of Newburyport480186----------------1------------
Town of Rowley15879-----------------------------
Town of Salem571525-----------------------------
Town of Salisbury7983-----------------------------
Town of Topsfield99372----------------------------
Town of Wenham4222-----------------------------
Hampshire County661531581391----1-----------1---------
Town of Amherst19034-----------------------------
Town of Ashfield14563-----------------------------
Town of Belchertown23733-----------------------------
Town of Bernardston5156-----------------------------
Town of Blandford82572----------------------------
Town of Brimfield16124-----------------------------
Town of Buckland9148-----------------------------
Town of Charlemont10619-----------------------------
Town of Chester102106-----------------------------
Town of Chesterfield11383-----------------------------
Town of Colrain17239-----------------------------
Town of Conway1531041----------------------------
Town of Cummington101551----------------------------
Town of Deerfield2513-----------------------------
District of Easthampton1113-----------------------------
Town of Gill6224-----------------------------
Town of Goshen8017-----------------------------
Town of Granby9929-----------------------------
Town of Granville16510614---------------------------
Town of Greenfield10361-----------------------------
Town of Greenwich11142-------------------1---------
Town of Hadley15714-----------------------------
Town of Hatfield74621----------------------------
Town of Hawley10617-----------------------------
Town of Heath9020-----------------------------
Town of Holland3716-----------------------------
Town of Leverett5447-----------------------------
District of Leyden5178-----------------------------
Town of Longmeadow8639-----------------------------
Town of Ludlow2763-----------------------------
Town of Middlefield8530-----------------------------
Town of Monson11783-----------------------------
Town of Montague10515-----------------------------
Town of Montgomery3745-----------------------------
Town of New Salem15373--1--------------------------
Town of Northfield5274-------1---------------------
Town of Northampton34967-----------------------------
Town of Norwich8127-----------------------------
District of Orange5366-----------------------------
Town of Palmer8416-----------------------------
Town of Pelham9350-----------------------------
District of Plainfield10412-----------------------------
Town of Rowe6221-----------------------------
Town of Russell2526-----------------------------
Town of Shelburne12428-----------------------------
Town of Shutesbury8928-----------------------------
Town of South Brimfield4031-----------------------------
Town of South Hadley10024-----------------------------
Town of Southampton17715-----------------------------
Town of Southwick19126-----------------------------
Town of Springfield175100-----------------------------
Town of Sunderland849-----------------------------
Town of Ware6852-----------------------------
Town of Warwick10686-----------------------------
Town of Wendell9129-----------------------------
Town of West Springfield116283-----------------------------
Town of Westfield10111251---------------------------
Town of Westhampton1241-----------------------------
Town of Whately7847-----------------------------
Town of Wilbraham9911723---------------------------
Town of Williamsburg12340-----------------------------
Town of Worthington13353-1---------------------------
Hancock County522123422---3-----------------------
Town of Bangor3551-----------------------------
Town of Belfast4569-----------------------------
Town of Blue Hill5318-1---------------------------
Town of Buckstown4811-----------------------------
Town of Castine38321----------------------------
Davistown Plantation1822-----------------------------
Town of Deer Isle1995-----------------------------
Eddington Plantation625-----------------------------
Town of Eden-46-----------------------------
Town of Ellsworth1013-----------------------------
Town of Frankfurt20731----------------------------
Town of Gouldsborough3214-----------------------------
Town of Hampden1461-----------------------------
Town of Islesborough168-----------------------------
Town of Lincolnville1171-----------------------------
Town of Mount Desert[5]-------------------------------
Town of Northport731-----------------------------
Town of Orland275-----------------------------
Town of Orrington1980-----------------------------
Town of Penobscot-93-----------------------------
Town of Prospect1582-----------------------------
Town of Sedgwick4764-----------------------------
Stillwater Plantation426-----------------------------
Town of Sullivan1726-----------------------------
Town of Surry1255-1---------------------------
Town of Trenton929-----------------------------
Town of Vinalhaven-93-----3-----------------------
No. 4 Plantation[6]-------------------------------
No. 8 and 9 Plantation-38-----------------------------
Kennebec County1027237711-------------------1-----1-
Town of Anson1139-----------------------------
Town of Athens1012-----------------------------
Town of Avon220-----------------------------
Town of Augusta99116-----------------------------
Town of Belgrade1067-----------------------------
Town of Canaan64221----------------------------
Town of Chesterville1919-----------------------------
Town of Clinton384-----------------------------
Town of Cornville1816-----------------------------
Town of Embden-26-----------------------------
Town of Fairfax1551-----------------------------
Town of Fairfield3356-----------------------------
Town of Farmington44126-----------------------------
Town of Fayette1576-----------------------------
Town of Gardiner1531-----------------------------
Town of Green2767-----------------------------
Town of Hallowell100107-1---------------------------
Town of Harlem1544-----------------------------
Town of Harmony171-----------------------------
Town of Industry1131---------------------1-------
Town of Leeds17102-----------------------------
Town of Madison-43-----------------------------
Town of Mercer320-----------------------------
Town of Monmouth15121-----------------------------
Town of Mount Vernon9123-----------------------------
New Portland Plantation[7]-------------------------------
Town of New Sharon1170-----------------------------
Town of New Vineyard837-----------------------------
Town of Norridgewock2750-----------------------------
Town of Pittston2658-----------------------------
Town of Readfield4078-----------------------------
Town of Rome623-----------------------------
Town of Sidney4373-----------------------------
Town of Starks1321-----------------------------
Town of Strong1317-----------------------------
Town of Temple1521-----------------------------
Town of Unity653-----------------------------
Town of Vassalborough8573-----------------------------
Town of Vienna138-----------------------------
Town of Waterville26118-----------------------------
Town of Wayne2439-----------------------------
Town of Wilton453-----------------------------
Town of Winslow1064---------------------------1-
Town of Winthrop9771-----------------------------
Lincoln County17421458461-1--11---1-----1----------
Ballstown Plantation24128-----------------------------
Town of Bath13663-----------------------------
Town of Boothbay8036-----------------------------
Town of Bowdoin1213-----------------------------
Town of Bowdoinham4537-----------------------------
Town of Bristol93126-----------------------------
Town of Camden5480-----------------------------
Town of Cushing734-----------------------------
Town of Dresden5158-----------------------------
Town of Edgecomb2159-----------------------------
Town of Georgetown9694-----------------------------
Town of Hope3031-----------------------------
Town of Lewiston1093-----------------------------
Town of Lisbon79--4----------------1----------
Town of Litchfield5139--1--------------------------
Little River Plantation1815-----------------------------
Town of Medencook-31-----------------------------
Town of New Castle5359-------1---------------------
Town of New Milford985-----------------------------
Town of Nobleborough1165-----------------------------
Town of Palermo1436-----------------------------
Town of Saint George[8]-------------------------------
Town of Thomastown8556--------1---1----------------
Town of Topsham76321----------------------------
Town of Union47521----------------------------
Town of Waldoborough15343----1------------------------
Town of Wales631-----------------------------
Town of Warren10647-----------------------------
Town of Wescasset1009722---------------------------
Town of Woolwich6718-----------------------------
Middlesex County26833951126451---------------1--------
Town of Acton251181-1--------------------------
Town of Ashby6353-----------------------------
Town of Bedford2854-----------------------------
Town of Billerica11859-----------------------------
District of Boxboro541-----------------------------
Town of Burlington4228-----------------------------
Town of Cambridge21621341------------------1--------
Town of Carlisle10931----------------------------
Town of Charlestown262483---5-------------------------
Town of Chelmsford7998-----------------------------
Town of Concord107118-1---------------------------
Town of Dracut11175-----------------------------
Town of Dunstable1249-----------------------------
Town of East Sudbury5283-----------------------------
Town of Framingham110841----------------------------
Town of Groton118106-----------------------------
Town of Holliston3764-----------------------------
Town of Hopkinton27150-----------------------------
Town of Lexington22151-----------------------------
Town of Lincoln2162--2--------------------------
Town of Littleton27701----------------------------
Town of Malden4692-----------------------------
Town of Marlborough41131-1---------------------------
Town of Medford12923-----------------------------
Town of Natick3050----1------------------------
Town of Newton13849-1---------------------------
Town of Pepperell49122-----------------------------
Town of Reading193102-1---------------------------
Town of Sherborn6047-----------------------------
Town of Shirley1674-----------------------------
Town of Stoneham156-----------------------------
Town of Stow20621----------------------------
Town of Sudbury36143-----------------------------
Town of Tewksbury45681----------------------------
Town of Townsend5593-----------------------------
District of Tyngsborough5228-----------------------------
Town of Waltham4577-1---------------------------
Town of Watertown7177--1--------------------------
Town of Westford631082----------------------------
Town of Weston11443-----------------------------
Town of Wilmington3265-----------------------------
Town of Woburn5589-----------------------------
Nantucket County82203----1--------1---------------
Town of Nantucket82203----1--------1---------------
Norfolk County14382076133---3--1-------------------
Town of Bellingham3151-----------------------------
Town of Braintree8580-----------------------------
Town of Brookline3745-----------------------------
Town of Canton24110-----------------------------
Town of Cohasset5919-----------------------------
Town of Dedham83198--1--------------------------
Town of Dorchester119187---------1-------------------
District of Dover2645-----------------------------
Town of Foxborough3055-----------------------------
Town of Franklin12766-----------------------------
Town of Medfield6743-----------------------------
Town of Medway5571-----------------------------
Town of Milton651071----------------------------
Town of Needham3992-----------------------------
Town of Quincy9828-----------------------------
Town of Randolph23119-----------------------------
Town of Roxbury125306--1---3----------------------
Town of Sharon6854-2---------------------------
Town of Stoughton28102-----------------------------
Town of Walpole6692-----------------------------
Town of Weymouth8986-----------------------------
Town of Wrentham94120-11--------------------------
Oxford County601839311--------------------------
Town of Albany156-----------------------------
Town of Bethel1636-----------------------------
Town of Brownfield145-----------------------------
Town of Buckfield2161-----------------------------
Town of Dixfield2114-----------------------------
Town of East Andover926-----------------------------
Town of Fryburgh4876-----------------------------
Town of Gilead108-----------------------------
Town of Hartford2133-----------------------------
Town of Hebron6731-----------------------------
Hiram Plantation612-----------------------------
Town of Jay2826-----------------------------
Town of Livermore48631----------------------------
Town of Lovell191-----------------------------
Town of Minot8779-----------------------------
Town of Norway392511---------------------------
Town of Paris20961----------------------------
Porterfield Plantation132-----------------------------
Town of Rumford1444-----------------------------
Town of Sumner1419-----------------------------
Town of Turner2990-----------------------------
Town of Waterford6716--1--------------------------
Plymouth County15861921812----------------------1---
Town of Abington91124-----------------------------
Town of Bridgewater273303312----------------------1---
Town of Carver4933-----------------------------
Town of Duxbury75112-----------------------------
Town of Halifax1385-----------------------------
Town of Hanover29111-----------------------------
Town of Hingham14176-----------------------------
Town of Hull215-----------------------------
Town of Kingston8758-----------------------------
Town of Marshfield57601----------------------------
Town of Middleborough176282-----------------------------
Town of Pembroke741642----------------------------
Town of Plymouth185117-----------------------------
Town of Plympton6664-----------------------------
Town of Rochester123130-----------------------------
Town of Scituate1141402----------------------------
Town of Wareham3138-----------------------------
Suffolk County26161263--5--------------------------
Town of Boston25871253--5--------------------------
Town of Chelsea2010-----------------------------
Washington County293121-----------------------------
Town of Addison2013-----------------------------
Town of Cherryfield36------------------------------
Town of Columbia64------------------------------
Town of Eastport2332-----------------------------
Town of Harrington1425-----------------------------
Town of Machias6336-----------------------------
Town of Steuben434-----------------------------
No. 4 Plantation[9]-------------------------------
No. 5 Plantation[10]-------------------------------
No. 22 Plantation3012-----------------------------
Worcester County4771326372112-----------1--1------1-1-1
Town of Ashburnham6859--------------1--------------
Town of Athal10317-----------------------------
Town of Barre1311441----------------------------
District of Berlin884-----------------------------
Town of Bolton90421----------------------------
Town of Boylston10030-----------------------------
Town of Brookfield29312412---------------------------
Town of Charlton85172-----------------------------
Town of Dana1649-----------------------------
Town of Douglas8671-----------------------------
Town of Dudley7961-----------------------------
Town of Fitchburg8287-----------------------------
Town of Gardner7622-----------------------------
Town of Gerry1158-----------------------------
Town of Grafton521061----------------------------
Town of Hardwick126561----------------------------
Town of Harvard51148-----------------------------
Town of Holden13024-----------------------------
Town of Hubbardston507913---------------------------
Town of Lancaster13886--1--------------------------
Town of Leicester10856-----------------------------
Town of Leominster11687-1---------------------------
Town of Lunenberg7093-1---------------------------
Town of Mendon42144-----------------------------
Town of Milford43701----------------------------
Town of New Braintree959----------------------------1
Town of Northborough9615-----------------------------
Town of Northbridge3638-----------------------------
Town of Oakham6632-----------------------------
Town of Oxford6861-----------------------------
Town of Paxton6418-----------------------------
Town of Petersham11688-----------------------------
Town of Princetown1425-----------------------------
Town of Royalston13436-----------------------------
Town of Rutland9171-----------------------------
Town of Shrewsbury12253--------------------------1--
Town of Southborough9215-----------------------------
Town of Spencer109-63----------------1------1----
Town of Sterling16828-4---------------------------
Town of Sturbridge12387-----------------------------
Town of Sutton119178-----------------------------
Town of Templeton102671----------------------------
Town of Upton6442-----------------------------
Town of Uxbridge105107-----------------------------
Town of Ward4245-----------------------------
Town of Westborough7093--1--------------------------
Town of Western5961-----------------------------
Town of Westminster14836-----------------------------
Town of Winchendon10345-----------------------------
Town of Worcester1091941----------------------------
York County9362186----------1------------------
Town of Alfred2053-----------------------------
Town of Arundel7072-----------------------------
Town of Berwick88242-----------------------------
Town of Biddeford2078----------1------------------
Town of Buxton66120-----------------------------
Town of Cornish1651-----------------------------
Town of Kittery14168-----------------------------
Town of Lebanon52103-----------------------------
Town of Limerick1951-----------------------------
Town of Limington6497-----------------------------
Town of Lyman5232-----------------------------
Town of Newfield4227-----------------------------
Town of Parsonsfield44131-----------------------------
Town of Phillipsburg1496-----------------------------
Town of Saco14202-----------------------------
Town of Sandford15131-----------------------------
Town of Shapleigh[11]9200-----------------------------
Town of Waterborough4163-----------------------------
Town of Wells203168-----------------------------
Town of York73100-----------------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]James Sullivan received 25 votes as James Solvan.
[3]There were no votes recorded in Harrison.
[4]Harrison was organized March 18, 1805 and the first Town meeting took place on August 26, 1805. State elections took place on April 1, 1805 and Harrison probably voted with one of the towns from which it was separated.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Mount Desert.
[6]There were no votes in No. 4 Plantation.
[7]There were no votes recorded in New Portland Plantation.
[8]There were no votes recorded in Saint George.
[9]There were no votes recorded in No. 4 Plantation.
[10]There were no votes recorded in No. 5 Plantation.
[11]The votes from Shapleigh were rejected.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Boston Town Records. 180-181.
Bernardston Town Records. 238.
Blandford Town Records. Book Three. 42.
Brookfield Town Records.
Brookline Town Records. 464-465.
Charlemont Town Records. 249.
Chatham Town Records. 144.
Colrain Town Records. Book Two. 41-42.
Falmouth Town Records. 384.
Hodgkin, Douglas I., ed. Records of Lewiston, Maine. Vol. I. Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2001. 80.
Leyden Town Records. 159.
Ludlow Town Records.
Marshfield Town Records. 10.
Peru Town Records. 186.
Provincetown Town Records. 65.
South Hadley Town Records. 142.
Spencer Town Records.
Truro Town Records. 145.
Ware Town Records.
Wareham Town Records. Book 1. 203.
Warren Town Records. 98.
Watertown Town Records. Vol. 7. 364.
Weston Town Records. Vol. II. 18.
Worcester Town Records. 99.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 9, 1805.
Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). April 12, 1805.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 17, 1805.
The Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). June 3, 1805.
Aiken, Ruth J., ed. Records of the Lower St. Georges and Cushing, Maine: 1605-1897. Cushing, ME: Driftwood Farm, 1987. 24.
Allen, Charles Edwin. History of Dresden, Maine: formerly a part of the old town of Pownalborough from its earliest settlement to the year 1900. Augusta, Maine : Kennebec Journal Print Shop, 1931. 503.
Davis, Walter A., ed. The Old Records of the Town of Fitchburgh. Vol. 2. Fitchburg, MA: Sentinel Printing, 1899. 338-339.
Drisko, George W. Narrative of the Town of Machias. Machias, MA: Press of the Republican, 1904. 303.
French, W. R. A History of Turner, Maine. Portland, ME: Hoyt, Fogg and Sonham, 1887. 228.
Metcalf, John G. Annals of the Town of Mendon, from 1659 to 1880. Providence: E. L. Freeman, 1880. 475.
Vital Records of Limerick, Maine. Parsonsfield, ME: Ancient Landmark Society, 1989. 93.

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