Massachusetts 1792 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3, Candidate from Bristol, Dukes or Nantucket County

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1792 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3, Candidate from Bristol, Dukes or Nantucket County
Date:
1792
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Peleg Coffin, Jr., George Leonard, Phanuel Bishop, David Cobb, James Warren, John Pratt, Holder Slocum, Walter Spooner
Candidates: Peleg Coffin, Jr.[1]George LeonardPhanuel BishopDavid CobbJames WarrenJohn PrattHolder SlocumWalter Spooner
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3]1016634243514311
District of Three1016634243514311
Barnstable County214-------
Town of Barnstable45-------
Town of Chatham[4]20-------
Town of Eastham[5]22-------
Town of Falmouth39-------
Town of Harwich22-------
Town of Provincetown[6]--------
Town of Sandwich26-------
Town of Truro[7]--------
Town of Wellfleet[8]--------
Town of Yarmouth60-------
Bristol County9540123913-31-
Town of Attleborough-6010-----
Town of Berkley-20------
Town of Dartmouth14------
Town of Dighton-13------
Town of Easton-164-----
Town of Freetown-27------
Town of Mansfield1727------
Town of New Bedford229------
Town of Norton239-13----
Town of Raynham1371-----
Town of Rehoboth-122152--31-
Town of Somerset16-------
Town of Swansea-1056-----
Town of Taunton243416-----
Town of Westport-13------
Dukes County5922------
Town of Chilmark122------
Town of Edgartown42-------
Town of Tisbury16-------
Nantucket County341-------
Town of Sherborn341-------
Plymouth County2872114384--1
Town of Abington-26------
Town of Bridgewater3235-3----
Town of Carver42-------
Town of Duxbury117------
Town of Halifax-18-10---1
Town of Hanover318------
Town of Kingston28-------
Town of Marshfield-19-4----
Town of Middleborough54-------
Town of Pembroke6-------
Town of Plymouth4656484---
Town of Plympton16--13----
Town of Rochester-32------
Town of Scituate19-------
Town of Wareham30-------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"The Massachusetts law provided for a complex method of voting. The voters of Districts One and Two each could vote for four candidates, but the votes had to be distributed as follows: one vote for a candidate from each of the three counties in the district and one additional vote for any candidate from any part of the district. In the Third District each voter had two votes; one had to be cast for a candidate from Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties and the other for a candidate from Bristol and Plymouth. In addition all voters in the above three districts cast one additional vote for any candidate from anywhere in the three districts, listed in the returns as at-large. Voters of the Fourth District had three votes, one for a candidate from York, another from Cumberland and the other from any of the remaining counties of this district." 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. 9.
[3]"Third District. For a Representative for the Counties of Bristol, Dukes-County and Nantucket. Number of Voters, 1933. Make a choice 967. Hon. Peleg Coffin, Jr., Esq. has 974 and is chosen." Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). December 12, 1792.
[4]The votes from Chatham were not included in the Original Election Returns.
[5]Peleg Coffin, Jr. received 22 votes as Peleg Coffin.
[6]There were no votes recorded in Provincetown.
[7]There were no votes recorded in Truro.
[8]There were no votes recorded in Wellfleet.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Chatham Town Records. 110.
Tisbury Town Records. 287.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). December 12, 1792.
American Apollo (Boston, MA). December 14, 1792.
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. 9.

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