Massachusetts 1801 State Senate, Dukes, Nantucket, and Plymouth Counties
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1801 State Senate, Dukes, Nantucket, and Plymouth Counties
- Date:
- 1801
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Aaron Hobart, Beza Hayward, Isaac Coffin, Isaac Thompson, Daniel Snow, Benjamin Allen, Kilborn Whitman, Nathaniel Goodwin, Henry Warren, Charles Turner, Isaac Fearing, Abraham Holmes, Daniel Howard, Micajah Coffin, Benjamin Whitman
| Candidates: | Aaron Hobart | Beza Hayward | Isaac Coffin | Isaac Thompson | Daniel Snow | Benjamin Allen | Kilborn Whitman | Nathaniel Goodwin | Henry Warren | Charles Turner | Isaac Fearing | Abraham Holmes | Daniel Howard | Micajah Coffin | Benjamin Whitman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | |||||
| Final Result: [1][2][3][4] | 943 | 851 | 829 | 820 | 811 | 536 | 352 | 251 | 212 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Dukes, Nantucket, and Plymouth | 943 | 851 | 829 | 820 | 811 | 536 | 352 | 251 | 212 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dukes County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chilmark | - | 31 | - | 15 | - | 31 | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Edgartown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tisbury | - | 31 | 15 | - | - | 30 | 23 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Nantucket County | 133 | 17 | 167 | 7 | 134 | 52 | 21 | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Nantucket | 133 | 17 | 167 | 7 | 134 | 52 | 21 | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plymouth County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Abington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bridgewater | 170 | 127 | 170 | 127 | 170 | 127 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Carver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Duxbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Halifax | 59 | - | 62 | 1 | 60 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Hanover | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kingston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Marshfield | 19 | 31 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 29 | 48 | 1 | 31 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middleborough | 109 | 80 | 115 | 86 | 110 | 35 | 31 | 2 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Pembroke | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plymouth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plympton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rochester | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Scituate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wareham | - | 34 | - | 38 | - | 11 | 9 | 15 | - | - | 11 | 2 | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]"No. Voters, 1926. Make a choice, 964." Governor's Council Records.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Beza Hayward, Isaac Thompson and Benjamin Allen would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[3]"SENATORS. Private information from the District of Plymouth, Dukes County and Nantucket state the votes for Senators to be--For the Hon. Mr. Thomson 820, Hon. Mr. Hayward 351, Mr. T. Coffin 829, Mr. Hobart 943, Mr. Snow 811, Mr. Allen 352, Mr. K. Whitman 352, Mr. Warren 212, Mr. Goodwin 251, others 364. The District sends three Senators. 965 votes appear to be necessary to a choice.--Neither of the above gentlemen has received that number. The Legislature will therefore select three of the six Candidates who have the highest number of votes." New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). May 1, 1801.
[4]"SENATORIAL CANDIDATES. There are eleven vacancies in the returns of Senators for this Commonwealth.--...Three in Plymouth, etc.; necessary to a choice 964. Hon. ISAAC THOMSON 820, BEZA HAYWARD 851, ISAAC COFFIN 829, BENJAMIN ALLEN 536, AARON HOBART 943, DANIEL SNOW 811." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 16, 1801.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Marshfield Town Records. 399.
Tisbury Town Records. 312.
Wareham Town Records. Book 1. 195.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 8, 1801.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 10, 1801.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 14, 1801.
Columbian Courier (New Bedford, MA). April 17, 1801.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). May 1, 1801.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 2, 1801.
Columbian Courier (New Bedford, MA). May 8, 1801.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 16, 1801.
The Newburyport Herald and Country Gazette (Newburyport, MA). May 19, 1801.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). May 20, 1801.
The Telescope: or, American Herald (Leominster, MA). May 21, 1801.
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