Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Second Western District
- Office:
- Electoral College (Federal)
- Title:
- Elector
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Second Western District
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Electoral College/Elector
- Electors:
- Ebenezer Hunt, Caleb Strong, William Shepard, Justin Ely, Samuel Henshaw, David Sexton, John Williams, Samuel Fowler, John Hastings, Wareham Parks, Joseph Lyman, William Lyman, John Taylor, Abel Whitney
| Electors: | Ebenezer Hunt | Caleb Strong | William Shepard | Justin Ely | Samuel Henshaw | David Sexton | John Williams | Samuel Fowler | John Hastings | Wareham Parks | Joseph Lyman | William Lyman | John Taylor | Abel Whitney |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | |||||||||||
| Presidential Candidate: | George Washington | |||||||||||||
| Final Result: [1][2] | 539 | 412 | 287 | 157 | 47 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Western Two | 539 | 412 | 287 | 157 | 47 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hampshire County | 539 | 412 | 287 | 157 | 47 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Ashfield | 44 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bernardston | - | 26 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Blandford | - | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Buckland | - | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chester | - | 43 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chesterfield | 64 | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Colrain | - | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Conway | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Deerfield | - | 8 | 27 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Easthampton | 1 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gill | - | 27 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Goshen | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Granville | - | 63 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenfield | - | - | 15 | 2 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hadley | 2 | 37 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hatfield | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Heath | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Leyden | - | 2 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middlefield | - | - | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montague | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montgomery | 7 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northfield | 14 | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northampton | 136 | 2 | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Norwich | 8 | - | 28 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Russell | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shelburne | - | - | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southampton | 48 | 5 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southwick | - | 19 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sunderland | 4 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Springfield | - | - | 6 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westfield | - | 5 | 66 | 10 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Westhampton | 59 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Whately | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamsburg[3] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]A majority was required for an elector to be elected. Ebenezer Hunt was eventually chosen by the Massachusetts General Court.
[2]Ebenezer Hunt voted for John Adams in the Electoral College. Whether his second vote was cast for Thomas Pinckney, Oliver Ellsworth or Samuel Johnston is unknown.
[3]There were no votes recorded in Willamsburg.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Bernardston Town Records. 155.
Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). November 9, 1796.
Greenfield Gazette, Or, Massachusetts and Vermont Telegraphe (Greenfield, MA). November 10, 1796.
Greenfield Gazette, Or, Massachusetts and Vermont Telegraphe (Greenfield, MA). November 17, 1796.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 17, 1796.
Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). November 18, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 19, 1796.
The Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 21, 1796.
The Mercury (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Polar Star and Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 23, 1796.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 28, 1796.
These election records were released on 11 January 2012. Versions numbers are assigned by state. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia are complete and are in Version 1.0. All other states are in a Beta version. For more information go to the about page.
