Massachusetts 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, District Southern 1
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, District Southern 1
- Date:
- 1798
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Macajah Coffin, Lemuel Williams, Beriah Norton, Jonathan Moore, Abraham Holmes, David Scudder, Seth Spooner, John Miller, Jr., Thomas Chase, Samuel Savage, Timothy Alden, Ebenezer Bacon, Jonathan Mormis, Samuel West
| Candidates: | Macajah Coffin | Lemuel Williams | Beriah Norton | Jonathan Moore | Abraham Holmes | David Scudder | Seth Spooner | John Miller, Jr. | Thomas Chase | Samuel Savage | Timothy Alden | Ebenezer Bacon | Jonathan Mormis | Samuel West |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | ||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [1] | 402 | 355 | 190 | 146 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Southern One | 402 | 355 | 190 | 146 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Barnstable County | 261 | 159 | 9 | 32 | - | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Town of Barnstable | - | 48 | - | 4 | - | 11 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chatham | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dennis | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Eastham | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Falmouth | 59 | 16 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Harwich | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Orleans | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Provincetown | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandwich | - | 4 | - | 28 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Truro[2] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wellfleet | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Yarmouth | 2 | 32 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Bristol County | - | 152 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Dartmouth | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Bedford | - | 140 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Dukes County | - | 14 | 149 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chilmark | - | 14 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Edgartown | - | - | 128 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tisbury | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nantucket County | 141 | 26 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Nantucket | 141 | 26 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plymouth County | - | 4 | - | 113 | 27 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rochester | - | 4 | - | - | 25 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wareham | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2nd Trial would be held on January 17, 1799.
[2]There were no votes returned in Truro.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
The Medley or Newbedford Marine Journal (New Bedford, MA). December 14, 1798.
Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). November 21, 1798.
Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). November 30, 1798.
The Medley or Newbedford Marine Journal (New Bedford, MA). December 21, 1798.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). December 26, 1798.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 28, 1798.
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