Massachusetts 1820 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1820 Governor
Date:
1820
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
John Brooks, William Eustis, Benjamin Austin, William Phillips, Daniel Goodman, Thomas S. Brown, Stephen L. Ganes, Christopher Gore, William Sullivan, Benjamin Eustis, Asa Northam, Harrison Gray Otis, Isaac Parker, Amos Boutell, John Goodwin, William Jones, John Nash, John Phillips, John Wales, Daniel Adams, Hosea Ballou, Ignatius Bliss, Charles Brigham, Thomas Brooks, William Brooks, George Cabot, Parson Channing, Nathaniel Cimino, James Clark, Samuel Clark, Benjamin W. Crowninshield, Bill Crowningst, Jonathan Dwight, Thomas Eustis, Zadock Fish, John Gallifon, Joseph Gould, Peter Gould, Benjamin R. Grosman, Jacob Hastings, Elijah Hayden, Elijah Hewins, Thomas Hobart, Ebenezer Hobbs, John Jacobs, Levi Lincoln, Jr., Beza Lurkin, Johnathan H. Lyman, Elnathan MacIntyre, Thomas Mallard, Thomas Needham, Benjamin Parsons, John Peabody, Daniel Plymton, Joseph L. Severn, Eugene Shore, Moses Smith, J. H. Stow, Minot Thayer, Wales Tilden, Henry West, Thomas Weston, Jonathan Wild, Bussar Yale, Josiah Hastings
Candidates: John Brooks[1]William EustisBenjamin AustinWilliam PhillipsDaniel GoodmanThomas S. BrownStephen L. GanesChristopher GoreWilliam SullivanBenjamin EustisAsa NorthamHarrison Gray OtisIsaac ParkerAmos BoutellJohn GoodwinWilliam JonesJohn NashJohn PhillipsJohn WalesDaniel AdamsHosea BallouIgnatius BlissCharles BrighamThomas BrooksWilliam BrooksGeorge CabotParson ChanningNathaniel CiminoJames ClarkSamuel ClarkBenjamin W. CrowninshieldBill CrowningstJonathan DwightThomas EustisZadock FishJohn GallifonJoseph GouldPeter GouldBenjamin R. GrosmanJacob HastingsElijah HaydenElijah HewinsThomas HobartEbenezer HobbsJohn JacobsLevi Lincoln, Jr.Beza LurkinJohnathan H. LymanElnathan MacIntyreThomas MallardThomas NeedhamBenjamin ParsonsJohn PeabodyDaniel PlymtonJoseph L. SevernEugene ShoreMoses SmithJ. H. StowMinot ThayerWales TildenHenry WestThomas WestonJonathan WildBussar YaleJosiah Hastings
Affiliation:FederalistRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: 315592220631159665543332222221111111111111111111111112111111111111111111111
Barnstable County538523---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Barnstable61119---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Brewster4925---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Chatham37----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dennis[2][3]5611---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Eastham1519---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Falmouth36100---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Harwich[4][5]2236---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Orleans2552---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Provincetown4250---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sandwich8488---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Truro2216---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wellfleet127---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Yarmouth77----------------------------------------------------------------
Berkshire County20262116-1--6---33-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Adams30180---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Alford2940---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Becket9025---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Chesire3117---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Clarksburg[6][7]1715---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dalton5439---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Egremont4974---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Florida3320---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Great Barrington12846---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hancock4640---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hinsdale7918---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lanesborough8172-1-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lee16930---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lenox60136---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Mount Washington1033---------------------------------------------------------------
District of New Ashford1837---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Marlborough16357---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Otis6841---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Peru8911---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Pittsfield109236---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Richmond5364---------3-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Sandisfield92138---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Savoy1167---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sheffield12487---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stockbridge10379---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Tyringham6785---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Washington4824---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of West Stockbridge5081---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Williamstown81120--------3------------------------------------------------------
Town of Windsor7234----6----------------------------------------------------------
Bristol County21651391114-------------------1------------------------------------1----
Town of Attleborough153111103-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Berkley584---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dartmouth19349---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dighton870---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Easton8687---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Fairhaven8173---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Freetown36130---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Mansfield[8]7769---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Bedford283231--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Norton10374-1-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Raynham8543---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Rehoboth169139---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Seekonk142143---------------------1------------------------------------1----
Town of Somerset6433---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Swansea5291---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Taunton273123---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Troy5354---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wellington8947---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Westport16028---------------------------------------------------------------
Dukes County88145-3-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Chilmark2433---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Edgartown3141---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Tisbury3371-3-------------------------------------------------------------
Essex County385221981---------------------------11----1-------------1-1-11---------
Town of Amesbury10087---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Andover233241----------------------------------------------------1----------
Town of Beverly28315---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Boxford10414---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bradford15245---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Danvers22570-----------------------------------------------------1---------
Town of Essex6551---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Gloucester[9][10]210255---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hamilton8228---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Haverhill231201---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ipswich16670---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lynn174141----------------------------1----------------------------------
Town of Lynnfield3411---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Manchester947---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Marblehead59178---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Metheun10789---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Middleton4446--------------------------------------------------1------------
Town of Newbury183108---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Newburyport375166---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Rowley13874---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Salem384841----------------------------1------------------1--------------
Town of Salisbury103111---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Saugus4652---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Topsfield7520----------------------------------1----------------------------
Town of Wenham5518---------------------------------------------------------------
Franklin County226486113------------------------------------1------1-1---------------
Town of Ashfield13152---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bernardston4959---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Buckland10630-1-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Charlemont11723---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Colrain13120---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Conway10349---------------------------------------------1-----------------
Town of Deerfield17810---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Gill5827---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Greenfield9654---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hawley10312---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Heath12920-2-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Leverett4955---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Leyden5953---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Montague9426---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Salem11367--------------------------------------1------------------------
Town of Northfield6881---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Orange31551--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Rowe10314---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Shelburne1175---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Shutesbury6350---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sunderland6517---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Warwick10035-----------------------------------------------1---------------
Town of Wendell10915---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Whately9232---------------------------------------------------------------
Hampden County14881241---6---------------1----------1------------------------1-------
Town of Blandford9364---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Brimfield13816---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Chester7481---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Granville786---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Holland1833---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Longmeadow12440---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ludlow6373---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Monson11681---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Montgomery3034---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Palmer9417---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Russell2420---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of South Brimfield2942---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Southwick18145---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Springfield211156---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Tolland5826---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of West Springfield128223---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Westfield91119-------------------------------------------------------1-------
Town of Wilbraham10165---6---------------1----------1--------------------------------
Hampshire County27385652--------------------------1-----------------------------------
Town of Amherst9933---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Belchertown28648---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Chesterfield6748---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Cummington10241---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Easthampton102----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Enfield936---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Goshen7110---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Granby15520---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Greenwich5633---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hadley742---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hatfield5446---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Middlefield7338---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Northampton31060---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Norwich5615---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Pelham69432--------------------------1-----------------------------------
Town of Plainfield8814---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of South Hadley12021---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Southampton178----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ware8746---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Westhampton1142---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Williamsburg[11]13313---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Worthington12116---------------------------------------------------------------
Middlesex County318738173-9--1-----2---1----1----------1-1-1-1---2-------------------1-
Town of Acton2887---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ashby72831--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bedford3057---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Billerica10631---------------------------------------------------------------
District of Boxboro946---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Brighton4933---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Burlington3622---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Cambridge22652--9------------1-----------------------------------------------
Town of Carlisle392---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Charlestown339426---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Chelmsford12664---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Concord8994---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dracut47126---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dunstable1157---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of East Sudbury3181---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Framingham12465---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Groton10761--------------------1------------------------------------------
Town of Holliston7947---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hopkinton50124---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lexington50162---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lincoln2370---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Littleton33971--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Malden63134---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Marlborough63140---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Medford18528---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Natick3248---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Newton14146---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Pepperell8184---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Reading21317---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sherborn6341---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Shirley3057---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of South Reading14121-----------2-------------------1-1-1-------------------------1-
Town of Stoneham1082---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stow2884---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sudbury37120---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Tewksbury29681--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Townsend6386---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Tyngsborough6137---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Waltham7471---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Watertown7782-----1---------------------------------------------------------
Town of West Cambridge25165-------------------------------------1---1---------------------
Town of Westford46107---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Weston7347-----------------------------------------1--------------------1
Town of Wilmington6760---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Woburn44145---------------------------------------------------------------
Nantucket County182248----------------------1----------------------------------------
Town of Nantucket182248----------------------1----------------------------------------
Norfolk County1772214734----2--------------------------------1----1---------1-1---1--
Town of Bellingham28102---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Braintree8470-2----2-------------------------------------------------1---1--
Town of Brookline5427---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Canton3294---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Cohasset5426-1-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dedham134194---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dorchester192163---------------------------------------------------------------
District of Dover3546---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Foxborough4563---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Franklin141502--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Medfield643411-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Medway5094---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Milton72108---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Needham6288---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Quincy11142---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Randolph59137---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Roxbury155236--------------------------------------------1------------------
Town of Sharon5373---------------------------------------1-----------------------
Town of Stoughton49121---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Walpole9194------------------------------------------------------1--------
Town of Weymouth99146---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wrentham111137---------------------------------------------------------------
Plymouth County18681694-------4------2-2---------------1-------1----------------1-1---
Town of Abington89115---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bridgewater337176----------------2----------------------------------------------
Town of Carver3666---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Duxbury9735---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Halifax2396---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hanover2979---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hanson5049---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hingham141208---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hull613---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Kingston10923---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Marshfield8038---------------------------------------------------------1-----
Town of Middleborough213293-------4---------------------------------------------------1---
Town of Pembroke8365--------------------------------1-------1----------------------
Town of Plymouth203103---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Plympton7848---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Rochester11991---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Scituate147169--------------2------------------------------------------------
Town of Wareham2827---------------------------------------------------------------
Suffolk County35581726---------------1-11-----1-----------1------------1-------------
City of Boston35211682---------------1-11-----1-----------1------------1-------------
Town of Chelsea3744---------------------------------------------------------------
Worcester County5833353410----43---3-22------1--1--1---------------11--1----1-----------
Town of Ashburnham11948---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Athal14824---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Barre[12]146131---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Berlin100----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bolton9622---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Boylston9921---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Brookfield18772--------------------------1------------------------------------
Town of Charlton921971---------------------------------------------1----------------
Town of Dana2371---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Douglas8666---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dudley9681---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Fitchburg107103---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Gardner9826---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Grafton9294--------------------1------------------------------------------
Town of Hardwick11887---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Harvard90104---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Holden18025---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hubbardston99621--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lancaster17653------------2--------------------------------------------------
Town of Leicester8353------2---3----------------------------------------------------
Town of Leominster10870---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lunenberg7372-------------2-------------------------------------------------
Town of Mendon37131---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Milford[13]3484---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Millbury8944-----3------------------------------------1--------------------
Town of New Braintree10520---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of North Brookfield6960---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Northborough11718---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Northbridge5940---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Oakham7937---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Oxford8955---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Paxton5326---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Petersham106126---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Phillipston1279---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Princetown16012---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Royalston16731---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Rutland9759---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Shrewsbury[14]13460---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Southborough11020---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Southbridge60745--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Spencer8576---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sterling20540---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sturbridge92832------------------------------------------1-------1-----------
Town of Sutton88165---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Templeton2764---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Upton9265---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Uxbridge113102---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ward4638---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of West Boylston9626---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Westborough8968---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Western85471--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Westminster18244---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Winchendon13334---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Worcester[15][16]158234-----11----------------1---------------------------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The votes from Dennis were rejected.
[3]"No return." Original Election Returns.
[4]The votes from Harwich were rejected.
[5]"Signed by one Selectman only." Original Election Returns.
[6]The votes from Clarksburg were rejected.
[7]"No return." Original Election Returns.
[8]The votes from Mansfield were rejected.
[9]John Brooks received 1 vote as John Brook.
[10]William Eustis received 3 votes as Wm. Eustis.
[11]William Eustis received 1 vote as Eustis.
[12]John Brooks received 146 votes as John Brook.
[13]The votes from Milford were rejected.
[14]The votes from Shrewsbury were rejected.
[15]The Town of Worcester Records list Christopher Gore with 8 votes and William Sullivan with 2 votes.
[16]William Sullivan received 1 vote as Wm. Sullivan.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Boston Town Records. 139.
Brookfield Town Records.
Brookline Town Records. 538-539.
Chatham Town Records. 29.
Dennis Town Records.
Fitchburg Town Records. Vol. V. 189-190.
Marshfield Town Records. 79.
Tisbury Town Records. 400.
Truro Town Records. 230.
Wareham Town Records. Book Two. 25.
Watertown Town Records. Vol. 8. 353.
Weston Town Records. Vol. 2. 266.
Worcester Town Records. 100-101.
New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 4, 1820.
The Repertory (Boston, MA). April 4, 1820.
The National Aegis (Worcester, MA). April 5, 1820.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy, or, Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 5, 1820.
Boston Commercial Gazette (Boston, MA). April 6, 1820.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). April 6, 1820.
New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). April 7, 1820.
The Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). April 8, 1820.
New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 14, 1820.
The Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). April 15, 1820.
Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). April 26, 1820.
The Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). June 3, 1820.
Metcalf, John G. Annals of the Town of Mendon, from 1659 to 1880. Providence: E. L. Freeman, 1880. 505.

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