Massachusetts 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District Eastern 2
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District Eastern 2
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Peleg Wadsworth, Stephen Longfellow, Samuel Weeks, Daniel Davis, John Waite, George Thacher, John K. Smith, William Widgery, Ebenezer Mayo
Candidates: | Peleg Wadsworth[1] | Stephen Longfellow | Samuel Weeks | Daniel Davis | John Waite | George Thacher | John K. Smith | William Widgery | Ebenezer Mayo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | ||||||
Final Result: | 443 | 87 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
District of Eastern Two | 443 | 87 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Cumberland County | 226 | 54 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 5 | - | 3 | 1 |
Town of Bakerstown[2] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Brunswick | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Buckfield[3] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Cape Elizabeth[4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Durham | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Falmouth | 2 | 18 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Freeport | 19 | 21 | - | - | 4 | 5 | - | 3 | - |
Town of Gorham | 36 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Gray | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Harpswell | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Hebron[5] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of New Gloucester | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of North Yarmouth | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Otisfield | 11 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Paris[6] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Portland | 37 | - | 7 | 12 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Raymondston[7] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Scarboro[8] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Turner[9] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Windham[10] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lincoln County | 217 | 33 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
Town of Bath | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Belgrade | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Bowdoin[11] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Butterfield Plantation | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Farmington | 26 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Fayette | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Green[12] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Jay | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Lewiston[13] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Litchfield[14] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Little River[15] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Livermore | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Monmouth | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Mount Vernon[16] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of New Sharon[17] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Poland | 46 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Readfield | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
Town of Sandwich[18] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Seven Mile Brook[19] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Titcomb Town[20] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Topsham | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
25 Mile Pond[21] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Winthrop | 21 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sandy River Plantation No. 1[22] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sandy River Plantation No. 2[23] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sandy River Plantation No. 3[24] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]There were no votes recorded in Bakerstown.
[3]There were no votes recorded in Buckfield.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Cape Elisabeth.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Hebron.
[6]There were no votes recorded in Paris.
[7]There were no votes recorded in Raymondston.
[8]There were no votes recorded in Scarboro.
[9]There were no votes recorded in Turner.
[10]There were no votes recorded in Windham.
[11]There were no votes recorded in Bowdoin.
[12]"No votes for rep". Original Election Returns.
[13]There were no votes recorded in Lewiston.
[14]There were no votes recorded in Litchfield.
[15]There were no votes recorded in Little River.
[16]There were no votes recorded in Mount Vernon.
[17]There were no votes recorded in New Sharon.
[18]There were no votes recorded in Sandwich.
[19]There were no votes recorded in Seven Mile Brook.
[20]There were no votes recorded in Titcomb Town.
[21]There were no votes recorded in 25 Mile Pond.
[22]There were no votes recorded in Sandy River Plantation No. 1.
[23]There were no votes recorded in Sandy River Plantation No. 2.
[24]There were no votes recorded in Sandy River Plantation No. 3.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
The Eastern Herald (Portland, ME). November 10, 1796.
The Mercury (Boston, MA). November 10, 1796.
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