Massachusetts 1800 U.S. House of Representatives, District Middle 3, Special, Ballot 2
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1800 U.S. House of Representatives, District Middle 3, Special, Ballot 2
- Date:
- 1800
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- Second Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Nathan Read, Jacob Crowninshield, James Bancroft
Candidates: | Nathan Read[1] | Jacob Crowninshield | James Bancroft |
---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | |
Final Result: [2][3] | 1573 | 1365 | 1 |
District of Middle Three | 1573 | 1365 | 1 |
Essex County | 1154 | 974 | 1 |
Town of Beverly | 173 | 32 | - |
Town of Danvers | 194 | 104 | - |
Town of Lynn | 212 | 99 | - |
District of Lynnfield | 34 | 3 | - |
Town of Manchester | 70 | - | - |
Town of Marblehead | 49 | 274 | - |
Town of Middleton | 19 | 15 | - |
Town of Salem[4][5] | 403 | 447 | 1 |
Middlesex County | 403 | 386 | - |
Town of Bedford | 21 | 25 | - |
Town of Billerica | 136 | 15 | - |
Town of Burlington | 20 | 7 | - |
Town of Malden | 19 | 54 | - |
Town of Medford | 58 | 9 | - |
Town of Reading | 125 | 97 | - |
Town of Stoneham | 1 | 32 | - |
Town of Tewksbury | 2 | 57 | - |
Town of Wilmington | 5 | 63 | - |
Town of Woburn | 16 | 27 | - |
Suffolk County | 16 | 5 | - |
Town of Chelsea | 16 | 5 | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Special election to fill the seat of Samuel Sewall, having resigned January 10, 1800.
[3]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. The original election was held on August 25, 1800.
[4]Nathan Read received 6 votes as Nathaniel Read.
[5]Jacob Crowninshield received 1 vote as Capt. J. Crowninshield.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
American. And Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 21, 1800.
Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). October 21, 1800.
Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). October 22, 1800.
The Political Repository: Or, Farmer's Journal (Brookfield, MA). October 28, 1800.
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