Massachusetts 1820 State Senate, Worcester County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1820 State Senate, Worcester County
- Date:
- 1820
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Aaron Tufts, Stephen P. Gardner, Samuel Eastman, Lewis Bigelow, Henry Sargent, James Estabrook, Levi Lincoln, Jr., Calvin Willard, Jonas Sibley, William Cummingham, Timothy Paige, Samuel Lee, Robert Thomas, Salem Town, Jr., Sumner Bastow, Edmund Cushing, William Eastman, Nathaniel Denny, Samuel Fay, Joseph Allen, Edward Bangs, Sumner Bastow, Jonathan Bathrick, John Butter, Sewell Carter, Luther Clifford, Ichabod Corbett, Joel Crosby, Paul Draper, Simeon Draper, Justus Ellenwood, Seth Hastings, Silas Holman, Nathan Howe, Pearly Hunt, Eliages Joiner, Jonas Kendall, Sewell Mirich, Allen Newell, Harvey Pierce, Samuel Rogers, Artemus Snow, Bazeleel Taft, Joseph Wadsworth, Moses Waite, Lovell Walker, Horace Waters, Timothy Whiting, Charles Whitney, Andrew Wiswall, John Witt
| Candidates: | Aaron Tufts[1] | Stephen P. Gardner[2] | Samuel Eastman[3] | Lewis Bigelow[4] | Henry Sargent | James Estabrook | Levi Lincoln, Jr. | Calvin Willard | Jonas Sibley | William Cummingham | Timothy Paige | Samuel Lee | Robert Thomas | Salem Town, Jr. | Sumner Bastow | Edmund Cushing | William Eastman | Nathaniel Denny | Samuel Fay | Joseph Allen | Edward Bangs | Sumner Bastow | Jonathan Bathrick | John Butter | Sewell Carter | Luther Clifford | Ichabod Corbett | Joel Crosby | Paul Draper | Simeon Draper | Justus Ellenwood | Seth Hastings | Silas Holman | Nathan Howe | Pearly Hunt | Eliages Joiner | Jonas Kendall | Sewell Mirich | Allen Newell | Harvey Pierce | Samuel Rogers | Artemus Snow | Bazeleel Taft | Joseph Wadsworth | Moses Waite | Lovell Walker | Horace Waters | Timothy Whiting | Charles Whitney | Andrew Wiswall | John Witt |
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| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [5] | 5589 | 5589 | 5534 | 5448 | 3395 | 3375 | 3290 | 3254 | 125 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Worcester County | 5589 | 5589 | 5534 | 5448 | 3395 | 3375 | 3290 | 3254 | 125 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Ashburnham | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Athol | 148 | 148 | 148 | 147 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Barre | 146 | 146 | 146 | 145 | 131 | 131 | 130 | 131 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Berlin | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bolton | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Boylston | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brookfield[6] | 187 | 187 | 184 | 183 | 72 | 72 | 32 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Charlton | 88 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 196 | 196 | 152 | 196 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dana | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Douglas | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dudley | 96 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fitchburg | 107 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 101 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gardner | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Grafton | 92 | 88 | 92 | 92 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hardwick | 113 | 113 | 89 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Harvard | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Holden | 180 | 180 | 178 | 178 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hubbardston | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Lancaster | 176 | 176 | 175 | 176 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leicester | 94 | 94 | 82 | 83 | 63 | 48 | 53 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leominster | 99 | 100 | 104 | 98 | 54 | 54 | 60 | 60 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lunenberg | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mendon | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 131 | 131 | 130 | 131 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Milford | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Millbury | 93 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Braintree | 107 | 107 | 97 | 101 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of North Brookfield | 69 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northborough | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northbridge | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oakham | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 37 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oxford | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Paxton | 52 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Petersham[7] | 106 | 106 | 106 | 102 | 125 | 125 | 125 | - | 125 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Phillipston | 126 | 125 | 126 | 124 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Princetown | 162 | 162 | 159 | 162 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Royalston | 166 | 168 | 167 | 168 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rutland | 97 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shrewsbury | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southborough | 110 | 110 | 109 | 109 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southbridge | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Spencer | 78 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sterling | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sturbridge | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sutton | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 165 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Templeton | 112 | 112 | 110 | 111 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Upton | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Uxbridge | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ward | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Boylston | 96 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westborough | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Western | 74 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westminster[8] | 182 | 182 | 181 | 182 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Winchendon | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Worcester | 169 | 168 | 168 | 167 | 234 | 233 | 233 | 234 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]"Whole number of votes, 8949. Necessary to make a choice, 4475." Governor's Council Records.
[6]Salem Town, Jr. received 1 vote as Salem Towne.
[7]James Estabrook received 111 votes as Joseph Estabrook.
[8]Stephen P. Gardner received 1 vote as Stephen Gardner.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Boston Town Records. Boston Public Library.
Brookfield Town Records.
Charlton Town Records.
Dana Town Records.
Douglas Town Records.
Fitchburg Town Records. Vol. V. 189-190.
Hardwick Town Records.
New Braintree Town Records.
Princeton Town Records.
Spencer Town Records.
Sterling Town Records.
Sturbridge Town Records.
Warren Town Records.
Worcester Town Records. 100-101.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy, or, Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 5, 1820.
Boston Daily Advertiser, and Repertory (Boston, MA). May 18, 1820.
Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). May 18, 1820.
New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). May 19, 1820.
Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). May 24, 1820.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). May 25, 1820.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy, or, Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). May 31, 1820.
Metcalf, John G. Annals of the Town of Mendon, from 1659 to 1880. Providence: E. L. Freeman, 1880. 505.
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