Massachusetts 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, District Eastern 1, Special, Ballot 4

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, District Eastern 1, Special, Ballot 4
Date:
1802
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Special
Iteration:
Fourth Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Martin Kinsley, Samuel Thacher, Phineas Bruce, Alden Bradford, Orchard Cook, Nathaniel Dummer, Mark L. Hill, Samuel S. Wild, David Cobb, Erastus Foot, Henry Knox, George Ulmer
Candidates: Martin KinsleySamuel ThacherPhineas BruceAlden BradfordOrchard CookNathaniel DummerMark L. HillSamuel S. WildDavid CobbErastus FootHenry KnoxGeorge Ulmer
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistFederalistRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [1][2][3][4][5]5954521106468451091111
District of Eastern One5954521106468451091111
Hancock County2881334-3210------
Town of Bangor33----------
Town of Belfast717----------
Town of Blue Hill-5----------
Town of Buckstown--4---------
Town of Castine1615----------
Town of Deer Isle272----------
Town of Duck Trap131----------
Town of Eden[6]------------
Town of Frankfort57-----------
Town of Goldsboro1---9-------
Town of Hampden34-----------
Town of Islesborough----8-------
Town of Mount Desert-----8------
Town of Northport-16----------
Town of Orland-9----------
Town of Orrington38----2------
Town of Penobscot8-----------
Town of Prospect84----------
Town of Sedgwick-45----------
Town of Sullivan10-----------
Town of Trenton[7]-16--15-------
Town of Vinalhaven26-----------
Plantation No. 1 East Penobscot River[8]------------
Plantation No. 6 East Penobscot River20-----------
Plantation No. 8 and 9 adjacent to Sullivan20-----------
Kennebec County18591-6487-91--1
Town of Anson[9]------------
Town of Augusta5141-3--------
Town of Canaan-13----------
Town of Clinton34-----------
Town of Cornville-15----------
Town of Ellsworth62----------
Town of Fairfield---14----1---
Town of Hallowell2312-29--------
Town of Harlem1----4------
Town of Norridgewock108----------
Town of Pittston13---2-------
Town of Sidney7--22--9----
Town of Vassalborough2--16--------
Town of Winslow38---43-----1
Lincoln County12122854-232710--11-
Town of Ballstown----11-------
Town of Boothbay--18--4------
Town of Bowdoinham10-----------
Town of Bristol13-33---------
Town of Cambden2510-------11-
Town of Cushing-25----------
Town of Dresden1419----------
Town of Edgecomb-14----------
Town of Georgetown4----8------
Town of Medencook----11-------
Town of New Milford9-----2-----
Town of Newcastle[10]------------
Town of Nobleboro40-----------
Town of Pownalborough165----------
Town of Thomastown[11]25--1-8-----
Town of Union-49----------
Town of Waldoboro18---4------
Town of Warren-33---1------
Town of Woolwich2-3--10------
Washington County[12]1-52--1------
Town of Addison--12---------
Town of Columbia[13]------------
Town of Eastport[14]------------
Town of Harrington[15]------------
Town of Machias1-22--1------
Town of Steuben[16]------------
Plantation No. 22--18---------

Notes:

[1]Special election to fill the seat of Silas Lee, having resigned on August 20, 1801 before the 7th Congress convened.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. The original election was held on September 25, 1801, with a 2nd Trial on December 7, 1801 and a 3rd Trial on April 5, 1802. A 5th Trial would be held on July 29, 1802.
[3]"Mr. Kinsley is considered the Democratic Candidate." New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). June 22, 1802. Martin Kinsley had ran as a Federalist for State Senate.
[4]"The meetings for the choice of a Representative to Congress have been very thinly attended."
[5]"FIRST EASTERN DISTRICT. The following six towns are all we have heard from since the late trial for a choice of Federal Representative. We understand, that ALDEN BRADFORD, Esq. declined being considered a candidate previous to the election. SAMUEL THACHER, Esq. is the federal, and MARTIN KINSLEY, Esq. the democratic candidate ... In the above towns, Mr. BRADFORD, notwithstanding his having declined, had 48 votes." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). June 19, 1802.
[6]"A meeting but no business done." Original Election Returns.
[7]The votes from Trenton were not included in the Original Election Returns.
[8]There were no votes recorded in Plantation No. 1 East Penobscot River.
[9]There were no votes recorded in Anson.
[10]There were no votes recorded in Newcastle.
[11]The Columbian Informer (Castine ME), July 1, reports 1 vote for Martin Kinsley in Thomastown.
[12]"No meetings were held in many of the lower towns in the county of Washington." The Columbian Informer (Castine ME). July 1, 1802.
[13]There were no votes recorded in Columbia.
[14]There were no votes recorded in Eastport.
[15]There were no votes recorded in Harrington.
[16]There were no votes recorded in Steuben.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Columbian Informer; and the Eastern Advertiser (Castine, ME). June 10, 1802.
Edes' Kennebec Gazette (Augusta, ME). June 11, 1802.
Columbian Informer; and the Eastern Advertiser (Castine, ME). June 17, 1802.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). June 19, 1802.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). June 22, 1802.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). June 25, 1802.
Columbian Informer; and the Eastern Advertiser (Castine, ME). July 1, 1802.
Edes' Kennebec Gazette (Augusta, ME). July 2, 1802.
Drisko, George W. Narrative of the Town of Machias. Machias, MA: Press of the Republican, 1904. 288, 290.

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