Massachusetts 1792 State Senate, Cumberland County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1792 State Senate, Cumberland County
Date:
1792
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Peleg Wadsworth, William Widgery, David Mitchell, scattering
Candidates: Peleg WadsworthWilliam WidgeryDavid Mitchellscattering
Affiliation:Federalist
Final Result: [1][2]287247-397
Cumberland County287247-397
Town of Bakerston----
Town of Bridgetown----
Town of Brunswick----
Town of Cape Elizabeth----
Town of Durham----
Town of Falmouth----
Town of Freeport----
Town of Gorham----
Town of Gray----
Town of Harpswell----
Town of Hebron-40--
Town of New Gloucester----
Town of North Yarmouth----
Town of Portland----
Town of Raymondston----
Town of Scarboro----
Town of Shepardsfield----
Town of Standish----
Town of Turner-16-
Town of Windham----

Notes:

[1]"No. Voters, 937. Make a choice, 469. No choice." Governor's Council Records.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Peleg Wadsworth would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
French, W. R. A History of Turner, Maine. Portland, ME: Hoyt, Fogg and Sonham, 1887. 215.
King, Marquis Fayette, ed. Annals of Oxford, Maine. Portland, ME: Published by the author, 1903. 16-17.

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