Massachusetts 1813 House of Representatives, Charlestown

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Massachusetts 1813 House of Representatives, Charlestown
Date:: 1813
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: David Goodwin, Thomas Harris, William Austin, John Soley, Nathaniel Austin, John Hurd, J. Miller, J. Tufts, D. Tufts, Timothy Walker

Candidates:	David Goodwin [1]	Thomas Harris [2]	William Austin [3]	John Soley [4]	Nathaniel Austin	John Hurd	J. Miller	J. Tufts	D. Tufts	Timothy Walker
Affiliation:	War Ticket	War Ticket	War Ticket	Peace Ticket	Peace Ticket	Peace Ticket	War Ticket	Peace Ticket	War Ticket	Peace Ticket
Final Result: [5]	322	322	321	321	320	320	320	320	319	318
Town of Charlestown	322	322	321	321	320	320	320	320	319	318

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]"The Selectman declared that 320 1/2 votes made a choice ~ three of the War Ticket [Goodwin, Harris, Austin], and [one] of the Peace [Soley] were declared chosen. On the trial for the fifth, the Peace votes exceeded the War by ten: but divided between two candidates; and the choice was postponed until Thursday." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 5, 1813.

References:

New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). May 4, 1813.

Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 5, 1813.

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