Massachusetts 1790 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7, Ballot 2
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1790 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7, Ballot 2
- Date:
- 1790
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- Second Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Artemas Ward, Jonathan Grout, Nathan Tyler, John Sprague, Plingo Merick, Jeremiah Learned, Timothy Paine, Daniel Bigelow, David Bigelow, Joseph Stone
| Candidates: | Artemas Ward[1] | Jonathan Grout | Nathan Tyler | John Sprague | Plingo Merick | Jeremiah Learned | Timothy Paine | Daniel Bigelow | David Bigelow | Joseph Stone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | |||||||||
| Final Result: [2][3] | 1254 | 1119 | 61 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Seven | 1254 | 1119 | 61 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Worcester County | 1254 | 1119 | 61 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Ashburnham | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Athal | 29 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Barre | 42 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| District of Berlin | 23 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bolton | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Boylston | 40 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brookfield | 70 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlton | 19 | 18 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Douglas | 25 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dudley | 8 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fitchburg | 38 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gardner | 9 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gerry | 20 | 31 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Grafton | 10 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hardwick | 15 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Harvard | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Holden | 26 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hubbardston | - | 92 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lancaster | 36 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Leicester | 30 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leominster | 64 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lunenberg | 31 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mendon | 4 | 18 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Milford | 25 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Braintree | 7 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northborough | 35 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northbridge | 5 | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oakham | 5 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oxford | 19 | 16 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Paxton | 10 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Petersham | 16 | 86 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Princetown | 60 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Royalston | 35 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rutland | 30 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shrewsbury | 48 | 25 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southborough | 10 | 17 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Spencer[4] | 6 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sterling | 42 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Sturbridge | 24 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sutton | 24 | 27 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Templeton | 22 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Upton | 18 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Uxbridge | - | 7 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ward | 2 | 22 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westborough | 17 | 42 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Western | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westminster | 49 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Winchendon | 21 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Worcester | 53 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. The original election was held on October 4, 1790.
[3]"The following is the result of the second trial for the choice of Federal Representatives: - Worcester District - The whole number of votes 2413 - necessary to make a choice 1207. Hon. Artemas Ward, Esq. had 1248 and is chosen. The Hon. Mr. Grout had 1081 votes." The General Advertiser and Political, Commercial and Literary Journal (Philadelphia, PA). January 6, 1791.
[4]The votes from Spencer were not included in the Original Election Returns.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Spencer Town Records.
The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). December 7, 1790.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). December 9, 1790.
The General Advertiser and Political, Commercial and Literary Journal (Philadelphia, PA). January 6, 1791.
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