Massachusetts 1801 U.S. House of Representatives, District Eastern 1, Special
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1801 U.S. House of Representatives, District Eastern 1, Special
- Date:
- 1801
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Orchard Cook, Nathaniel Dummer, Martin Kingsley, Phineas Bruce, Mark L. Hill, George Monet, John Farley, Henry Knox, Moses Heath
| Candidates: | Orchard Cook | Nathaniel Dummer | Martin Kingsley | Phineas Bruce | Mark L. Hill | George Monet | John Farley | Henry Knox | Moses Heath |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | |||
| Final Result: [1][2] | 524 | 262 | 257 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| District of Eastern One | 524 | 262 | 257 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Hancock County[3] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bangor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Belfast[4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Blue Hill | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Buckstown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Castine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Deer Isle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Duck Trap[5] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Eden | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Frankfurt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Goldsboro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hampden | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Isleboro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mount Desert[6] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Orland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Orrington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Penobscot | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Prospect | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sedgwick | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sullivan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Trenton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Vinalhaven | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plantation No 1. East Penobscot River | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plantation No 6. East Penobscot River | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kennebec County | 46 | 122 | 253 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Town of Anson[7] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Augusta | 2 | 28 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Canaan | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Clinton | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cornville | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ellsworth[8] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fairfield | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hallowell | 3 | 31 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Harlem | - | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Norridgewock | - | 5 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittston | 10 | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Town of Sidney | 4 | 9 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Vassalboro | - | 7 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Winslow | 9 | 3 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lincoln County | 478 | 130 | 4 | - | 11 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| Town of Ballstown | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Boothbay | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bowdoinham | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bristol | 47 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cambden[9] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cushing | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dresden | 22 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Edgecomb | 38 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Georgetown | 5 | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Medencook[10] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Milford | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 |
| Town of Newcastle | 13 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Nobleboro | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pownalboro | 165 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Thomastown[11] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Union | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Waldoboro | 12 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| Town of Warren | 17 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Woolwich | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington County | - | 10 | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Addison[12] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Columbia[13] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Eastport[14] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Harrington[15] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Machias | - | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Papamaguadda[16] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Steuben[17] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plantation No. 22 | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - |
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. A 2nd Trial would be held on December 7, 1801.
[3]There were no votes recorded in Hancock County.
[4]"No meeting." Original Election Returns.
[5]"No meeting." Original Election Returns.
[6]"No meeting." Original Election Returns.
[7]There were no votes recorded in Anson.
[8]There were no votes recorded in Anson.
[9]There were no votes recorded in Cambden.
[10]There were no votes recorded in Medencook.
[11]There were no votes recorded in Thomastown.
[12]There were no votes recorded in Addison.
[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 Papamaguadda.
[17]There were no votes recorded in Steuben.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Edes' Kennebec Gazette (Augusta, ME). September 25, 1801.
Castine Journal, and the Eastern Advertiser (Castine, ME). October 9, 1801.
Edes' Kennebec Gazette (Augusta, ME). October 9, 1801.
The Eastern Herald and Maine Gazette (Portland, ME). October 26, 1801.
Castine Journal, and the Eastern Advertiser (Castine, ME). October 30, 1801.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 31, 1801.
American. And Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). November 3, 1801.
Connecticut Gazette, and the Commercial Intelligencer (New London, CT). November 4, 1801.
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