Massachusetts 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, Essex South District, Special
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, Essex South District, Special
- Date:
- 1808
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Joseph Story, Ebenezer Burrill, Daniel Kilham, William Prescott, Aaron Burr, Jr., Benjamin Crowninshield, Asa Brooks, William Goodridge, Benjamin Pickman, Jr., Nehemiah Adams, Joseph Andrew, Heman Blanerhasset, Napolean Bonaparte, Enoch Daw, Elias H. Derby, William Farington, Robert Gould, William Gray, Daniel Millet, Samson Nash, William Parker, Timothy Pickering, Nathaniel Piper, John Prince, James Stearns, James W. Stearns, William Stearns, Stearns, Rhandalph Storey, William Upton, Smuly Willington, Thaddeus Willington
| Candidates: | Joseph Story[1] | Ebenezer Burrill | Daniel Kilham | William Prescott | Aaron Burr, Jr. | Benjamin Crowninshield | Asa Brooks | William Goodridge | Benjamin Pickman, Jr. | Nehemiah Adams | Joseph Andrew | Heman Blanerhasset | Napolean Bonaparte | Enoch Daw | Elias H. Derby | William Farington | Robert Gould | William Gray | Daniel Millet | Samson Nash | William Parker | Timothy Pickering | Nathaniel Piper | John Prince | James Stearns | James W. Stearns | William Stearns | Stearns[2] | Rhandalph Storey | William Upton | Smuly Willington | Thaddeus Willington |
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| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [3] | 1939 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Essex South | 1939 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Essex County | 1939 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Beverly | 102 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Danvers | 120 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Gloucester | 159 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lynn | 330 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lynnfield | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Manchester | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Marblehead | 565 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Salem[4] | 619 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Town of Wenham | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Listed in the Original Election Returns as "Doctor Stearns."
[3]Special election to fill the seat of Jacob Crowninshield, having died April 15, 1808. Election was held on May 23, 1808.
[4]Benjamin Crowninshield received 1 vote as Benjamin Crowninshield, Jr.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
The Essex Register (Salem, MA). May 25, 1808.
The American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). May 31, 1808.
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