Massachusetts 1812 Electoral College, Eastern District 1

Office:: Electoral College (Federal)
Title:: Elector
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: Massachusetts 1812 Electoral College, Eastern District 1
Date:: 1812
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Electoral College/Elector
Electors:: Nathaniel Goodwin, Samuel Paris, Lathrop Lewis, Theodore Mussey, John Woodman, Henry Rust, scattering

Electors:	Nathaniel Goodwin [1]	Samuel Paris [2]	Lathrop Lewis [3]	Theodore Mussey	John Woodman	Henry Rust	scattering
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Republican	Republican	Republican
Presidential Candidate:	DeWitt Clinton	DeWitt Clinton	DeWitt Clinton	James Madison	James Madison	James Madison
Final Result: [4][5][6][7][8][9]	6708	6708	6658	5351	5296	5251	8
District of Eastern One	6708	6708	6658	5351	5296	5251	8
Cumberland County	3263	3262	3259	1749	1748	1749	-
Town of Baldwin	37	37	37	23	23	23	-
Town of Bridgetown	61	61	61	43	43	43	-
Town of Brunswick	241	240	240	32	33	33	-
Town of Cape Elizabeth	71	71	71	86	86	86	-
Town of Durham	87	87	87	45	45	45	-
Town of Falmouth	160	160	160	255	255	255	-
Town of Freeport	194	194	194	112	112	112	-
Town of Gorham	304	304	304	33	33	33	-
Town of Gray	48	48	48	110	110	110	-
Town of Harpswell	147	147	147	-	-	-	-
Town of Harrison	36	36	36	19	19	19	-
Town of Minot	125	125	125	55	55	55	-
Town of New Gloucester	150	150	150	66	66	66	-
Town of North Yarmouth	478	478	478	59	59	59	-
Town of Otisfield	99	99	99	9	9	9	-
Town of Pejepscot	57	57	57	35	35	35	-
Town of Poland	32	32	32	52	52	52	-
Town of Portland	587	587	587	248	247	248	-
Town of Pownal	77	77	77	21	21	21	-
Town of Raymond	51	51	51	66	66	66	-
Town of Scarborough	48	48	48	273	273	273	-
Town of Standish	51	51	51	86	86	86	-
Thompson Pond Plantation	13	13	13	-	-	-	-
Town of Windham	109	109	107	11	10	10	-
Oxford County	883	881	833	1227	1177	1128	2
Town of Albany	15	15	15	-	-	-	-
Town of Bethel	47	47	47	67	67	67	-
Town of Brownfield	6	4	6	64	64	64	-
Town of Buckfield	32	32	32	95	95	95	-
Town of Denmark	50	50	-	51	1	1	-
Town of Dixfield	31	31	31	22	22	22	-
Town of East Andover	20	20	20	26	26	26	-
Town of Fryburgh	67	67	67	64	64	64	-
Town of Gilead	10	10	10	8	8	8	-
Town of Hartford	26	26	26	47	47	47	-
Town of Hebron	103	103	103	38	38	38	-
Town of Hiram	11	11	11	41	41	41	-
Town of Holmanstown	-	-	-	6	6	6	-
Howards Gore[10]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Jay	38	38	38	95	95	95	-
Town of Livermore	36	36	36	108	108	108	-
Town of Lowell	34	34	34	15	15	15	-
Lunts Grant[11]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Newry	-	-	-	24	24	24	-
Town of Norway	80	80	80	40	40	40	-
Town of Paris	65	65	65	121	121	65	-
Town of Porter	6	6	6	30	30	30	-
Town of Rumford	34	34	34	49	49	50	-
Town of Sumner	27	27	27	57	57	57	-
Town of Turner	43	43	43	84	84	84	-
Town of Waterford	93	93	93	12	12	12	-
Webbpond Plantation	10	10	10	22	22	22	-
Plantation No. 3	-	-	-	23	23	23	2
Township No. 1 in 1 Range between New Hampshire line and Binghams Million acres granted to Moses Abbot	-	-	-	18	18	18	-
York County	2562	2565	2566	2375	2371	2374	6
Town of Alfred	91	91	91	35	35	35	-
Town of Arundel	187	187	187	79	79	79	-
Town of Berwick	152	152	154	420	420	420	3
Town of Biddeford	144	145	145	38	38	38	3
Town of Buxton	106	108	107	144	141	143	-
Town of Cornish	19	19	19	56	56	56	-
Town of Elliot	59	59	59	104	104	104	-
Town of Hollis	22	22	22	86	85	86	-
Town of Kittery	14	14	14	218	218	218	-
Town of Lebanon	105	105	105	121	121	121	-
Town of Limerick	99	99	99	47	47	47	-
Town of Limington	72	72	72	108	108	108	-
Town of Lyman	148	148	148	5	5	5	-
Town of Newfield	82	82	82	1	1	1	-
Town of Parsonfield	86	86	86	83	83	83	-
Town of Saco	78	78	78	214	214	214	-
Town of Sanford	109	109	109	115	115	115	-
Town of Shapleigh	108	108	108	163	163	163	-
Town of Waterborough	67	67	67	54	54	54	-
Town of Wells	650	650	650	72	72	72	-
Town of York	164	164	164	212	212	212	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]The Eastern Argus (Portland, ME) of October 29, 1812 lists the Republicans as "Whig Candidates".

[5]Nathaniel Goodwin is listed with 6709 votes in the Official Election Returns but the town totals add up to 6708.

[6]Lathrop Lewis is listed with 6680 votes in the Official Election Returns but the town totals add up to 6658.

[7]Theodore Mussey is listed with 5361 votes in the Official Election Returns but the town totals add up to 5351.

[8]John Woodman is listed with 5295 votes in the Official Election Returns but the town totals add up to 5296.

[9]Henry Rust is listed with 5293 votes in the Official Election Returns but the town totals add up to 5251.

[10]There were no votes recorded in Howards Gore.

[11]There were no votes recorded in Lunts Grant.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.

Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). October 29, 1812.

The National Aegis (Worcester, MA). November 11, 1812.

The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 11, 1812.

Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). November 13, 1812.

Weekly Visiter (Kennebunk, ME). November 14, 1812.

Boston Gazette (Boston, MA). November 16, 1812.

Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). November 16, 1812.

Portland Gazette, and Maine Advertiser (Portland, ME). November 16, 1812.

Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). November 18, 1812.

Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). November 21, 1812.

Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). November 24, 1812.

The Freeman's Journal and Philadelphia Mercantile Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 25, 1812.

National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). November 26, 1812.

The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). November 30, 1812.

Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). December 5, 1812.

Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). December 15, 1812.

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