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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