Massachusetts 1803 State Senate, Berkshire County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1803 State Senate, Berkshire County
- Date:
- 1803
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Barnabas Bidwell, John Bacon, Daniel Dewey, Thomas Ives, William Williams, David Rosseter, Ephraim Williams, Azariah Egleston, Joshua Danforth, Timothy Childs, S. Nash
| Candidates: | Barnabas Bidwell[1] | John Bacon[2] | Daniel Dewey | Thomas Ives | William Williams | David Rosseter | Ephraim Williams | Azariah Egleston | Joshua Danforth | Timothy Childs | S. Nash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | |||||
| Final Result: [3][4][5] | 1750 | 1741 | 1216 | 1136 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Berkshire County | 1750 | 1741 | 1216 | 1136 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Adams | 140 | 140 | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Alford | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Becket | 27 | 27 | 50 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bethlehem | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cheshire | 188 | 188 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Clarksburgh | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dalton | 37 | 37 | 30 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Egremont | 50 | 50 | 34 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Great Barrington | 50 | 55 | 65 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hancock | 28 | 28 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lanesborough | 64 | 64 | 82 | 82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lee | 11 | 13 | 88 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lenox | 126 | 126 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Louden | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mount Washington | 18 | 18 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Ashford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Marlborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Partridgefield | 17 | 20 | 86 | 87 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittsfield[6] | 141 | 140 | 52 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Richmond | 64 | 66 | 69 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandersfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Savoy | 50 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sheffield | 93 | 93 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stockbridge | 79 | 79 | 84 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tyringham | 101 | 101 | 44 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Washington | 18 | 22 | 35 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Stockbridge | 68 | 68 | 34 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamstown | 150 | 149 | 48 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Windsor | 51 | 51 | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]"No. Voters, 2825. Make a choice, 1413." Governor's Council Records. The vote totals do not include the votes from Adams.
[4]"We congratulate the Republicans of Berkshire on the VERY HANDSOME MAJORITY they have given to their Senators, and trust they will retain their usual majority in the next House of Representatives." The Sun (Pittsfield, MA). April 11, 1803.
[5]"The votes of the County of Berkshire for Senators the present year as returned into the Secretary's office (including those of the town of Adams which were not received in season to be canveassed by the Governor and Council)." The Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). June 6, 1803.
[6]The Sun (Pittsfield, MA) lists 142 votes for Barnabas Bidwell.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Peru Town Records. 163.
Pittsfield Town Records.
The Sun (Pittsfield, MA). April 11, 1803.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 15, 1803.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 11, 1803.
Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). May 18, 1803.
The Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). June 2, 1803.
The Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). June 6, 1803.
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