Massachusetts 1806 State Senate, Oxford and York Counties
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1806 State Senate, Oxford and York Counties
- Date:
- 1806
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- John Woodman, Joseph Storer, Joseph Bartlett, Alexander Rice, Joseph Leland, Andrew P. Fernald, Joseph Butler
| Candidates: | John Woodman[1] | Joseph Storer | Joseph Bartlett | Alexander Rice | Joseph Leland | Andrew P. Fernald | Joseph Butler |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | |
| Final Result: [2][3][4][5] | 1548 | 1137 | 962 | - | - | - | - |
| District of Oxford and York | 1548 | 1137 | 962 | - | - | - | - |
| Oxford County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fryburgh | 56 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 48 | - |
| Porterfield Plantation | 38 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| York County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Alfred | 25 | 4 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Town of Arundel | 56 | 25 | - | 6 | 91 | 84 | - |
| Town of Berwick | 140 | 119 | 30 | 8 | 77 | 77 | - |
| Town of Biddeford | 54 | 19 | 28 | 45 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Town of Buxton | 132 | 133 | 20 | 15 | 57 | 57 | - |
| Town of Cornish | 46 | 31 | 22 | 37 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Town of Kittery | 71 | - | 120 | 68 | 3 | 9 | - |
| Town of Lebanon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Limerick | 42 | 32 | - | 10 | 29 | 26 | 7 |
| Town of Limington | 91 | 88 | - | - | 41 | 40 | - |
| Town of Lyman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Parsonsfield | 147 | 137 | - | - | 26 | 23 | - |
| Town of Phillipsburg | 74 | 15 | 44 | 30 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Town of Saco | 154 | 147 | 52 | 54 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Town of Sandford | 127 | 101 | - | 30 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Town of Shapleigh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Waterborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wells | 144 | 130 | - | 2 | 166 | 166 | - |
| Town of York | 31 | 3 | 44 | 70 | 58 | 58 | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"No. Voters, 2846. Make a choice, 1424." Governor's Council Records.
[3]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Joseph Storer would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[4]"SENATORS - Official. The Governor and Council on examination of the returns of votes from the several towns and districts within the Commonwealth, for Counsellors and Senators, find them to stand as follows: York. Number of Voters 2846. Make a choice 1424." Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). May 15, 1806.
[5]"YORK SENATORS. The returns of votes from 22 towns in the county of York, leave the following result: Bartlett 540, Rice 550, Woodman 1639, Storer 1171, Leland 774, Fernald 706. It is more than probable the Hon. John Woodman is re-elected .... From the present returns it will be seen that Mr. Leland, the present Senator, and Mr Storer, will be the highest candidates. If the Legislature in joint meeting is federal, Mr. Leland will be again the Senator; if republican his place will be supplied by Joseph Storer, Esq." Freeman's Friend (Saco, ME). April 23, 1806.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Freeman's Friend (Saco, ME). April 9, 1806.
Freeman's Friend (Saco, ME). April 16, 1806.
Freeman's Friend (Saco, ME). April 23, 1806.
Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). May 15, 1806.
Freeman's Friend (Saco, ME). May 21, 1806.
Vital Records of Limerick, Maine. Parsonsfield, ME: Ancient Landmark Society, 1989. 99.
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