Massachusetts 1820 State Senate, Plymouth County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1820 State Senate, Plymouth County
- Date:
- 1820
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- William Bourne, Aaron Hobart, John Thomas, Thomas Weston, Bartholomew Brown, William Baylies, Seth Miller, Jr., Benjamin Ellis, Ebenezer Gay, Seth Sprague, William Teakes, John Thaxler, Charles Turner, John Brooks, Zachariah Eddy, Daniel Mitchell, William Phillips, David Stockbridge
| Candidates: | William Bourne | Aaron Hobart | John Thomas | Thomas Weston | Bartholomew Brown | William Baylies | Seth Miller, Jr. | Benjamin Ellis | Ebenezer Gay | Seth Sprague | William Teakes | John Thaxler | Charles Turner | John Brooks | Zachariah Eddy | Daniel Mitchell | William Phillips | David Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | |||||||||||||
| Final Result: [1][2][3] | 1734 | 1703 | 1671 | 1665 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Plymouth County | 1734 | 1703 | 1671 | 1665 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Abington | 87 | 114 | 89 | 115 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bridgewater | 313 | 182 | 323 | 166 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Carver | 35 | 66 | 36 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Duxbury | 97 | 35 | 96 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Halifax | 23 | 97 | 22 | 94 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hanover | 29 | 78 | 29 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hanson | 48 | 44 | 48 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hingham | 139 | 209 | 139 | 208 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hull | 6 | 13 | 6 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kingston | 101 | 23 | 42 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Marshfield | 48 | 30 | 49 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middleborough[4] | 209 | 297 | 189 | 280 | 25 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Pembroke | 34 | 76 | 35 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plymouth | 198 | 103 | 201 | 104 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plympton | 76 | 49 | 78 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Rochester | 118 | 92 | 118 | 91 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Scituate | 147 | 169 | 147 | 169 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wareham | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]"Whole number of votes, 3481. Necessary to make a choice, 1741." Governor's Council Records.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. William Bourne and John Thomas would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[3]The Independent Chronicle, May 20, reports 1724 total votes for William Bourne and 1670 total votes for John Thomas.
[4]John Thomas received 1 vote as John B. Thomas.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Boston Town Records. Boston Public Library.
Marshfield Town Records. 79.
Wareham Town Records. Book Two. 25.
Boston Daily Advertiser, and Repertory (Boston, MA). May 18, 1820.
Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). May 18, 1820.
New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). May 19, 1820.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). May 20, 1820.
Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). May 24, 1820.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). May 25, 1820.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy, or, Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). May 31, 1820.
Boston Commercial Gazette (Boston, MA). June 5, 1820.
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