Massachusetts 1800 U.S. House of Representatives, District Middle 3, Special
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1800 U.S. House of Representatives, District Middle 3, Special
- Date:
- 1800
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Jacob Crowninshield, Nathan Read, James Bancroft, Leammi Baldwin, John Buffinton, Nathan Dane, William Prescott, Jonathan Waldo, John Norris, Isaac Osgood, Benjamin Pickman, Jr.
| Candidates: | Jacob Crowninshield | Nathan Read | James Bancroft | Leammi Baldwin | John Buffinton | Nathan Dane | William Prescott | Jonathan Waldo | John Norris | Isaac Osgood | Benjamin Pickman, Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | |||||
| Final Result: [1][2] | 873 | 803 | 76 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Middle Three | 873 | 803 | 76 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Essex County | 655 | 608 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Beverly | 23 | 112 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Danvers | 73 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lynn | 31 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Lynnfield | 1 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Manchester | 1 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Marblehead | 135 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middleton | 17 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Salem | 374 | 248 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middlesex County | 214 | 184 | 72 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bedford | 2 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Billerica | 9 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Burlington[3] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Malden | 22 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Medford | 3 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Reading | 50 | 18 | 72 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stoneham | 36 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tewksbury | 42 | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wilmington | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Woburn | 9 | - | - | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suffolk County | 4 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chelsea | 4 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Special election to fill the seat of Samuel Sewall, having resigned January 10, 1800.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2nd Trial would be held on October 20, 1800.
[3]There were no votes recorded in Burlington.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). August 29, 1800.
Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). September 2, 1800.
The Political Repository: Or, Farmer's Journal (Brookfield, MA). September 2, 1800.
Federal Spy (Springfield, MA). September 22, 1800.
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