Massachusetts 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District Southern 3
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District Southern 3
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Elisha May, Stephen Bullock, Laban Wheaton, Nicholas Tillinghurst, George Leonard, Josiah Dean, William Baylis, Nathaniel Morton, Jr., Seth Paddleford, Zephaniah Leonard, Stephen Metcalf
| Candidates: | Elisha May | Stephen Bullock | Laban Wheaton | Nicholas Tillinghurst | George Leonard | Josiah Dean | William Baylis | Nathaniel Morton, Jr. | Seth Paddleford | Zephaniah Leonard | Stephen Metcalf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | ||||||||||
| Final Result: [1] | 390 | 244 | 227 | 42 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Southern Three | 390 | 244 | 227 | 42 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bristol County | 265 | 211 | 69 | 42 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Attleborough | 113 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Berkley[2] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dighton | 15 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Easton | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Freetown | 16 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Town of Mansfield | 28 | 3 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Norton | 5 | - | 53 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Raynham | 32 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rehoboth | 14 | 103 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Somerset[3] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Swansea | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Taunton | 7 | 41 | 2 | 42 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westport | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Norfolk County | 125 | 33 | 158 | - | 24 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Bellingham | - | - | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Dover | - | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Foxborough | 8 | - | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Franklin | 33 | 18 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Medfield | 40 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Stoughton | - | 14 | 40 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Walpole | 45 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wrentham | 19 | 1 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Notes:
[1]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2nd Trial would be held on January 16, 1797.
[2]There were no votes recorded in Berkley.
[3]There were no votes recorded in Somerset.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 16, 1796.
The Providence Gazette (Providence, RI). December 31, 1796.
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