Massachusetts 1797 State Senate, Hampshire County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1797 State Senate, Hampshire County
- Date:
- 1797
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- John Hastings, Thomas Dwight, David Sexton, Samuel Fowler, Ebenezeer Hunt, Samuel Henshaw, William Billings, Justin Ely, Hugh MacClellan, John Williams, Charles Phelps, David Snead, Wareham Parks, Joseph Lyman, Solomon Smead, Jedediah Smith, Caleb Alvord, Obediah Dickinson, Daniel Stebbins, Simeon Strong, Levi Shepard, Hugh Maxwell, Zebina Montague
| Candidates: | John Hastings[1] | Thomas Dwight[2] | David Sexton[3] | Samuel Fowler[4] | Ebenezeer Hunt | Samuel Henshaw | William Billings | Justin Ely | Hugh MacClellan | John Williams | Charles Phelps | David Snead | Wareham Parks | Joseph Lyman | Solomon Smead | Jedediah Smith | Caleb Alvord | Obediah Dickinson | Daniel Stebbins | Simeon Strong | Levi Shepard | Hugh Maxwell | Zebina Montague |
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| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [5][6] | 2186 | 2105 | 1877 | 1547 | 1133 | 1007 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hampshire County | 2186 | 2105 | 1877 | 1547 | 1133 | 1007 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Amherst | 83 | 84 | 70 | 16 | 81 | - | 18 | - | - | 12 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ashfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Belchertown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bernardston | 8 | 25 | 21 | - | 29 | - | - | 1 | 30 | - | - | 13 | - | - | 12 | - | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Blandford | - | 60 | 22 | 29 | 33 | 74 | - | 11 | 1 | 50 | 5 | - | 35 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Brimfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Buckland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlemont | 21 | 23 | 1 | - | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1 | - | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Town of Chester | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chesterfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Colrain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Conway | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cummington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Deerfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Eastampton | 45 | 31 | 44 | - | 23 | 45 | 15 | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gill | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Goshen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Granby | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Granville | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenwich | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hadley | 59 | 59 | 2 | - | 13 | 56 | 57 | - | - | - | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hatfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hawley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Heath | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Holland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leverett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Leyden | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Longmeadow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ludlow | - | 66 | 66 | 66 | - | 1 | - | 66 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middlefield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Monson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montgomery | - | 31 | 31 | 13 | - | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Salem | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northampton | 123 | 116 | - | 21 | 112 | 115 | 115 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Norwich | 34 | 36 | 26 | 34 | 3 | 6 | - | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Orange | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Palmer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pelham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Plainfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rowe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Russell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shelburne | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shutesbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of South Brimfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of South Hadley | 39 | 37 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Town of Southampton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southwick | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Springfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sunderland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ware | 42 | - | 42 | - | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Warwick | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wendell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Springfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westfield | 53 | 31 | 30 | 85 | 66 | - | 30 | 57 | - | 30 | - | - | 22 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westhampton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Whately | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wilbraham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamsburg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Worthington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]"No. Voters, 2895. Make a choice, 1448." Governor's Council Records.
[6]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Ebenezer Hunt would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Amherst Town Records. 177.
Bernardston Town Records. 160-161.
Blandford Town Records. Book Two. 218.
Charlemont Town Records. 182.
Leyden Town Records. 110.
South Hadley Town Records. 117.
Ware Town Records.
Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). April 5, 1797.
Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). April 12, 1797.
Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). April 19, 1797.
Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH). June 10, 1797.
Oriental Trumpet (Portland, ME). June 14, 1797.
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