Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, First Eastern District

Office:
Electoral College (Federal)
Title:
Elector
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, First Eastern District
Date:
1796
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Electoral College/Elector
Electors:
Thomas Rice, Amos Stoddard, Daniel Cony, Jedediah Jewett, Dummer Sewall, Samuel Hernden, Isaac Parker, Arthur Lithgow, Nathaniel Thwing, John Rice, J. Bowman, Alexander Campbell
Electors: Thomas Rice[1]Amos StoddardDaniel ConyJedediah JewettDummer SewallSamuel HerndenIsaac ParkerArthur LithgowNathaniel ThwingJohn RiceJ. BowmanAlexander Campbell
Affiliation:Federalist
Presidential Candidate:John Adams
Final Result: [2][3]32515713036281919171514121
District of Eastern One32515713036281919171514121
Hancock County70-11---19---8-
Town of Bangor[4]------------
Town of Belfast[5]------------
Town of Bluehill[6]------17-----
Town of Buckstown[7]------------
Town of Cambden22-----------
Town of Castine30-----------
Town of Deer Isle[8]------------
Duck Trap Plantation[9]------------
Town of Eden------19-----
Town of Frankfurt[10]------------
Town of Goldsboro[11]------------
Town of Hampden[12]------------
Town of Harlem----------8-
Town of Islesboro[13]------------
Town of Mount Desert[14]------------
Town of Northport[15]------------
Town of Orrington[16]------------
Town of Penobscot18-----------
Town of Prospect[17]------------
Town of Sedgwick--11---------
Town of Sullivan[18]------------
Town of Trenton[19]------------
Town of Vinalhaven[20]------------
Plantation No 1. East Penobscot River[21]------------
Plantation No 2. East Penobscot River[22]------------
Plantation No 6. East Penobscot River[23]------------
Lincoln County255157119362819-17151441
Town of Boothbay----28-------
Town of Bristol28-----------
Town of Canaan17-12---------
Town of Clinton14-----------
Town of Cushing[24]------------
Town of Dresden-------17----
Town of Edgecomb[25]------------
Town of Fairfield[26]------------
Town of Georgetown--------15---
Town of Hallowell19559--------1
Town of Medencook[27]------------
Town of New Milford[28]------------
Town of Newcastle-----19------
Town of Nobleboro[29]------------
Town of Norridgewock-24----------
Town of Pittston---36------3-
Town of Pownalboro69---------1-
Town of Sidney31-6---------
Town of Starks------------
Town of Thomastown[30]------------
Town of Union---------14--
Town of Vassalboro-332---------
Town of Waldoboro35-----------
Town of Warren32-----------
Town of Winslow[31]------------
Town of Woolwich28-----------
Plantation adjacent to Bowdoin--10---------
Washington County------------
Town of Columbia[32]------------
Town of Machias[33]------------
Town of Passamaquada[34]------------
Town of Steuben[35]------------
Plantation E. Tide Union River No. 4[36]------------
Plantation E. Tide Union River No. 5[37]------------
Plantation E. Tide Union River No. 6[38]------------
Plantation E. Tide Union River No. 22[39]------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]A majority was required for an elector to be elected. Thomas Rice was eventually chosen by the Massachusetts General Court.
[3]Thomas Rice voted for John Adams in the Electoral College. Whether his second vote was cast for Thomas Pinckney, Oliver Ellsworth or Samuel Johnston is unknown.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Bangor.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Belfast.
[6]There were no votes recorded in Bluehill.
[7]There were no votes recorded in Buckstown.
[8]There were no votes recorded in Deer Isle.
[9]There were no votes recorded in Duck Trap Plantation.
[10]There were no votes recorded in Frankfort.
[11]There were no votes recorded in Goldsboro.
[12]There were no votes recorded in Hampden.
[13]There were no votes recorded in Islesboro.
[14]There were no votes recorded in Mount Desert.
[15]There were no votes recorded in Northport.
[16]There were no votes recorded in Orrington.
[17]There were no votes recorded in Prospect.
[18]There were no votes recorded in Sullivan.
[19]There were no votes recorded in Trenton.
[20]There were no votes recorded in Vinalhaven.
[21]There were no votes recorded in Plantation No 1. East Penobscot River.
[22]There were no votes recorded in Plantation No 2. East Penobscot River.
[23]There were no votes recorded in Plantation No 6. East Penobscot River.
[24]There were no votes recorded in Cushing.
[25]There were no votes recorded in Edgecomb.
[26]There were no votes recorded in Fairfield.
[27]There were no votes recorded in Medencook.
[28]There were no votes recorded in New Milford.
[29]There were no votes recorded in Nobleboro.
[30]There were no votes recorded in Thomastown.
[31]There were no votes recorded in Winslow.
[32]There were no votes recorded in Columbia.
[33]There were no votes recorded in Machias.
[34]There were no votes recorded in Passamaquada.
[35]There were no votes recorded in Steuben.
[36]There were no votes recorded in Plantation E. Tide Union River No. 4.
[37]There were no votes recorded in Plantation E. Tide Union River No. 5.
[38]There were no votes recorded in Plantation E. Tide Union River No. 6.
[39]There were no votes recorded in Plantation E. Tide Union River No. 22.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Blue Hill Town Records. 110.
Kennebeck Intelligencer (Hallowell, ME). November 12, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 19, 1796.
The Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 21, 1796.
The Mercury (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Polar Star and Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 23, 1796.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 28, 1796.

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