Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Bristol and Dukes District
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Bristol and Dukes District
- Date:
- 1824
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- James L. Hodges, John Mason, Solomon Pratt, Thomas Rotch, Oliver Starkweather, Sylvester Brownell, scattering
| Candidates: | James L. Hodges[1] | John Mason[2] | Solomon Pratt[3] | Thomas Rotch | Oliver Starkweather | Sylvester Brownell | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | |
| Final Result: [4] | 2901 | 2880 | 2866 | 2841 | 2830 | 2829 | 20 |
| District of Bristol and Dukes | 2901 | 2880 | 2866 | 2841 | 2830 | 2829 | 20 |
| Bristol County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Attleborough | 176 | 176 | 175 | 154 | 154 | 154 | - |
| Town of Berkley | 49 | 43 | 43 | 70 | 69 | 71 | - |
| Town of Dartmouth | 133 | 133 | 133 | 260 | 260 | 260 | - |
| Town of Dighton | 91 | 88 | 90 | 13 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Town of Easton | 162 | 162 | 161 | 103 | 103 | 103 | - |
| Town of Fairhaven | 200 | 200 | 200 | 108 | 109 | 109 | - |
| Town of Freetown | 249 | 249 | 249 | 63 | 63 | 63 | - |
| Town of Mansfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Bedford | 144 | 115 | 136 | 391 | 363 | 371 | - |
| Town of Norton | 109 | 110 | 96 | 123 | 123 | 123 | - |
| Town of Raynham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rehoboth | 186 | 191 | 190 | 178 | 179 | 179 | - |
| Town of Seekonk[5] | 193 | 194 | 193 | 187 | 187 | 187 | - |
| Town of Somerset | 78 | 82 | 79 | 51 | 55 | 55 | - |
| Town of Swansea | 154 | 162 | 154 | 77 | 78 | 75 | - |
| Town of Taunton | 299 | 299 | 294 | 382 | 383 | 381 | - |
| Town of Troy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wellington | 94 | 94 | 94 | 104 | 104 | 104 | - |
| Town of Westport | 59 | 59 | 59 | 263 | 263 | 263 | - |
| Dukes County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chilmark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Edgartown | 47 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 50 | - |
| Town of Tisbury | 61 | 61 | 61 | 26 | 30 | 28 | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]"Whole number of votes, 5342. Necessary to a choice, 2672." Governor's Council Records.
[5]"Also [the Committee have rejected] the return from the town of Seekonk, it appearing by said return that the meeting was held in 1804." Governor's Council Records.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Tisbury Town Records. 427.
Columbian Reporter and Old Colony Journal (Taunton, MA). April 7, 1824.
New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). April 9, 1824.
American Statesman and City Register (Boston, MA). April 15, 1824.
The Nautical Intelligencer (Falmouth, MA). April 16, 1824.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). April 17, 1824.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). May 12, 1824.
Columbian Reporter and Old Colony Journal (Taunton, MA). May 12, 1824.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). May 12, 1824.
The Repertory (Boston, MA). May 13, 1824.
American Statesman and City Register (Boston, MA). May 13, 1824.
New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). May 14, 1824.
New-England Gazette (New Bedford, MA). May 18, 1824.
Hampden Journal (Springfield, MA). May 19, 1824.
Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). May 20, 1824.
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