Massachusetts 1788 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1788 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
- Date:
- 1788
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Benjamin Goodhue, Jonathan Jackson, Nathan Dane, Samuel Holton, Samuel Phillips, Jonathan Titcomb, George Cabot
| Candidates: | Benjamin Goodhue | Jonathan Jackson | Nathan Dane | Samuel Holton | Samuel Phillips | Jonathan Titcomb | George Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Anti-Federalist | Anti-Federalist | Federalist | ||
| Final Result: [1][2][3] | 567 | 392 | 295 | 202 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| District of Two | 567 | 392 | 295 | 202 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Essex County | 567 | 392 | 295 | 202 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Town of Amesbury | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Andover | - | 1 | 104 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Beverly | - | 77 | 30 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Boxford | 23 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bradford | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Danvers | 31 | - | - | 36 | - | - | - |
| Town of Gloucester | 108 | - | - | 46 | - | - | - |
| Town of Haverhill | - | - | 61 | 1 | 8 | - | - |
| Town of Ipswich | 13 | 37 | 24 | 27 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Town of Lynn | 23 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| District of Lynnfield | 17 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Manchester | 4 | 8 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Town of Marblehead | 5 | 88 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Metheun | 4 | - | 2 | 23 | - | - | - |
| Town of Middleton | - | - | 1 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Town of Newbury | 12 | 13 | 45 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newburyport | 38 | 153 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Town of Rowley | - | - | 17 | 15 | - | - | - |
| Town of Salem | 198 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Salisbury | 38 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Town of Topsfield | 5 | - | 4 | 26 | - | - | - |
| Town of Wenham[4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. The whole number of votes cast was 1469, therefore a candidate needed 735 votes in order to be elected. No candidates were successful in reaching the majority and a second voting was held on January 29, 1789.
[2]"The elections in the country have, in general, been very thinly attended - owing in some measure to the late fall of snow, making the passing bad." The Massachusetts Centinel (Boston, MA). December 20, 1788.
[3]"The Essex Federalists had fallen out with one another over the election of United States Senators, and the bitterness among them affected the election of a Representative in the District." The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections: 1788-1790, Vol. I. p 585.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Wenham.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
The Massachusetts Centinel (Boston, MA). December 20, 1788.
The Salem Mercury (Salem, MA). December 23, 1788.
The Massachusetts Centinel (Boston, MA). December 24, 1788.
The Hampshire Chronicle (Springfield, MA). December 31, 1788.
The Hampshire Chronicle (Springfield, MA). January 7, 1789.
The Hampshire Chronicle (Springfield, MA). January 14, 1789.
The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). January 20, 1789.
Jensen, Merrill and Robert A. Becker, ed. The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections: 1788-1790. Vol. I. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1976. 585-599.
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