Massachusetts 1815 State Senate, Dukes and Nantucket District
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1815 State Senate, Dukes and Nantucket District
- Date:
- 1815
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Walter Folger, Jr., Thaddeus Coffin, Allen Mayhew, Josiah Barker, William Gray
| Candidates: | Walter Folger, Jr. | Thaddeus Coffin | Allen Mayhew | Josiah Barker | William Gray |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | |
| Final Result: [1][2][3] | 419 | 289 | - | - | - |
| District of Dukes and Nantucket | 419 | 289 | - | - | - |
| Dukes County | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chilmark | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Edgartown | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tisbury | 83 | - | - | 37 | 1 |
| Nantucket County | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Nantucket | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]"No. Voters, 930. Make a choice, 466." Governor's Council Records.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Thaddeus Coffin would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[3]Walter Folger, Jr. lost this election as some votes cast for him were incorrectly recorded as being for Walter Foleger.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Tisbury Town Records. 370.
New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). May 19, 1815.
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