Massachusetts 1790 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5, Ballot 2
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1790 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5, Ballot 2
- Date:
- 1790
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- Second Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Shearjashub Bourne, Joshua Thomas, James Warren, Thomas Davis, George Partridge, John Davis, James Sprout, Abner Hammett, Ephraim Spooner
| Candidates: | Shearjashub Bourne[1] | Joshua Thomas | James Warren | Thomas Davis | George Partridge | John Davis | James Sprout | Abner Hammett | Ephraim Spooner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | |||||||||
| Final Result: [2][3] | 667 | 278 | 85 | 77 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Five | 667 | 278 | 85 | 77 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Barnstable County | 605 | - | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Barnstable | 200 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chatham | 5 | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Eastham | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Falmouth | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Harwich | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Provincetown[4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandwich | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Truro | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wellfleet | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Yarmouth | 91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plymouth County | 62 | 278 | 85 | 58 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Abington[5] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bridgewater | 1 | 64 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Carver | - | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Duxbury | - | 5 | - | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Halifax | 13 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hanover | 10 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kingston | - | 28 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Marshfield[6] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middleborough | 4 | 25 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Town of Pembroke | - | 10 | - | - | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plymouth | 50 | - | 82 | 16 | 1 | 8 | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Plympton | 2 | 20 | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Rochester | 23 | 23 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Scituate | 1 | 3 | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wareham | 8 | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. The original election was held on October 4, 1790.
[3]"The following is the result of the second trial for the choice of Federal Representatives: - Plymouth District - Whole number of votes 1151 - necessary to make a choice 576. The Hon. Shear Jashub Bourne, Esq. had 667 and is chosen." The General Advertiser and Political, Commercial and Literary Journal (Philadelphia, PA). January 6, 1791.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Provincetown.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Abington.
[6]There were no votes recorded in Marshfield.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
The General Advertiser and Political, Commercial and Literary Journal (Philadelphia, PA). January 6, 1791.
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