Massachusetts 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, District Southern 2
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, District Southern 2
- Date:
- 1798
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- John Read, John Swift, Daniel Snow, Samuel Niles, Kilborn Whitman, Benjamin Whitman, Joseph Smith, Samuel Angier, George Partridge, John Turner, Henry Warren, Joseph Croswell, Adam Howell, Ebenezer Thayer, Charles Turner, James Warren
| Candidates: | John Read[1] | John Swift | Daniel Snow | Samuel Niles | Kilborn Whitman | Benjamin Whitman | Joseph Smith | Samuel Angier | George Partridge | John Turner | Henry Warren | Joseph Croswell | Adam Howell | Ebenezer Thayer | Charles Turner | James Warren |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | |||||||||||||||
| Final Result: | 1255 | 583 | 327 | 98 | 76 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Southern Two | 1255 | 583 | 327 | 98 | 76 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Norfolk County | 170 | 110 | 145 | 30 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Braintree | 42 | - | - | 21 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cohasset | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Milton | 53 | 42 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Quincy | 54 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Randolph | 14 | 17 | 88 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Weymouth | - | 4 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plymouth County | 1016 | 449 | 182 | 68 | 76 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Town of Abington | 28 | 56 | 3 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bridgewater | 259 | 27 | 175 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Carver | 64 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Duxbury | 52 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Halifax | 4 | 47 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hanover | 9 | 37 | - | - | 5 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kingston | 66 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Marshfield | 16 | 40 | - | - | 35 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middleborough | 114 | 92 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pembroke | 15 | 47 | - | - | 30 | 2 | 7 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Plymouth | 307 | 23 | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Plympton | 19 | 35 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Scituate | 63 | 1 | - | 19 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suffolk County | 69 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hingham | 62 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hull | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
The Minerva (Dedham, MA). November 8, 1798.
The Political Repository: Or, Farmer's Journal (Brookfield, MA). November 13, 1798.
Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). November 21, 1798.
The Minerva (Dedham, MA). November 22, 1798.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). December 26, 1798.
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