Massachusetts 1821 State Senate, Essex County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1821 State Senate, Essex County
Date:
1821
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
John G. King, Ebenezer Mosley, Israel Bartlett, Hobart Clark, Robert Rantoul, Nathaniel Silsbee, William W. Parrott, Willard Peele, scattering
Candidates: John G. King[1]Ebenezer Mosley[2]Israel Bartlett[3]Hobart Clark[4]Robert Rantoul[5]Nathaniel SilsbeeWilliam W. ParrottWillard Peelescattering
Affiliation:supported by both partiessupported by both partiesFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [6]45004491315030992928----
Essex County45004491315030992928----
Town of Amesbury---------
Town of Andover---------
Town of Beverly[7]170170170170170----
Town of Boxford---------
Town of Bradford---------
Town of Danvers202201175176991303038-
Town of Essex---------
Town of Gloucester250251203202203172171136-
Town of Hamilton---------
Town of Haverhill3733741822022031721721719
Town of Ipswich---------
Town of Lynn---------
Town of Lynnfield---------
Town of Manchester9192615656383636-
Town of Marblehead---------
Town of Metheun---------
Town of Middleton[8]---------
Town of Newbury---------
Town of Newburyport473468351349352124120124-
Town of Rowley---------
Town of Salem509505361317197337205170-
Town of Salisbury---------
Town of Saugus---------
Town of Topsfield---------
Town of Wenham---------
Town of West Newbury---------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]"Whole number of votes, 24265. Necessary to make a choice, 2427." Governor's Council Records.
[7]The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA) April 3, 1821 lists 169 votes for Robert Rantoul.
[8]"The Committee further report, that they have rejected the return from Middleton in the County of Essex ... for want of attestation of the town clerks to the return of votes." Governor's Council Records.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 3, 1821.
Newburyport Herald (Newburyport, MA). April 3, 1821.
The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). April 3, 1821.
The Essex Register (Salem, MA). April 4, 1821.
Essex Patriot (Haverhill, MA). April 7, 1821.
Haverhill Gazette (Haverhill, MA). April 7, 1821.

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