Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Second Southern District
- Office:
- Electoral College (Federal)
- Title:
- Elector
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Second Southern District
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Electoral College/Elector
- Electors:
- William Seaver, Edward H. Robbins, Joshua Thomas, Benjamin Beale, James Warren, Ebenezer Thayer, Charles Cushing, George Partridge, Josiah Smith, John Turner, Joseph Voss, Henry Warren, Samuel Angier, Nathan Cushing
Electors: | William Seaver | Edward H. Robbins | Joshua Thomas | Benjamin Beale | James Warren | Ebenezer Thayer | Charles Cushing | George Partridge | Josiah Smith | John Turner | Joseph Voss | Henry Warren | Samuel Angier | Nathan Cushing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | ||||||||||||
Presidential Candidate: | John Adams | John Adams | ||||||||||||
Final Result: [1][2][3] | 398 | 253 | 77 | 40 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
District of Southern Two | 398 | 253 | 77 | 40 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Norfolk County | 29 | 82 | 1 | 40 | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
Town of Braintree | - | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Cohasset | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Milton | 5 | 40 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
Town of Quincy | - | - | - | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Randolph | 12 | 7 | - | 2 | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Weymouth[4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Plymouth County | 328 | 170 | 76 | - | 28 | - | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Town of Abington | 1 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Bridgewater | 67 | 42 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Town of Carver | 34 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Duxbury | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Halifax | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Hanover | 15 | 3 | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
Town of Kingston | 55 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Marshfield | 9 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Middleborough | 10 | - | 66 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Pembroke | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Town of Plymouth | 29 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Plympton | 42 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Scituate | 40 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Suffolk County | 41 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Hingham | 34 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Hull | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]A majority was required for an elector to be elected. William Seaver was eventually chosen by the Massachusetts General Court.
[2]Edward H. Robbins would be chosen as an at-large elector by the Massachusetts General Court.
[3]William Seaver and Edward H. Robbins voted for John Adams in the Electoral College. Whether their second votes were cast for Thomas Pinckney, Oliver Ellsworth or Samuel Johnston is unknown.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Weymouth.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Political Gazette (Newburyport, MA). November 11, 1796.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 16, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 19, 1796.
The Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 21, 1796.
The Mercury (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Polar Star and Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 23, 1796.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 28, 1796.
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