Massachusetts 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, Suffolk District, Special, Ballot 2
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, Suffolk District, Special, Ballot 2
- Date:
- 1820
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- Second Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Benjamin Gorham, Samuel A. Wells, Jesse Putnam, William Sturgis, John Brazer, Samuel Brown, William Little, Fitch Tufts, Daniel Webster, Daniel Adams, John Fitch, Samuel Hubbard, William Ingalls, Louis Lincoln, Henry Orne, John Welles
| Candidates: | Benjamin Gorham[1] | Samuel A. Wells | Jesse Putnam | William Sturgis | John Brazer | Samuel Brown | William Little | Fitch Tufts | Daniel Webster | Daniel Adams | John Fitch | Samuel Hubbard | William Ingalls | Louis Lincoln | Henry Orne | John Welles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Federalist | ||||||||||||
| Final Result: [2][3] | 2262 | 1565 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Suffolk | 2262 | 1565 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middlesex County | 51 | 192 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Malden | 51 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stoneham | - | 82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suffolk County | 2211 | 1373 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Boston | 2187 | 1363 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Chelsea | 24 | 10 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Special election to fill the seat of Jonathan Mason, having died May 15, 1820.
[3]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. The original election was held on October 23, 1820.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Boston Town Records. 166.
Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 7, 1820.
New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 7, 1820.
Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). November 8, 1820.
Boston Commercial Gazette (Boston, MA). November 9, 1820.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). November 9, 1820.
Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). November 16, 1820.
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