Massachusetts 1800 State Senate, Plymouth County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1800 State Senate, Plymouth County
- Date:
- 1800
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Beza Hayward, Isaac Thompson, Josiah Smith, Kilborn Whitman, Aaron Hobart, Charles Turner, Israel Fearing, Nathaniel Goodwin, Nahum Mitchell
| Candidates: | Beza Hayward | Isaac Thompson | Josiah Smith | Kilborn Whitman | Aaron Hobart | Charles Turner | Israel Fearing | Nathaniel Goodwin | Nahum Mitchell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | |||||||||
| Final Result: [1][2][3][4] | 581 | 571 | 415 | 229 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plymouth County | 581 | 571 | 415 | 229 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Abington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bridgewater | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Carver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Duxbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Halifax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hanover | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kingston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Marshfield | 38 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Middleborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pembroke | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plymouth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plympton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rochester | 61 | 97 | - | 36 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Scituate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wareham | 34 | 35 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Notes:
[1]"No. Voters, 1191. Make a choice, 596. No choice." Governor's Council Records.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Beza Hayward and Isaac Thompson would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[3]"In Plymouth County there has been no choice. The whole number of votes we hear are 2378 - Necessary to a choice 595." Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). April 25, 1800.
[4]The Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA) lists Kilborn Whitman with 280 votes.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Marshfield Town Records. 301.
Wareham Town Records. Book 1. 193.
Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 11, 1800.
Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). April 25, 1800.
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