Massachusetts 1820 Electoral College
- Office:
- Electoral College (Federal)
- Title:
- Elector
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1820 Electoral College
- Date:
- 1820
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Electoral College/Elector
- Electors:
- John Davis, Wendell Davis, Ichabod Norton, Lemuel Williams
| Electors: | John Davis | Wendell Davis | Ichabod Norton | Lemuel Williams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | ||
| Presidential Candidate: | ||||
| Final Result: [1] | 476 | 476 | 19 | 6 |
| District of Barnstable | 476 | 476 | 19 | 6 |
| Barnstable County | 317 | 356 | - | - |
| Town of Barnstable | 96 | 41 | - | - |
| Town of Brewster | - | 58 | - | - |
| Town of Chatham | 28 | 20 | - | - |
| Town of Dennis | - | 26 | - | - |
| Town of Eastham | 31 | - | - | - |
| Town of Falmouth | 29 | 15 | - | - |
| Town of Harwich | 19 | - | - | - |
| Town of Orleans | - | 15 | - | - |
| Town of Provincetown | 7 | 19 | - | - |
| Town of Sandwich | 60 | 77 | - | - |
| Town of Truro | - | 15 | - | - |
| Town of Wellfleet | - | 10 | - | - |
| Town of Yarmouth | 67 | 60 | - | - |
| Bristol County | 5 | 79 | - | - |
| Town of New Bedford | 5 | 79 | - | - |
| Dukes County | 23 | 3 | 19 | 6 |
| Town of Chilmark[2] | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Edgartown | 23 | - | - | - |
| Town of Tisbury | - | 3 | 19 | 6 |
| Nantucket County | 131 | 38 | - | - |
| Town of Nantucket | 131 | 38 | - | - |
Notes:
[1]There was no choice by the people in Barnstable District. The Electors then chose Wendell Davis.
[2]There were no votes recorded in Chilmark.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Tisbury Town Records. 404-405.
Truro Town Records. 233.
New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). November 10, 1820.
The Essex Register (Salem, MA). December 9, 1820.
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