Massachusetts 1808 House of Representatives, Salem

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1808 House of Representatives, Salem
Date:
1808
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
Joseph Story, Joseph Winn, William Cleveland, Joshua Ward, John Hathorne, John Southwick, Joseph Sprague, Benjamin Crowninshield, Benjamin Pickman, Jr., William Prescott, Edward Allen, William Stearns, Ebenezer Beckford, Joseph Peabody, Samuel G. Derby, Samuel Ropes, Ephraim Emerton, Dudley L. Pickman, scattering
Candidates: Joseph Story[1]Joseph Winn[2]William Cleveland[3]Joshua Ward[4]John Hathorne[5]John Southwick[6]Joseph Sprague[7]Benjamin Crowninshield[8]Benjamin Pickman, Jr.William PrescottEdward AllenWilliam StearnsEbenezer BeckfordJoseph PeabodySamuel G. DerbySamuel RopesEphraim EmertonDudley L. Pickmanscattering
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [9][10][11]86085985785685384884684584584484083683683483383283282722
Town of Salem[12][13]86085985785685384884684584584484083683683483383283282722

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Elected.
[8]Elected.
[9]The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA) lists the name "Embargo Ticket" to the Republicans and "Commercial Ticket" to the Federalists.
[10]1689 total votes, 845 necessary for a choice.
[11]Benjamin Pickman, Jr. received 11 votes as Benjamin Pickman. These votes were not counted for him and he was not declared elected.
[12]The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists Joseph Winn with 850 votes and Joseph Peabody with 844 votes.
[13]"The following is the result of the election at Salem. The whole number of votes, including the scattering ones, of which there was a great many, was 1689; requiring 845 votes to create a choice; eight of the candidates, on the democratic list, having that number were declared elected." The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). May 20, 1808.

References:

Newburyport Herald (Newburyport, MA). May 17, 1808.
Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). May 17, 1808.
The Essex Register (Salem, MA). May 18, 1808.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). May 20, 1808.
American Citizen (New York, NY). May 24, 1808.
Norfolk Repository (Dedham, MA). June 28, 1808.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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