Massachusetts 1803 State Senate, Hampshire County, Special
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1803 State Senate, Hampshire County, Special
- Date:
- 1803
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- John Hastings, John Hooker, Ezra Starkweather, Samuel Fowler, Hugh MacClellan, John Williams, Zebina Montague, Solomon Smead, Edward Upham, William Billings, John Leavitt, Gideon Burt, Edmond Longley, Jonathan Smith, Jr., William Ely, William Shephard, Daniel Wright, Joshua Green, Justin Ely, John Long, Samuel Williams, Ebenezer Hunt, Ruggles Woodbridge
| Candidates: | John Hastings[1] | John Hooker[2] | Ezra Starkweather[3] | Samuel Fowler | Hugh MacClellan | John Williams | Zebina Montague | Solomon Smead | Edward Upham | William Billings | John Leavitt | Gideon Burt | Edmond Longley | Jonathan Smith, Jr. | William Ely | William Shephard | Daniel Wright | Joshua Green | Justin Ely | John Long | Samuel Williams | Ebenezer Hunt | Ruggles Woodbridge |
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| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | ||||||||
| Final Result: [4][5][6][7][8] | 3927 | 2987 | 2923 | 2245 | 1935 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hampshire County | 3927 | 2987 | 2923 | 2245 | 1935 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Amherst | 80 | 113 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 61 | 108 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ashfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Belchertown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bernardston[9] | 33 | 33 | 2 | 100 | 11 | - | 1 | 64 | 62 | 2 | 35 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Blandford | 46 | 40 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | - |
| Town of Brimfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Buckland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlemont[10] | 75 | 61 | 74 | 75 | 73 | - | - | 7 | 6 | - | - | 7 | 67 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chester | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chesterfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Colrain | 25 | 108 | 112 | - | 110 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | 86 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Conway | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cummington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Deerfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Easthampton | 43 | 13 | 54 | 48 | 62 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gill | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Goshen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Granby | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Granville | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenfield | 97 | 93 | 93 | 14 | 89 | - | - | 27 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenwich | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hadley | 118 | 108 | 119 | - | 9 | 104 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hatfield | 82 | 63 | 50 | 22 | 58 | - | - | - | - | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hawley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Heath | 40 | 30 | 20 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Holland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leverett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Leyden | 36 | 36 | - | 39 | 1 | - | 36 | 41 | 39 | - | - | 39 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Longmeadow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ludlow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middlefield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Monson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montague | 32 | 31 | 1 | - | 20 | 9 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montgomery | 34 | - | - | 6 | 29 | - | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Salem | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northampton[11] | 303 | 209 | 267 | 131 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northfield | 47 | 15 | 38 | 53 | - | 18 | - | 34 | 42 | 4 | 22 | - | - | 43 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Norwich | 67 | 67 | 67 | - | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Orange | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Palmer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pelham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Plainfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rowe | 41 | 41 | 41 | - | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Russell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shelburne | 90 | 93 | 85 | 21 | 79 | 20 | - | 15 | 14 | 11 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shutesbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of South Brimfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of South Hadley | 64 | 45 | 56 | 11 | 10 | - | 1 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 4 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 60 |
| Town of Southampton | 107 | 76 | 102 | 14 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southwick | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Springfield | 124 | 121 | 41 | 118 | - | 89 | - | 53 | 54 | - | - | - | - | 48 | - | - | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sunderland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ware | 29 | 29 | 6 | 29 | - | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Warwick | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wendell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Springfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westhampton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Whately | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wilbraham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamsburg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Worthington | 116 | - | 117 | 115 | 2 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]"No. Voters, 5061. Make a choice, 2531." Governor's Council Records.
[5]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Samuel Fowler would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[6]"One vacancy.--The candidates to fill it are Hon. Samuel Fowler, who had 2245 votes, and the Hon. Hugh M'Clellan, who had 1935." Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). April 6, 1803.
[7]Samuel Fowler was a Republican, but was often supported by Federalists.
[8]"By the above estimates it will be seen, that the number of votes for Senators is 39,747. Those elected in Suffolk, Essex, Hampshire, Bristol, Plymouth, Worcester, Cumberland, Hancock, Lincoln and Washington, are Federal Republicans.--Those in the other districts are democrats. All the candidates but one, to supply the vacancies are Federalists. The majorities by which the federal lists have prevailed, must be highly flattering. The excess, reckoning the highest numbers given to the candidates in each district over the number necessary to make a choice, amounts, in the federal districts, to 4012:--Whereas that excess in the districts wherein the democratic ticket has succeeded, does not give more than 1048. The federal majority will be found still greater, when it is considered, that the federal votes, in many districts, particularly Hampshire, were uncommonly scattered; and that the democrats voted in well disciplined phalanx." Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). May 18, 1803.
[9]The votes for John Hastings were not recorded in the Bernardston Town Records.
[10]The Greenfield Gazette reports 73 votes for John Hastings and 73 votes for Hugh McClellan.
[11]"There were 13 other persons voted for." Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). April 6, 1803.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Bernardston Town Records. 220-221.
Blandford Town Records. Book 3. 14.
Charlemont Town Records. 238.
Colrain Town Records. Book Two. 28.
Leyden Town Records. 144.
South Hadley Town Records. 136.
Ware Town Records.
Federal Spy (Springfield, MA). April 5, 1803.
Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). April 6, 1803.
Greenfield Gazette (Greenfield, MA). April 11, 1803.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 12, 1803.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 11, 1803.
Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). May 18, 1803.
The Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). June 2, 1803.
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