Massachusetts 1818 State Senate, Berkshire County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1818 State Senate, Berkshire County
Date:
1818
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Caleb Hyde, Rodman Hazard, Daniel Noble, John Whiting, Jonathan Allen, Hugo Burghardt, Henry W. Dwight, John Tucker, Joshua Danforth, Nathan Willis, Timothy Childs, Ambrose Hall, Joseph Merrick, Wolcott Hubbell, Elisha Lee, scattering
Candidates: Caleb Hyde[1]Rodman HazardDaniel NobleJohn WhitingJonathan AllenHugo BurghardtHenry W. DwightJohn TuckerJoshua DanforthNathan WillisTimothy ChildsAmbrose HallJoseph MerrickWolcott HubbellElisha Leescattering
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [2][3][4]19991894181117556056514125151111163
Berkshire County19991894181117556056514125151111163
Town of Adams1801804548------------
Town of Alford[5]41412626------------
Town of Becket15158484------------
Town of Chesire[6]17417422-----------1
Town of Clarksburg[7]10101616------------
Town of Dalton[8]29226357-----1------
Town of Egremont[9]71704747------------
Town of Florida24243535------------
Town of Great Barrington5959121123--11--------13
Town of Hancock63595149-----------1
Town of Hinsdale14147272------------
Town of Lanesborough65647576-----------2
Town of Lee2424161160--1--------1
Town of Lenox133133393911----------
Town of Mount Washington2927-12-----------10
District of New Ashford[10]343418------------18
Town of New Marlborough6363152149-----------2
Town of Otis[11]----------------
Town of Peru13139999------------
Town of Pittsfield19916272743714---1411111-
Town of Richmond666699-41-41--------
Town of Sandisfield1061067070------------
Town of Savoy7751119----25-------
Town of Sheffield[12]7977142142------------
District of Southfield101088------------
Town of Stockbridge73718886-----------12
Town of Tyringham79795515--39--------2
Town of Washington[13]275494922-----------
Town of West Stockbridge63634545------------
Town of Williamstown1351359594-----------1
Town of Windsor44336160------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"Whole number of votes, 7775. Necessary to a choice, 1944." Governor's Council Records.
[3]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Daniel Noble would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[4]The Pittsfield Sun lists John Whiting with 1756 votes.
[5]The Pittsfield Sun reports 25 votes for Daniel Noble and John Whiting.
[6]The Pittsfield Sun reports 175 votes for both Caleb Hyde and Rodman Hazard.
[7]The Pittsfield Sun reports 11 votes for Caleb Hyde and Rodman Hazard, and 15 for Daniel Noble and John Whiting.
[8]The Pittsfield Sun reports 23 votes for Rodman Hazard, 58 for Daniel Noble and 53 for John Whiting.
[9]The Pittsfield Sun reports 71 votes for Rodman Hazard and 45 for both Daniel Noble and John Whiting.
[10]The Pittsfield Sun reports 14 votes for Daniel Noble.
[11]"No Return" Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). June 17, 1818.
[12]The Pittsfield Sun reports 79 votes for Rodman Hazard.
[13]The Pittsfield Sun reports 27 votes for Rodman Hazard and 52 for both Daniel Noble and John Whiting.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Peru Town Records. 370.
Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). April 8, 1818.
Berkshire Star (Stockbridge, MA). April 9, 1818.
Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). April 15, 1818.
Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). April 22, 1818.
Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). May 9, 1818.
Newburyport Herald (Newburyport, MA). May 12, 1818.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). May 14, 1818.
The Repertory (Boston, MA). May 14, 1818.
New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). May 15, 1818.
Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). May 16, 1818.
Bangor Weekly Register (Bangor, ME). May 21, 1818.
Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). June 17, 1818.

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