Massachusetts 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District Eastern 1
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District Eastern 1
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Isaac Parker, Henry Dearborn, Jonathan Bowman, Waterman Thomas, Daniel Cony, Thomas Rice, Dummer Sewall, Phineas Bruce, David Sylvester
| Candidates: | Isaac Parker | Henry Dearborn | Jonathan Bowman | Waterman Thomas | Daniel Cony | Thomas Rice | Dummer Sewall | Phineas Bruce | David Sylvester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | |||||||||
| Final Result: [1][2] | 477 | 373 | 328 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Eastern One | 477 | 373 | 328 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hancock County | 302 | 34 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bangor | 1 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Belfast | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Blue Hill[3] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Buckstown | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cambden | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Castine | 30 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Deer Isle[4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Duck Trap[5] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Eden | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Frankfurt | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Goldsboro | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hampden | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Islesboro | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mount Desert[6] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Orrington | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Penobscot | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Prospect | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sedgwick | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sullivan[7] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Trenton[8] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Vinalhaven | 2 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plantation No. 1 E Tide Penobscot River[9] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plantation No. 2 E Tide Penobscot River | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plantation No. 6 E Tide Penobscot River | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lincoln County | 81 | 331 | 327 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Town of Ballstown[10] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Boothbay[11] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bowdoinham | - | 3 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bristol[12] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Canaan | - | 29 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Town of Clinton | - | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cushing[13] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dresden | - | 20 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Edgecomb | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fairfield | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Georgetown | - | 9 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hallowell | 22 | 83 | 51 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Harlem[14] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Medencook[15] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Milford | - | 15 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newcastle | - | 16 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Nobleboro | - | 6 | 2 | 9 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| Town of Norridgewock[16] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittston | - | 39 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pownalboro | 4 | 4 | 62 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Sidney | - | - | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Thomastown[17] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Union | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Vassalboro[18] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Waldoboro | 32 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Warren | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Winslow | 3 | 71 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Woolwich | - | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington County | 94 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Columbia | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Machias | 30 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Papamaguadda[19] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Steuben | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plantation E. Tide Union River No. 4[20] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plantation E. Tide Union River No. 5 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plantation E. Tide Union River No. 6 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plantation E. Tide Union River No. 22 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2nd Trial would be held on February 6, 1797.
[2]The Original Election Returns list Phineas Bruce with 1 vote but do not list which town the vote was in.
[3]There were no votes recorded in Blue Hill.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Deer Isle.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Duck Trap.
[6]There were no votes recorded in Mount Desert.
[7]There were no votes recorded in Sullivan.
[8]There were no votes recorded in Trenton.
[9]There were no votes recorded in Plantation No. 1 E Tide Penobscot River.
[10]There were no votes recorded in Ballstown.
[11]There were no votes recorded in Boothbay.
[12]There were no votes recorded in Bristol.
[13]There were no votes recorded in Cushing.
[14]There were no votes recorded in Harlem.
[15]There were no votes recorded in Medencook.
[16]There were no votes recorded in Norridgewock.
[17]There were no votes recorded in Thomastown.
[18]There were no votes recorded in Vassalboro.
[19]There were no votes recorded in Papamaguadda.
[20]There were no votes recorded in Plantation E. Tide Union River No. 4.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Kennebeck Intelligencer (Hallowell, ME). November 12, 1796.
The Providence Gazette (Providence, RI). December 31, 1796.
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