Massachusetts 1792 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4, Candidate from Lincoln, Hancock or Washington County

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1792 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4, Candidate from Lincoln, Hancock or Washington County
Date:
1792
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
William Lithgow, Henry Dearborn, Daniel Coney, Alexander Campbell, Dudley Sargent, Thomas Rice, Dummer Sewall, John Gardiner, Isaac Parker, Henry Sewall, Waterman Thomas
Candidates: William LithgowHenry DearbornDaniel ConeyAlexander CampbellDudley SargentThomas RiceDummer SewallJohn GardinerIsaac ParkerHenry SewallWaterman Thomas
Affiliation:
Final Result: [1][2][3]1036667244125736831211284
District of Four1036667244125736831211284
Cumberland County371140512-6301-74
Town of Bakerstown[4]-----------
Town of Bridgetown17----------
Town of Brunswick5512---------
Town of Cape Elizabeth2291--------
Town of Durham-17---------
Town of Falmouth2522--------
Town of Freeport322---------
Town of Gorham[5]1813--------4
Town of Gray1241--------
Town of Harpswell20----1-----
Town of Hebron184---------
Town of New Gloucester224-2---1---
Town of North Yarmouth423----27--7-
Town of Otisfield--17--------
Town of Portland12848---3----
Town of Raymondston[6]-----------
Town of Scarboro11121--5-----
Town of Standish220---------
Town of Turner8-1--------
Town of Windham-11---------
Hancock County87-2374598--12--
Town of Bangor[7]-----------
Town of Belfast--------12--
Town of Blue Hill--210-------
Town of Cambden16----------
Town of Deer Isle[8]-----------
Town of Frankfurt3-20--------
Town of Goldboro----198-----
Town of Isleboro----12------
Town of Mount Desert---16-------
Town of Orrington[9]-----------
Town of Penobscot35---13------
Town of Sedgwick15----------
Town of Sullivan--1115------
Town of Trenton---15-------
Town of Vinalhaven18----------
Plantation No. 1 E Tide Penobscot River[10]-----------
Plantation No. 2 E Tide Penobscot River[11]-----------
Plantation No. 6 E Tide Penobscot River---32-------
Lincoln County25729111820-19---1-
Town of Ballstown8----------
Town of Bath2123-7-------
Town of Boothbay171---------
Town of Bowdoin[12]-----------
Town of Bowdoinham10----------
Town of Bristol21----------
Town of Canaan-116--2---1-
Town of Cushing[13]-----------
Town of Edgecomb26----------
Town of Fairfield--19--------
Town of Georgetown365---------
Town of Green-83--------
Town of Hallowell28935--------
Town of Hancock-----16-----
Town of Medencook[14]-----------
Town of Monmouth-18---------
Town of Mount Vernon-32---------
Town of Newcastle-7-13-------
Town of Nobleboro-10---------
Town of Norridgewock-713--------
Town of Pittston-24---------
Town of Pownalboro25----------
Town of Readfield-20---------
Town of Sidney120---1-----
Town of Thomastown65---------
Town of Topsham34----------
Town of Union-20---------
Town of Vassalboro4115--------
Town of Waldoboro215---------
Town of Warren-10---------
Town of Winslow14611--------
Town of Winthrop1296--------
Town of Woolwich320---------
Washington County147271--------
Town of Machias1341---------
Town of Papamaguadda[15]-----------
Plantation No. 4 East Tide Union River-261--------
Plantation No. 5 East Tide Union River[16]-----------
Plantation No. 6 and 13 East Tide Union River13----------
Plantation No. 22 East Tide Union River[17]-----------
York County17420951291435120---
Town of Arundel-16-1-------
Town of Berwick518-1---11---
Town of Biddeford1401--------
Town of Brownfield1514--------
Town of Buxton17----7-6---
Town of Coxhall21----------
Town of Francisboro--10--------
Town of Fryburgh-320--------
Town of Kittery3--27-1-----
Town of Lebanon-13---------
Town of Limerick-17---------
Town of Limington142---------
Town of Littlefalls19----------
Town of Parsonsfield-14---------
Town of Pepperelboro7126--7-3---
Town of Sandford101--14------
Town of Shapleigh14----------
Town of Washington110---------
Town of Waterboro24---------
Town of Wells2145---20-----
Town of York389----1----

Notes:

[1]"The Massachusetts law provided for a complex method of voting. The voters of Districts One and Two each could vote for four candidates, but the votes had to be distributed as follows: one vote for a candidate from each of the three counties in the district and one additional vote for any candidate from any part of the district. In the Third District each voter had two votes; one had to be cast for a candidate from Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties and the other for a candidate from Bristol and Plymouth. In addition all voters in the above three districts cast one additional vote for any candidate from anywhere in the three districts, listed in the returns as at-large. Voters of the Fourth District had three votes, one for a candidate from York, another from Cumberland and the other from any of the remaining counties of this district." Dubin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1998. 9.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2nd Trial would be held on January 14, 1793.
[3]"For a Representative for the Counties of Hancock, Lincoln and Washington. Number of Voters, 2289. Make a Choice, 1145. No Choice." Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). December 12, 1792.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Bakerstown.
[5]William Lithgow received 1 vote as William Lithgow, Jr.
[6]There were no votes recorded in Raymondston.
[7]There were no votes recorded in Bangor.
[8]There were no votes recorded in Deer Isle.
[9]There were no votes recorded in Orrington.
[10]There were no votes recorded in Plantation No. 1 E Tide Penobscot River.
[11]There were no votes recorded in Plantation No. 2 E Tide Penobscot River.
[12]There were no votes recorded in Bowdoin.
[13]There were no votes recorded in Cushing.
[14]There were no votes recorded in Medencook.
[15]There were no votes recorded in Papamaguadda.
[16]There were no votes recorded in Plantation No. 5 East Tide Union River.
[17]There were no votes recorded in Plantation No. 22 East Tide Union River.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Blue Hill Town Records. 61.
The Eastern Herald (Portland, ME). November 5, 1792.
Gazette of Maine (Portland, ME). November 8, 1792.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). December 12, 1792.
American Apollo (Boston, MA). December 14, 1792.
The Eastern Herald (Portland, ME). December 17, 1792.
Gazette of Maine (Portland, ME). December 20, 1792.
The Eastern Herald (Portland, ME). December 24, 1792.
Drisko, George W. Narrative of the Town of Machias. Machias, MA: Press of the Republican, 1904. 160.
Dubin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1998. 9.

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