Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Second Middle District
- Office:
- Electoral College (Federal)
- Title:
- Elector
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Second Middle District
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Electoral College/Elector
- Electors:
- James Winthrop, Elbridge Gerry, Eleazer Brooks, Francis Dana, Ebenezer Bridge, Henry Broomfield, Elijah Brigham, Joseph B. Varnum, Edward Barnes, Jonas Brooks, Samuel Hoar, John B. Varnum
| Electors: | James Winthrop | Elbridge Gerry | Eleazer Brooks | Francis Dana | Ebenezer Bridge | Henry Broomfield | Elijah Brigham | Joseph B. Varnum | Edward Barnes | Jonas Brooks | Samuel Hoar | John B. Varnum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | ||||||||||
| Presidential Candidate: | John Adams | |||||||||||
| Final Result: [1][2] | 529 | 527 | 494 | 67 | 66 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Middle Two | 529 | 527 | 494 | 67 | 66 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middlesex County | 473 | 451 | 439 | 1 | 19 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Acton | - | 25 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Ashby | - | 32 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Boxboro | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cambridge | 55 | 3 | 35 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| District of Carlisle | 6 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlestown | 61 | 6 | 60 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chelmsford | 28 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Concord | 1 | 13 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dracut | 201 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dunstable | - | - | 2 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Framingham | 5 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Groton | - | 32 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lexington | 64 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lincoln | - | 11 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Littleton | - | 24 | 17 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Marlborough | 14 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Pepperell | - | 17 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shirley | - | - | 42 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stow | - | - | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sudbury | 1 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| District of Tyngsborough | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Townsend | - | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Waltham | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Watertown | - | - | 44 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westford | 54 | 13 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Worcester County | 56 | 76 | 55 | 66 | 47 | 36 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ashburnham | 10 | - | 6 | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Berlin | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bolton | - | - | 30 | 1 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fitchburg | 20 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Harvard | 26 | 12 | 9 | - | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lunenburg | - | 1 | 10 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northboro | - | 1 | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southboro | - | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westboro | - | 2 | - | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]A majority was required for an elector to be elected. Elbridge Gerry was eventually chosen by the Massachusetts General Court.
[2]Elbridge Gerry voted for John Adams in the Electoral College. Whether his second vote was cast for Thomas Pinckney, Oliver Ellsworth or Samuel Johnston is unknown.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Watertown Town Records. Vol. 7. 145.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 9, 1796.
Political Gazette (Newburyport, MA). November 11, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 12, 1796.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 16, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 19, 1796.
The Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 21, 1796.
The Mercury (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Polar Star and Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 23, 1796.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 28, 1796.
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