Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Hampden County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Hampden County
Date:
1824
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
John Mills, James Fowler, Sylvester Emmons, Joel Norcross, Jonathan Dwight, Jr., Alanson Knox, Israel E. Trask, John Wykes, Marcus Morton, Solomon Hatch, William Eustis
Candidates: John Mills[1]James Fowler[2]Sylvester EmmonsJoel NorcrossJonathan Dwight, Jr.Alanson KnoxIsrael E. TraskJohn WykesMarcus MortonSolomon HatchWilliam Eustis
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [3][4]23532286---------
Hampden County23532286---------
Town of Blandford9394122122----431
Town of Brimfield-----------
Town of Chester[5]-----------
Town of Granville-----------
Town of Holland3131106---4---
Town of Longmeadow-----------
Town of Ludlow98985555-------
Town of Monson-----------
Town of Montgomery-----------
Town of Palmer2467443367156----
Town of Russell-----------
Town of South Brimfield-----------
Town of Southwick-----------
Town of Springfield-----------
Town of Tolland-----------
Town of West Springfield-----------
Town of Westfield-----------
Town of Wilbraham-----------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]"Whole number of votes, 3509. Necessary to a choice, 1755." Governor's Council Records.
[4]"Mr. Dwight declines being considered a candidate." Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). March 31, 1824.
[5]"Also [the Committee have rejected] the votes of the town of Chester in the County of Hampden, there being two returns from the same town." Governor's Council Records.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Blandford Town Records. Book Three. 343.
Holland Town Records.
Ludlow Town Records.
Palmer Town Records.
Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). March 31, 1824.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). May 12, 1824.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). May 12, 1824.
American Statesman and City Register (Boston, MA). May 13, 1824.
The Repertory (Boston, MA). May 13, 1824.
Hampden Journal (Springfield, MA). May 19, 1824.
Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). May 20, 1824.

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