Massachusetts 1793 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, At-Large, Ballot 3

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1793 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, At-Large, Ballot 3
Date:
1793
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
Third Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Samuel Holten, Benjamin Austin, Jr.
Candidates: Samuel Holten[1]Benjamin Austin, Jr.
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3]43661931
District of One43661931
Essex County1745104
Town of Amesbury30-
Town of Andover938
Town of Beverly71-
Town of Boxford33-
Town of Bradford[4]381
Town of Danvers331-
Town of Gloucester61-
Town of Haverhill100-
Town of Ipswich12114
Town of Lynn1052
District of Lynnfield37-
Town of Manchester23-
Town of Marblehead3920
Town of Metheun54-
Town of Middleton80-
Town of Newbury82-
Town of Newburyport[5]9021
Town of Rowley[6]603
Town of Salem14432
Town of Salisbury30-
Town of Topsfield833
Town of Wenham40-
Middlesex County1480594
Town of Acton35-
Town of Ashby46-
Town of Bedford[7]222
Town of Billerica3610
District of Boxboro-4
Town of Cambridge[8]4467
District of Carlisle-28
Town of Charlestown41171
Town of Chelmsford35-
Town of Concord684
Town of Dracut3125
Town of Dunstable2313
Town of East Sudbury404
Town of Framingham1322
Town of Groton664
Town of Holliston33-
Town of Hopkinton243
Town of Lexington2321
Town of Lincoln[9]303
Town of Littleton[10]229
Town of Malden3714
Town of Marlborough617
Town of Medford366
Town of Natick25-
Town of Newton3413
Town of Pepperell62-
Town of Reading106-
Town of Sherborn2217
Town of Shirley372
Town of Stoneham30-
Town of Stow411
Town of Sudbury525
Town of Tewksbury284
Town of Townsend65-
District of Tyngsborough22-
Town of Waltham252
Town of Watertown3410
Town of Westford479
Town of Weston[11]514
Town of Wilmington57-
Town of Woburn41-
Suffolk County11411233
Town of Bellingham34-
Town of Boston566770
Town of Braintree2065
Town of Brookline719
Town of Chelsea271
Town of Cohasset19-
Town of Dedham1428
Town of Dorchester3833
District of Dover-21
Town of Foxborough381
Town of Franklin54-
Town of Hingham1618
Town of Hull-6
Town of Medfield221
Town of Medway591
Town of Milton3316
Town of Needham-45
Town of Quincy2319
Town of Randolph[12]--
Town of Roxbury2827
Town of Sharon1240
Town of Stoughton-85
Town of Walpole3110
Town of Weymouth1125
Town of Wrentham892

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"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.
[3]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. The original election was held on November 2, 1792 and a 2nd Trial was held on January 14, 1793.
[4]Benjamin Austin, Jr. received 1 vote as Benjamin Austin.
[5]Benjamin Austin, Jr. received 3 votes as Benjamin Austin.
[6]Benjamin Austin, Jr. received 3 votes as Benjamin Austin.
[7]Benjamin Austin, Jr. received 22 votes as Benjamin Austin.
[8]Benjamin Austin, Jr. received 4 votes as Benjamin Austin.
[9]Benjamin Austin, Jr. received 3 votes as Benjamin Austin.
[10]Benjamin Austin, Jr. received 9 votes as Benjamin Austin.
[11]Benjamin Austin, Jr. received 4 votes as Benjamin Austin.
[12]There were no votes recorded in Randolph.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
The Argus (Boston, MA). April 2, 1793.
Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). April 2, 1793.
The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). April 2, 1793.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). April 3, 1793.
The Essex Journal and New-Hampshire Packet (Newburyport, MA). April 3, 1793.
The Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 4, 1793.
American Apollo (Boston, MA). April 5, 1793.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). April 6, 1793.
The Boston Gazette, and the Country Journal (Boston, MA). April 8, 1793.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). April 10, 1793.
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.
A Volume of Records Relating to the Early History of Boston Containing Boston Town Records. 1784 to 1796. Boston: Municipal Printing Office, 1903. 327.

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