1792 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
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November 2 – December 5, 1792
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A presidential election was held in Massachusetts between November 2 and December 5, 1792, as part of the 1792 United States presidential election. In this election, two Congressional districts chose five electors each, the remaining two districts chose three electors. Each elector chosen by majority vote of voters in Congressional district. If an insufficient number of electors are chosen by majority vote from a Congressional district, remaining electors would be appointed by the state legislature.[1]
Massachusetts unanimously voted for independent candidate and incumbent president, George Washington. The total vote is composed of 20,343 for Federalist electors, all of whom were supportive of Washington.[2]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federalist | George Washington | 6,260 | 78.19% | |
| Democratic-Republican | George Washington | 1,746 | 21.81% | |
| Independent | George Washington | 8,006 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 8,006 | 100.00% | ||
Results by county
[edit]| County | George Washington Federalist |
George Washington Democratic-Republican |
Margin | Total[a] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Barnstable | 186 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 186 | 100.00% | 186 |
| Berkshire | 354 | 78.32% | 98 | 21.68% | 256 | 56.64% | 452 |
| Bristol | 400 | 71.43% | 160 | 28.57% | 240 | 42.86% | 560 |
| Cumberland | 297 | 99.66% | 1 | 0.34% | 296 | 99.32% | 298 |
| Dukes | 46 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 46 | 100.00% | 46 |
| Essex | 494 | 88.53% | 64 | 11.47% | 430 | 77.06% | 558 |
| Hancock | 13 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 13 | 100.00% | 13 |
| Hampshire | 807 | 79.66% | 206 | 20.34% | 601 | 59.32% | 1,013 |
| Lincoln | 408 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 408 | 100.00% | 408 |
| Middlesex | 808 | 62.30% | 489 | 37.70% | 319 | 24.60% | 1,297 |
| Nantucket | 109 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 109 | 100.00% | 109 |
| Plymouth | 222 | 99.55% | 1 | 0.45% | 221 | 99.10% | 223 |
| Suffolk | 1,053 | 70.34% | 444 | 29.66% | 609 | 40.68% | 1,497 |
| Washington | 47 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 47 | 100.00% | 47 |
| Worcester | 825 | 75.90% | 262 | 24.10% | 563 | 51.80% | 1,087 |
| York | 191 | 90.09% | 21 | 9.91% | 170 | 80.18% | 212 |
| Total | 6,260 | 78.19% | 1,746 | 21.81% | 4,514 | 61.88% | 8,006 |
Swing by county
[edit]| County | Party | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federalist | Democratic-Republican / Anti-Federalist[b] | ||
| ± pp | ± pp | ||
| Barnstable | 0.00 pp | 0.00 pp | Hold |
| Berkshire | ▼ 3.48 pp | ▲ 3.48 pp | Loss |
| Bristol | ▲ 6.33 pp | ▼ 6.33 pp | Gain |
| Cumberland | ▼ 0.34 pp | ▲ 0.34 pp | Loss |
| Dukes | 0.00 pp | 0.00 pp | Hold |
| Essex | ▲ 1.86 pp | ▼ 1.86 pp | Gain |
| Hancock | No data | No data | New |
| Hampshire | ▼ 7.33 pp | ▲ 7.33 pp | Loss |
| Lincoln | ▲ 61.65 pp | ▼ 61.65 pp | Flip |
| Middlesex | ▼ 26.16 pp | ▲ 26.16 pp | Loss |
| Nantucket | 0.00 pp | 0.00 pp | Hold |
| Plymouth | ▲ 0.71 pp | ▼ 0.71 pp | Gain |
| Suffolk | ▼ 12.32 pp | ▲ 12.32 pp | Loss |
| Washington | No data | No data | New |
| Worcester | ▲ 18.27 pp | ▼ 18.27 pp | Gain |
| York | ▲ 21.60 pp | ▼ 21.60 pp | Gain |
| Total | ▲ 0.38 pp | ▼ 0.38 pp | Gain |
Results by district
[edit]| District | E.V. | George Washington Federalist |
George Washington Democratic-Republican |
Margin | Total[a] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | E.V. | # | % | E.V. | # | % | |||
| Middle | 5 | 2,355 | 70.26% | 5 | 997 | 29.74% | 0 | 1,358 | 40.52% | 3,352 |
| Western | 5 | 1,986 | 77.82% | 5 | 566 | 22.18% | 0 | 1,420 | 55.64% | 2,552 |
| Southern | 3 | 963 | 85.68% | 3 | 161 | 14.32% | 0 | 802 | 71.36% | 1,124 |
| Eastern | 3 | 956 | 97.75% | 3 | 22 | 2.25% | 0 | 934 | 95.50% | 978 |
| Total | 16 | 6,260 | 78.19% | 16 | 1,746 | 21.81% | 0 | 4,514 | 61.88% | 8,006 |
Results by elector
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federalist | Azor Orne[c] | 2,022 | 16.61% | |
| Federalist | Francis Dana[c] | 1,339 | 11.00% | |
| Federalist | Increase Sumner[c] | 1,301 | 10.69% | |
| Federalist | Thomas Dawes[d] | 1,086 | 8.92% | |
| Federalist | Samuel Phillips Jr.[e] | 1,012 | 8.31% | |
| Federalist | Samuel Holten[d] | 809 | 6.65% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Charles Jarvis[f] | 645 | 5.30% | |
| Federalist | Eleazer Brooks[g] | 623 | 5.12% | |
| Federalist | Theophilus Parsons[h] | 459 | 3.77% | |
| Unknown | Richard Devens | 375 | 3.08% | |
| Federalist | Thomas Russell[i] | 343 | 2.82% | |
| Federalist | John Coffin Jones Sr.[j] | 238 | 1.96% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Samuel Adams[k] | 214 | 1.76% | |
| Unknown | William Heath | 198 | 1.63% | |
| Unknown | Ebenezer Bridge | 124 | 1.02% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Thomas Dawes Jr.[l] | 118 | 0.97% | |
| Democratic-Republican | James Winthrop[m] | 105 | 0.86% | |
| Unknown | Joseph Warner | 92 | 0.76% | |
| Federalist | Caleb Davis[n] | 73 | 0.60% | |
| Democratic-Republican | James Sullivan[o] | 72 | 0.59% | |
| Federalist | Samuel Dexter[h] | 71 | 0.58% | |
| Unknown | Oliver Prescott | 70 | 0.58% | |
| Unknown | Joseph B. Varnum | 66 | 0.54% | |
| Unknown | Jabez Fisher | 56 | 0.46% | |
| Unknown | Oliver Wendell | 47 | 0.39% | |
| Unknown | William Eustis | 42 | 0.35% | |
| Unknown | Seth Bullard | 41 | 0.34% | |
| Federalist | Harrison Gray Otis[h] | 38 | 0.31% | |
| Federalist | William Shepard[p] | 34 | 0.28% | |
| Unknown | Stephen Choate | 33 | 0.27% | |
| Unknown | Leonard Jarvis | 31 | 0.25% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Benjamin Austin Jr.[q] | 30 | 0.24% | |
| Unknown | Edward H. Robbins | 30 | 0.24% | |
| Unknown | Robert Treat Paine | 30 | 0.24% | |
| Federalist | John Brooks[h] | 28 | 0.23% | |
| Federalist | Tristram Dalton[r] | 25 | 0.21% | |
| Federalist | Cotton Tufts[s] | 22 | 0.18% | |
| Unknown | Thomas Durfee | 22 | 0.18% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Elbridge Gerry[t] | 21 | 0.17% | |
| Unknown | Theophilus Bradbury | 20 | 0.16% | |
| Unknown | James Prescott | 14 | 0.12% | |
| Unknown | Loammi Baldwin | 13 | 0.11% | |
| Unknown | Zebadiah Wyman | 12 | 0.10% | |
| Federalist | Daniel Whitney[u] | 11 | 0.09% | |
| Unknown | Ebenezer Thayer Jr. | 11 | 0.09% | |
| Unknown | Israel Hutchinson | 11 | 0.09% | |
| Federalist | James Bowdoin[v] | 11 | 0.09% | |
| Unknown | Richard Ward | 11 | 0.09% | |
| Unknown | William Shepard | 11 | 0.09% | |
| Federalist | David Cobb[w] | 9 | 0.07% | |
| Federalist | John Hancock[x] | 7 | 0.06% | |
| Unknown | Nathaniel Cophape | 6 | 0.05% | |
| Unknown | Francis Faulkner | 5 | 0.04% | |
| Unknown | James Warner | 5 | 0.04% | |
| Unknown | John Read | 3 | 0.02% | |
| Unknown | Josiah Whitney | 3 | 0.02% | |
| Federalist | Samuel Sewall[h] | 2 | 0.02% | |
| Federalist | Benjamin Goodhue[h] | 2 | 0.02% | |
| Unknown | Ebenezer Wales | 2 | 0.02% | |
| Federalist | Fisher Ames[h] | 2 | 0.02% | |
| Unknown | James Baker | 2 | 0.02% | |
| Unknown | Stephen Cross | 2 | 0.02% | |
| Federalist | Stephen Higginson[h] | 2 | 0.02% | |
| Unknown | William Hull | 2 | 0.02% | |
| Unknown | Benjamin Hichborn | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Isaac Packard | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Jeremiah Bumstead | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | John Avery Jr. | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Levi Lincoln | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Richard French | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Thomas Edwards | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 12,171 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federalist | William Shepard[y] | 979 | 8.74% | |
| Federalist | Moses Gill[y] | 787 | 7.02% | |
| Unknown | Elijah Dwight | 742 | 6.62% | |
| Federalist | Dwight Foster[y] | 740 | 6.60% | |
| Federalist | Thompson J. Skinner[y] | 739 | 6.59% | |
| Federalist | Samuel Henshaw[z] | 593 | 5.29% | |
| Unknown | Simeon Strong | 588 | 5.25% | |
| Unknown | Levi Lincoln Sr. | 403 | 3.60% | |
| Federalist | Ebenezer Mattoon Jr.[y] | 354 | 3.16% | |
| Unknown | Nathaniel Bishop | 353 | 3.15% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Martin Kinsley[aa] | 345 | 3.08% | |
| Unknown | Abel Wilder | 277 | 2.47% | |
| Unknown | David Smead | 277 | 2.47% | |
| Unknown | John Bacon | 269 | 2.40% | |
| Unknown | Samuel Fowler | 265 | 2.36% | |
| Unknown | Daniel Bigelow | 261 | 2.33% | |
| Unknown | Samuel Flagg | 204 | 1.82% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Jonathan Grout[ab] | 186 | 1.66% | |
| Unknown | Samuel Baker | 176 | 1.57% | |
| Democratic-Republican | William Lyman[ac] | 172 | 1.53% | |
| Federalist | Samuel Lyman[ad] | 166 | 1.48% | |
| Unknown | Justin Ely | 162 | 1.45% | |
| Unknown | Warham Parks | 154 | 1.37% | |
| Unknown | John Hastings | 145 | 1.29% | |
| Unknown | Jonathan Warner | 124 | 1.11% | |
| Unknown | Timothy Paine | 120 | 1.07% | |
| Unknown | Ebenezer Hunt | 119 | 1.06% | |
| Unknown | William Williams | 119 | 1.06% | |
| Federalist | Thomas Dwight[ad] | 117 | 1.04% | |
| Unknown | Timothy Edwards | 112 | 1.00% | |
| Unknown | John Williams | 109 | 0.97% | |
| Federalist | Artemas Ward[ad] | 83 | 0.74% | |
| Unknown | Hugh M. Dalton | 77 | 0.69% | |
| Unknown | Nathaniel Paine | 73 | 0.65% | |
| Unknown | Benjamin Reed | 55 | 0.49% | |
| Unknown | Salem Towne Sr. | 48 | 0.43% | |
| Unknown | Noah Goodman | 47 | 0.42% | |
| Unknown | Timothy Newell | 41 | 0.37% | |
| Unknown | Peter Tomeman | 39 | 0.35% | |
| Unknown | William Skinner Sr. | 38 | 0.34% | |
| Unknown | Unreadable | 37 | 0.33% | |
| Unknown | John Sprague | 30 | 0.27% | |
| Unknown | William Billings | 30 | 0.27% | |
| Federalist | Thomas Ives[ae] | 29 | 0.26% | |
| Unknown | Joseph Davis | 26 | 0.23% | |
| Unknown | Adam Plank | 24 | 0.21% | |
| Unknown | Joseph Allen | 24 | 0.21% | |
| Unknown | William Pynchon | 24 | 0.21% | |
| Unknown | Ebenezer Fisher | 23 | 0.21% | |
| Unknown | Ezekiel Kellogg | 21 | 0.19% | |
| Unknown | Benjamin Wilson | 20 | 0.18% | |
| Unknown | Henry Dwight | 20 | 0.18% | |
| Unknown | Seth Ediman | 16 | 0.14% | |
| Unknown | Ezekial Warrick | 15 | 0.13% | |
| Unknown | Henry Bromfield | 15 | 0.13% | |
| Unknown | Benjamin Joslyn | 14 | 0.12% | |
| Unknown | John Fessenden | 14 | 0.12% | |
| Unknown | Solomon Stoddard | 12 | 0.11% | |
| Unknown | Thomas Denny | 12 | 0.11% | |
| Unknown | Timothy Robinson | 12 | 0.11% | |
| Unknown | John Black | 11 | 0.10% | |
| Unknown | John S. Skinner | 10 | 0.09% | |
| Unknown | Caleb Ammidown | 8 | 0.07% | |
| Unknown | Elijah Brigham | 7 | 0.06% | |
| Unknown | John Goldberry | 7 | 0.06% | |
| Unknown | Thomas Grout | 7 | 0.06% | |
| Unknown | Simon Larned | 6 | 0.05% | |
| Federalist | Theodore Sedgwick[ad] | 6 | 0.05% | |
| Unknown | Danforth Keyes | 5 | 0.04% | |
| Unknown | Seth Levenford | 5 | 0.04% | |
| Unknown | Timothy Childs | 5 | 0.04% | |
| Unknown | John Ashley | 4 | 0.04% | |
| Unknown | Joshua Bigelow | 4 | 0.04% | |
| Unknown | Solomon Leland | 4 | 0.04% | |
| Unknown | Joseph Sargent | 3 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | Stephen Rice | 3 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | Waltham Walker | 3 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | Andrew Peters | 2 | 0.02% | |
| Unknown | Barnabas Bidwell | 2 | 0.02% | |
| Unknown | John Bisco | 2 | 0.02% | |
| Unknown | Abner Morgan | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Benjamin Greene | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Federalist | Bezaleel Taft Sr.[af] | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Daniel Holt | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Daniel Willard | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | David Bigelow | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Ebenezer Lombard | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Elijah Hunt | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Elisha Fisk | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Ezra Beams | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Gideon Wheeler | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Jacob Veusen | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | James Barr | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | John | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | John Bliss | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | John Dodds | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | John Hubbard | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Justus Ashmun | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Moses Bliss | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Robert Breck | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Federalist | Samuel Phillips Jr.[e] | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Samuel Robinson | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Stephen Sibley | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Timothy Fuller | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | William King | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Unknown | Unreadable | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 11,206 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federalist | Walter Spooner[ag] | 728 | 21.51% | |
| Federalist | William Sever[ah] | 582 | 17.20% | |
| Federalist | Solomon Freeman[ai] | 472 | 13.95% | |
| Unknown | Samuel Savage | 154 | 4.55% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Phanuel Bishop[aj] | 145 | 4.28% | |
| Democratic-Republican | James Warren[aj] | 132 | 3.90% | |
| Federalist | George Partridge[ak] | 126 | 3.72% | |
| Unknown | Holder Slocum | 120 | 3.55% | |
| Federalist | David Cobb[w] | 98 | 2.90% | |
| Federalist | David Thacher[al] | 97 | 2.87% | |
| Federalist | Elisha May[am] | 80 | 2.36% | |
| Unknown | Thomas Durfee | 74 | 2.19% | |
| Federalist | Peleg Coffin Jr.[an] | 69 | 2.04% | |
| Federalist | John Davis[ao] | 68 | 2.01% | |
| Unknown | Joshua Thomas | 60 | 1.77% | |
| Unknown | Seth Padelford | 42 | 1.24% | |
| Unknown | Christopher Sharon | 31 | 0.92% | |
| Unknown | William Jernigan | 31 | 0.92% | |
| Federalist | Isaac Thompson[ap] | 29 | 0.86% | |
| Unknown | Ephraim Starkweather | 26 | 0.77% | |
| Unknown | Daniel Davis | 24 | 0.71% | |
| Unknown | Nathan Cushing | 24 | 0.71% | |
| Unknown | Ephraim Spooner | 22 | 0.65% | |
| Unknown | Jeremiah Hall | 19 | 0.56% | |
| Unknown | Abiel Mitchell | 14 | 0.41% | |
| Unknown | Elijah Knowles | 14 | 0.41% | |
| Unknown | Samuel Smith | 13 | 0.38% | |
| Federalist | William Balis[aq] | 13 | 0.38% | |
| Unknown | Jerathmeal Bowers | 10 | 0.30% | |
| Unknown | William Jonakins | 10 | 0.30% | |
| Unknown | James Sproat | 9 | 0.27% | |
| Unknown | James Athearn | 7 | 0.21% | |
| Unknown | Joseph Bryant | 7 | 0.21% | |
| Unknown | Josiah Smith | 6 | 0.18% | |
| Unknown | Aaron Hobart | 5 | 0.15% | |
| Unknown | Francis Shurtleff | 4 | 0.12% | |
| Unknown | James Whitman | 4 | 0.12% | |
| Unknown | Samuel Tobey | 4 | 0.12% | |
| Unknown | Ebenezer Taylor | 3 | 0.09% | |
| Unknown | Andrew Croswell | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | Enoch Freeman | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | Gamaliel Bradford | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | John Balis | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | John Ball | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | Nathaniel Goodwin | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | Samuel Cole | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | William Hall Jackson | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Total votes | 3,384 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federalist | Thomas Rice[ar] | 409 | 12.18% | |
| Federalist | Nathaniel Wells[as] | 372 | 11.07% | |
| Federalist | Daniel Coney[as] | 264 | 7.86% | |
| Unknown | Edward Cutts | 247 | 7.35% | |
| Federalist | Peleg Wadsworth[as] | 168 | 5.00% | |
| Federalist | John Kilby Smith[at] | 160 | 4.76% | |
| Unknown | Nathaniel Tacking | 150 | 4.47% | |
| Unknown | John Frothingham | 124 | 3.69% | |
| Unknown | Josiah Thatcher | 106 | 3.16% | |
| Unknown | Dummer Sewall | 79 | 2.35% | |
| Unknown | David Mitchell | 77 | 2.29% | |
| Unknown | Samuel Thompson | 77 | 2.29% | |
| Federalist | Ichabod Goodwin[au] | 75 | 2.23% | |
| Unknown | Daniel Davis | 74 | 2.20% | |
| Unknown | Alexander Campbell | 69 | 2.05% | |
| Unknown | Phineas Bruce | 64 | 1.91% | |
| Unknown | Tristram Jordan | 64 | 1.91% | |
| Federalist | Stephen Longfellow[av] | 58 | 1.73% | |
| Unknown | Joseph Noyes | 56 | 1.67% | |
| Unknown | John Frost | 53 | 1.58% | |
| Federalist | Samuel Freeman[aw] | 47 | 1.40% | |
| Unknown | Samuel Nasson | 46 | 1.37% | |
| Unknown | Thomas Cutts | 44 | 1.31% | |
| Unknown | John Storer | 40 | 1.19% | |
| Unknown | Daniel Sewall | 36 | 1.07% | |
| Unknown | John Fox | 34 | 1.01% | |
| Unknown | Andrew Dunning | 30 | 0.89% | |
| Unknown | Waterman Thomas | 26 | 0.77% | |
| Unknown | Jordan Parker | 24 | 0.71% | |
| Unknown | David Silvester | 23 | 0.68% | |
| Unknown | Samuel Merrit | 21 | 0.63% | |
| Unknown | Sanderson Jordan | 21 | 0.63% | |
| Unknown | Enoch Freeman | 20 | 0.60% | |
| Unknown | Isaac Snow | 18 | 0.54% | |
| Federalist | George Thatcher[ax] | 16 | 0.48% | |
| Unknown | John Gardiner | 16 | 0.48% | |
| Unknown | John Lewis | 14 | 0.42% | |
| Unknown | Joseph Tucker | 14 | 0.42% | |
| Unknown | John Farley | 12 | 0.36% | |
| Democratic-Republican | William Widgery[ay] | 12 | 0.36% | |
| Unknown | George Warren | 11 | 0.33% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Henry Dearborn[az] | 10 | 0.30% | |
| Unknown | Simon Frye | 10 | 0.30% | |
| Unknown | John Waite | 9 | 0.27% | |
| Unknown | Nathan James | 8 | 0.24% | |
| Unknown | Nathaniel Thurston | 7 | 0.21% | |
| Unknown | Asni S. Fernald | 6 | 0.18% | |
| Unknown | John Hovey | 6 | 0.18% | |
| Unknown | John Peterson | 4 | 0.12% | |
| Unknown | Gabriel Johonnot | 3 | 0.09% | |
| Unknown | Nathaniel Thwing | 3 | 0.09% | |
| Unknown | William Lithgow | 3 | 0.09% | |
| Unknown | William Thompson | 3 | 0.09% | |
| Unknown | Benjamin Dunning | 2 | 0.06% | |
| Unknown | John Dean | 2 | 0.06% | |
| Unknown | Nathan Jones | 2 | 0.06% | |
| Unknown | Caleb | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | Daniel Ilsley | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | Hog | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | Isaac Parsons | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | Jonathan Bowman | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | Rishworth Jordan | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | Stephen Hall | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | Thomas B. Waite | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | William Hasty | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | William Vaughan | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Total votes | 3,359 | 100.00% | ||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- 1 2 Aggregrated by highest voted elector per township.
- ↑ Swing data compares Democratic-Republican performance to previous Anti-Federalist performance. The Democratic-Republican party is considered to be the direct evolution of the Anti-Federalist coalition.[4]
- 1 2 3 Pro-Administration elector for this election.[6]
- 1 2 Pro-Administration elector for this election. Failed to reach a majority of votes and was subsequently selected to be a presidential elector by the Massachusetts General Court.[6]
- 1 2 Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1788[7] and 1796.[8] No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s.
- ↑ Anti-Administration candidate for 3rd United States Congress (1793-1795).[9] Had political principles that were "decidedly republican".[10]
- ↑ Supporter of the federal constitution.[11] Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1789[12] and 1796.[13] No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Federalist elector for this election.[6]
- ↑ Outspoken supporter and advocate for the federal constitution.[14] Approved of Jay's treaty in a letter of correspondence to George Washington, dated 1795.[15] No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s.
- ↑ Supported the federal constitution[11] and was a federalist candidate for the Massachusetts senate in 1796.[16] In a 1791 letter of correspondence, Henry Knox, founding father and federalist, was asked by federalist Henry Jackson, to use his influence to secure Jones a directorship role of Alexander Hamilton's First Bank of the United States.[17]
- ↑ Democratic-Republican governor, serving from 1793-1797.[18] Anti-Federalist candidate who transitioned into a Democratic-Republican in national politics after 1789.[19]
- ↑ Anti-Adminstration candidate for 2nd United States Congress (1791-1793).[20]
- ↑ Anti-Federalist candidate who transitioned into a Democratic-Republican in national politics after 1789.[19]
- ↑ Supported the federal constitution.[11] Listed as a director for Alexander Hamilton's First Bank of the United States in 1792.[21] No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s.
- ↑ Identified with the Republicans in a 1793 letter of correspondence to Thomas Jefferson.[22] Transitioned into a Democratic-Republican in national politics after 1789.[19]
- ↑ Federlaist elector who supported George Washington, and John Adams for vice president in 1788-89.[23] In a letter of correspondence to George Washington dated 1791, William Shepard refers to himself in third person as a "cordial friend of the Government", while seeking an appointment from Washinhgton.[24] Was later a federalist candidate for the Massachusetts senate in 1796.[25] No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s.
- ↑ Anti-Federalist candidate who transitioned into a Democratic-Republican in national politics after 1789.[19]
- ↑ Pro-Administration representative for the Massachusetts senate, who served from 1788-1791.[26] Federalist candidate in national politics after 1789.[19]
- ↑ Federalist delegate and supporter of the new federal constitution.[11] Showed continued support and endorsement of the Washington-Adams led government in a 1791 letter of correspondence to John Adams.[27] No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s.
- ↑ Anti-Administration candidate serving from 1789-1791. Democratic-Republican candidate serving from 1791-1793.[28]
- ↑ Supported the federal constitution.[11] Was later a federalist candidate for the Massachusetts senate in 1796.[29] No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s.
- ↑ Federalist who remained a federalist in national politics after 1789.[19]
- 1 2 Pro-Adminstration representative for 3rd United States Congress (1793-1795). Described as being a "federalist in politics, he was distinguished for his love of order and his attachment to the Constitution".[47]
- ↑ Federalist governor, serving from 1787-1793.[30]
- 1 2 3 4 5 Pro-Administration elector for this election. Failed to reach a majority of votes and was subsequently selected to be a presidential elector by the Massachusetts General Court.[31]
- ↑ Strong supporter of the federal constitution.[32] Federalist James Bowdoin recommended Henshaw for a federal appointment in the Revenue Department, in a letter of correspondence to George Washington, dated 1790. Bowdoin went on to describe Henshaw as being a "good friend to the federal government".[33] No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s.
- ↑ Voted against the new federal constitution.[11] Anti-federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1789,[34] and then a Democratic-Republican candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796.[35] No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s.
- ↑ Anti-Administration representative, for 1st United States Congress (1789-1791).[36] Voted against Alexander Hamilton's First Bank of the United States in 1791.[37] Anti-Adminstration candidate for 3rd United States Congress (1793-1795).[9] No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s.
- ↑ Anti-Administration representative for the 3rd United States Congress (1793-1795).[38]
- 1 2 3 4 Federalist elector for this election.[31]
- ↑ Federalist i.[39] Described as being a zealous federalist in politics.[40]
- ↑ Described as being a federalist who never swayed from his political faith.[41]
- ↑ Federalist elector for this election.[42] Described as being an earnest federalist when party lines were first drawn after the settlement of the government.[43]
- ↑ Federalist elector for this election.[42] Described as being an ardent federalist, and opposed Thomas Jefferson.[44]
- ↑ Federalist elector for this election. Failed to reach a majority of votes and was subsequently selected to be a presidential elector by the Massachusetts General Court.[42] Supported the federal constitution[11] and was a federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796.[45]
- 1 2 Anti-Federalist candidate who transitioned into a Democratic-Republican in national politics after 1789.[19]
- ↑ Pro-Adminstration representative for 1st United States Congress (1789-1791).[46] Voted yes for Alexander Hamilton's First Bank of the United States in 1791.[37]
- ↑ Supporter of the federal constitution.[11] Later ran as a federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1799.[48] No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s.
- ↑ Supporter of the federal constitution.[11] Later ran as a federalist elector for the Massachusetts presidential election in 1796.[49] No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s.
- ↑ Pro-Administration representative for the 3rd United States Congress (1793-1795).[50]
- ↑ Supporter of the federal constitution.[11] Described as acquiring a reputation as a firm and wise federalist that caught the eye of national figures.[51] Federalist candidate for the 3rd United States Congress (1793-1795).[9] No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s.
- ↑ Supporter of the federal constitution.[11] Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts senate in 1796.[52] No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s.
- ↑ Federalist elector for this election.[42]
- ↑ Supporter of the federal constitution.[11] Federalist elector for the Massachusetts presidential election in 1796.[54] No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s.
- 1 2 3 Pro-Administration elector for this election. Failed to reach a majority of votes and was subsequently selected to be a presidential elector by the Massachusetts General Court.[53]
- ↑ Supporter of the federal constitution.[11] Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796.[55] No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s.
- ↑ A loyal patriot throughout the Revolutionary War and staunch federalist thereafter. Later led the townsmen of Berwick in offering grand toasts to the newly inaugurarted president, John Adams in 1797.[56] No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s.
- ↑ Federalist elector for this election.[53]
- ↑ Described as being a firm, but temperate federalist in his political sentiments. Removed from his position as first postmaster of Portland near Thomas Jefferson's first term as president, due to being unwilling to sacrifice his federal principals for office.[57] No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s.
- ↑ Federalist elector for this election.[53]
- ↑ Anti-Federalist candidate who transitioned into a Democratic-Republican in national politics after 1789.[19]
- ↑ Anti-Administration representative for the 3rd United States Congress (1793-1795).[58]
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