1824 Massachusetts Senate election
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Elections to the Massachusetts Senate were held during 1824 to elect State Senators. Candidates were elected at the county level, with some counties electing multiple Senators.
For election, a candidate needed the support of a majority of those voting. If a seat remained vacant because no candidate received such majority, the Massachusetts General Court was empowered to fill it by a majority vote of its members. If more candidates received majorities than there were seats, the top finishers were elected.
Results were certified or rejected by the Governor's Council.
Apportionment
[edit]The apportionment of seats by population was as follows:
- Barnstable County: 1
- Berkshire County: 2
- Bristol and Dukes Counties: 3
- Franklin County: 2
- Essex County: 6
- Hampden County: 2
- Hampshire County: 2
- Middlesex County: 5
- Nantucket County: 1
- Plymouth County: 2
- Suffolk County: 6
- Worcester County: 5
Results
[edit]Barnstable
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Braddock Dimmick | 1,192 | 70.16% | |
| Federalist | Nymphas Marston | – | – | |
| Total votes | 1,699 | 100.00% | ||
Exact totals for Marston are unknown.
Berkshire
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | George Hull | 2,832 | 60.96% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Rodman Hazard | 2,786 | 59.97% | |
| Federalist | Joseph Merrick | 1,796 | 38.66% | |
| Federalist | Eli Ensign | 1,742 | 37.49% | |
| Various | Scattering | 147 | 3.16% | |
| Total votes | 4,646 | 100.00% | ||
Results from Egremont, Florida, and Mount Washington were excluded from the official totals.[2]
Bristol and Dukes
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | James L. Hodges | 2,901 | 54.31% | |
| Democratic-Republican | John Mason | 2,880 | 53.91% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Solomon Pratt | 2,866 | 53.65% | |
| Federalist | Thomas Rotch | 2,841 | 53.18% | |
| Federalist | Oliver Starkweather | 2,830 | 52.98% | |
| Federalist | Sylvester Brownell | 2,829 | 52.96% | |
| Various | Scattering | 20 | 3.16% | |
| Total votes | 5,342 | 100.00% | ||
Results from Seekonk were rejected, "it appearing by said return that the meeting was held in 1804."[3]
Essex
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Nathan Noyes | 5,347 | 53.46% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Nathaniel Silsbee | 5,343 | 53.42% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Moses Wingate | 5,320 | 53.19% | |
| Democratic-Republican | John Prince | 5,319 | 53.18% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Aaron Lummus | 5,314 | 53.13% | |
| Democratic-Republican | William W. Parrott | 5,065 | 50.64% | |
| Federalist | Dudley A. Tyng | – | – | |
| Federalist | Nathaniel Hooper | – | – | |
| Federalist | Benjamin Pickman Jr. | – | – | |
| Federalist | Edward S. Rand | – | – | |
| Federalist | James Gardner | – | – | |
| Federalist | John Varnum | – | – | |
| Various | Scattering | – | – | |
| Total votes | 10,001 | 100.00% | ||
Exact totals for the Federalist ticket were not listed.
Franklin
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federalist | George Grennell Jr. | 1,823 | 49.55% | |
| Federalist | Thomas Longley | 1,469 | 39.93% | |
| Federalist | Elihu Hoyt | 1,237 | 33.62% | |
| Democratic-Republican | John Nevers | 964 | 26.20% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Thaddeus Coleman | 955 | 25.96% | |
| Federalist | Ephraim Hastings | 627 | 17.04% | |
| Federalist | Joshua Green | 90 | 2.45% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Solomon Smead | 38 | 1.03% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Medad Alexander | 38 | 1.03% | |
| Federalist | Jonathan Blake Jr. | 31 | 0.84% | |
| Unknown | Asa Howland | 28 | 0.76% | |
| Unknown | Solomon Reed | 28 | 0.76% | |
| Unknown | {{{candidate}}} | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | Samuel Coolidge | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unknown | Scattering | 46 | 1.25% | |
| Total votes | 3,679 | 100.00% | ||
Although Grinnell received a majority of the votes received, 33 votes for Grinnell, 20 votes for Longley and 9 votes for Hoyt were rejected from Erving's Grant were rejected by the Governor's Council, "it not being a town or district." Erving's Grant was unincorporated until 1838.[5]
General Court
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | John Nevers | 209 | 92.89% | |
| Federalist | George Grennell Jr. | 183 | 81.33% | |
| Federalist | Thomas Longley | – | – | |
| Federalist | Elihu Hoyt | – | – | |
| Total votes | 225 | 100.00% | ||
Hampden
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | John Mills | 2,353 | 67.06% | |
| Democratic-Republican | James Fowler | 2,286 | 65.15% | |
| Federalist | Sylvester Emmons | – | – | |
| Federalist | Joel Norcross | – | – | |
| Federalist | Jonathan Dwight Jr. | – | – | |
| Federalist | Alanson Knox | – | –% | |
| Federalist | Israel E. Trask | – | – | |
| Federalist | John Wykes | – | – | |
| Democratic-Republican | Marcus Morton | – | – | |
| Unknown | Solomon Hatch | – | – | |
| Democratic-Republican Party | William Eustis | – | – | |
| Total votes | 3,509 | 100.00% | ||
Results from Chester were rejected, "there being two returns from the same town." The exact totals for Chester are not known.[7]
Hampshire
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federalist | Joseph Strong | 3,494 | 87.63% | |
| Federalist | David Mack, Jr. | 2,101 | 52.70% | |
| Democratic-Republican | John Wells | 1,954 | 49.01% | |
| Unknown | Justus Forward | 91 | 2.28% | |
| Unknown | William Ward | 85 | 2.13% | |
| Unknown | Enos Smith | 79 | 1.98% | |
| Unknown | Ithamar Conkey | 70 | 1.76% | |
| Unknown | Elihu Lyman | 25 | 0.63% | |
| Unknown | Thomas Shepherd | 15 | 0.38% | |
| Unknown | Philo Dickinson | 14 | 0.35% | |
| Unknown | Charles P. Phelps | 14 | 0.35% | |
| Unknown | James Shepherd | 10 | 0.25% | |
| Unknown | Samuel Porter | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Various | Scattering | 25 | – | |
| Total votes | 3,987 | 100.00% | ||
Results from Chester were rejected, "there being two returns from the same town." The exact totals for Chester are not known.[7]
Middlesex
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Micah M. Rutter | 5,721 | 65.30% | |
| Democratic-Republican | John Keyes | 5,670 | 64.72% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Levi Thaxter | 5,644 | 64.42% | |
| Democratic-Republican | John Wade | 5,473 | 62.47% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Seth Knowles | 5,459 | 62.31% | |
| Federalist | Cyrus Baldwin | – | – | |
| Federalist | William Hilliard | – | – | |
| Federalist | Abiel Haywood | – | – | |
| Federalist | William Blanchard | – | – | |
| Federalist | Edmund Parker | – | – | |
| Total votes | 8,761 | 100.00% | ||
Exact totals for Federalist ticket are not listed.
The following men also received votes, though their exact totals are unknown:
- Uriah Hagar
- William Austin
- Thomas Bacon
- Isaac Bemis, Jr.
- Hilbe Bridge
- Daniel Brooks
- Samuel Dana
- Edmund Foster
- Luther Harrington
- Ebenezer Hobbs
- Nathan Hobbs
- Jonathan Perham
- Jacob Reves
- Abel Wheeler
Nantucket
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federalist | Barker Burnell | 362 | 99.45% | |
| Various | Scattering | 2 | 0.55% | |
| Total votes | 364 | 100.00% | ||
Burnell was a member of the Federalist Party but was also supported by the Democratic-Republicans.[10]
Norfolk
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | John Ruggles | 3,440 | 67.24% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Sherman Leland | 3,353 | 65.54% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Josiah J. Fiske | 3,210 | 62.74% | |
| Total votes | 5,116 | 100.00% | ||
The following men also received votes as Federalist candidates, though their exact totals are unknown:
- Thomas Greenleaf
- Nathaniel Miller
- David S. Greenough
- John Cotter, Jr.
- Francis C. Gray
- Samuel Hubbard
- Heman Lincoln
- Theodore Lyman II
- Jonathan Phillips
Plymouth
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Seth Sprague | 3,016 | 57.24% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Joseph Richardson | 3,010 | 57.13% | |
| Federalist | Barnabas Hedge | 2,253 | 42.76% | |
| Federalist | Thomas Hobart | 2,183 | 41.43% | |
| Various | Scattering | 71 | 1.35% | |
| Total votes | 5,269 | 100.00% | ||
Nathaniel Davis (Federalist), Charles Tuner (Republican), and William Davis (Republican) also received votes.
Suffolk
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federalist | Samuel Hubbard | 3,529 | 54.35% | |
| Federalist | Francis C. Gray | 3,372 | 51.95% | |
| Federalist | Theodore Lyman II | 3,340 | 51.46% | |
| Federalist | Heman Lincoln | 3,313 | 51.04% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Thomas L. Winthrop | 3,293 | 50.73% | |
| Democratic-Republican | George Odiorne | 3,246 | 50.01% | |
| Federalist | Jonathan Phillips | 3,211 | 49.47% | |
| Federalist | John Cotton | 3,163 | 48.73% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Nathaniel P. Russell | 3,149 | 48.51% | |
| Democratic-Republican | James T. Austin | 3,115 | 47.99% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Samuel Wells | 3,032 | 46.71% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Jonathan Mason | 3,013 | 46.42% | |
| Various | Scattering | 170 | 2.62% | |
| Total votes | 6,491 | 100.00% | ||
Worcester
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federalist | Stephen P. Gardner | 6,179 | 55.02% | |
| Federalist | Benjamin Adams | 6,171 | 54.95% | |
| Federalist | Aaron Tufts | 6,127 | 54.55% | |
| Federalist | Joseph G. Kendall | 6,122 | 53.25% | |
| Federalist | Nathaniel P. Denny | 6,052 | 53.25% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Nathaniel Houghton | – | – | |
| Democratic-Republican | Edmund Cushing | – | – | |
| Democratic-Republican | Daniel Thurber | – | – | |
| Democratic-Republican | John Brown | – | – | |
| Democratic-Republican | Joseph Davis | – | – | |
| Total votes | 11,231 | 100.00% | ||
Exact totals for the Republican ticket are unknown. Many other candidates received votes throughout the county, but their exact totals are unknown:
- Nathaniel Jones
- Salem Towne
- John Davis
- Bezaleel Taft Jr.
- Edmund Curtis
- Austin Denny
- Jabez Hamilton
- Nicholas MacClure
- Henry Penniman
- Asa Russell
- John Allen
- Arnold Barton
- Joshua Brown
- Phinehas Gay
- Samuel Mixter
- Joel Olds
- John Shepley
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Barnstable County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Berkshire County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Bristol County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Essex County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Franklin County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Franklin County, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Hampden County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Hampshire County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Middlesex County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Nantucket Counties". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Norfolk County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Plymouth County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Suffolk County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Worcester County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 21, 2020.