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
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
Barnstable
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
References
- ^ "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.