Mapping Early American Elections

5th Congress: Massachusetts 1796

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Massachusetts elected eleven Federalists and three Democratic-Republicans to the Fifth Congress.

Massachusetts used the district system for electing members to Congress.

In 1797 Massachusett held a special election in which Bailey Bartlett was elected to replace Theophilus Bradley, who resigned from office.

Congressional election results, 5th Congress: Massachusetts 1796
District Candidate Party Vote Percentage Elected
1 Thompson J. Skinner Democratic-Republican 1,499 54.5% ✓
1 Ephraim Williams Federalist 1,160 42.2%
2 William Shepard Federalist 1,610 80.1% ✓
2 William Lyman Democratic-Republican 373 18.5%
3 Samuel Lyman Federalist 878 82.4% ✓
3 Daniel Bigelow Democratic-Republican 172 16.2%
4 Dwight Foster Federalist 1,107 80.4% ✓
4 Levi Lincoln Democratic-Republican 263 19.1%
5 Nathaniel Freeman, Jr. Federalist 752 79.7% ✓
5 Peleg Coffin, Jr. Democratic-Republican 164 17.4%
6 John Reed Federalist 535 66.1% ✓
6 Edward H. Robbins Democratic-Republican 144 17.8%
6 Other candidates 130 15.9%
7 Stephen Bullock Federalist 1,039 53% ✓
7 Laban Wheaton Federalist 555 28.3%
7 Elisha May Federalist 208 10.6%
7 Other candidates 157 8.2%
8 Harrison G. Otis Federalist 1,763 56.2% ✓
8 James Bowdoin Democratic-Republican 1,293 41.2%
9 Joseph B. Varnum Democratic-Republican 1,199 66.1% ✓
9 Ebenezer Bridge Federalist 292 16.1%
9 Samuel Dexter, Jr. Federalist 257 14.2%
10 Samuel Sewell Federalist 442 62.3% ✓
10 Loammi Baldwin Federalist 209 29.5%
10 Samuel Holten 48 6.8%
11 Theophilus Bradbury Federalist 527 83.3% ✓
11 Other candidates 58 9.2%
11 Samuel Blanchard 48 7.6%
12 Isaac Parker Democratic-Republican 1,612 52.6% ✓
12 Henry Dearborn Federalist 1,450 47.3%
13 Peleg Wadsworth Federalist 443 76.2% ✓
13 Stephen Longfellow Federalist 87 15%
13 Other candidates 51 8.8%
14 George Thacher Federalist 444 71.5% ✓
14 Joseph Morrill 62 10%
14 Nathaniel Wells Federalist 54 8.7%
14 John Frost 34 5.5%

In most cases, only candidates who received more than 5 percent of the vote in a district are reported. Other candidates are reported as a group, but only if they in aggregate received more than 5 percent of the vote. In addition, percentages for each district may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. The term Dissenting Republican includes various breakaway factions of the Democratic-Republican party.

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