7th Congress: Massachusetts 1800

Massachusetts elected seven Federalists and seven Democratic-Republicans to the Seventh Congress.

Massachusetts used the district system for electing members to Congress.

In July 1801, a special election was held in which Democratic-Republican Richard Cutts was elected to replace George Thatcher, who had resigned before the 7th Congress convened.

On June 22, 1801, and August 24, 1801, two special elections were held in which Federalist Seth Hastings was elected to replace Levi Lincoln, who had resigned on March 5, 1801, before the 7th Congress convened. Election 1 Election 2

Between September 25, 1801, and July 29, 1802, five special elections were held in which Federalist Samuel Thacher was elected to replace Silas Lee, who had resigned on August 20, 1801, before the 7th congress convened. Election 1 Election 2 Election 3 Election 4 Election 5

Congressional election results, 7th Congress: Massachusetts 1800
District	Candidate	Party	Vote	Percentage	Elected
1	John Bacon	Democratic-Republican	2,384	58%	✓
1	Ephraim Williams	Federalist	1,679	40.9%
2	William Shepard	Federalist	1,142	73.3%	✓
2	Other candidates		215	13.8%
2	William Lyman	Democratic-Republican	200	12.8%
3	Ebenezer Mattoon	Federalist	1,261	76.6%	✓
3	Thomas Dwight	Federalist	233	14.2%
3	Other candidates		152	9.3%
4	Levi Lincoln	Democratic-Republican	1,496	52.6%	✓
4	Jabez Upham	Federalist	1,175	41.3%
4	Other candidates		173	6.1%
5	Lemuel Williams	Federalist	421	59.8%	✓
5	Isaiah S. Green	Democratic-Republican	181	25.7%
5	Isaac Coffin	Democratic-Republican	78	11.1%
6	Josiah Smith	Democratic-Republican	1,580	51.1%	✓
6	Nahum Mitchell	Federalist	1,370	44.3%
7	Phanuel Bishop	Democratic-Republican	1,284	56.9%	✓
7	Elisha May	Federalist	573	25.4%
7	Stephen Bullock	Federalist	220	9.7%
7	Laben Wheaton	Federalist	154	6.8%
8	William Eustis	Democratic-Republican	2,790	52.9%	✓
8	Josiah Quincy	Federalist	2,486	47.1%
9	Joseph B. Varnum	Democratic-Republican	1,930	71.8%	✓
9	Timothy Bigelow	Federalist	730	27.2%
10	Nathan Read	Federalist	2,144	55%	✓
10	Jacob Crowninshield	Democratic-Republican	1,756	45%
11	Manassah Cutler	Federalist	1,430	75.5%	✓
11	Thomas Kitteridge	Democratic-Republican	406	21.4%
12	Silas Lee	Federalist	667	53.2%	✓
12	Henry Dearborn	Democratic-Republican	544	43.4%
13	Peleg Wadsworth	Federalist	767	76.8%	✓
13	John Chandler	Democratic-Republican	141	14.1%
13	Other candidates		91	9.1%
14	Richard Cutts	Democratic-Republican	635	54.8%	✓
14	John Lord	Federalist	394	34%
14	Benjamin Greene		114	9.8%

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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