Mapping Early American Elections


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

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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